NEDA Know How with Jillian Kreinbring to discuss Dynamic Posture

Jillian (www.jilliankre...) has been working with horses her entire life. In her early years, she participated in horse competitions in the AQHA, APHA, and Open Stock Horse Association. After graduating with her undergraduate degree, Jillian accepted the head training position at Circle L Ranch in Germany, where over the course of two years, she trained client horses, started young stock, and exhibited halter and pleasure horses. While abroad, she won three European National Halter Championships, the Circle L Western Pleasure Futurity, and High Point DQHA Horse of the Year, and trained AQHA World Qualifiers.
On her return to the United States from Germany, Jillian stopped competing horses and entered the Master's program in the school of Agricultural Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Here she studied equine movement, posture, and muscle development, as well as adult vocational education. Jillian’s research was guided in part by Dr. Hillary Clayton, Dr. Nancy Nicholson, and Dr. Sara Wyche. With their support, Jillian completed her Masters Thesis entitled “Desired Muscular Development in the Neck of the Horse: An Equine Observational Communication Tool and Study”. Additionally, Jillian has spent time with Dr. Deb Bennett studying gross anatomy through the school of Equinology.
Jillian’s deep concern for the health of horses fuels her ongoing study of classical riding and its relationship to sound functional anatomy and posture and mental well-being. She continues her riding and in-hand education with Manolo Mendez, Stephanie Millham, and Peggy Cummings. Prior to his death in 2016, Jillian studied extensively with Mark Russell.
NEDA Members Learned:
"I was particularly fond of Jillian’s comments on bending and her emphasis on where it happens (not the ribs but shoulder and haunches) with rotation of the ribs, as well as cautioning against over bending of the neck at the base and poll. Everything in her lecture was a reminder to learn about the horse and his body and mind in order to make us more sympathetic riders rather then technocrats."
"Too many to mention, I am hoping tp go back and review the recording. Fantastic ability to explain the structure and function with diagrams and photos and her words."
"Better understanding of how correct bend rotates spine"
"Take your horse out and expose to different environments"