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Biomechanics & Neuromechanics Riding Coach, Personal Trainer, Riding Simulator, Masterson Method Equine Bodyworker. Itchy horse products
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HerdLeader combines my horse riding, training, coaching and bodyworking with a range of products for skin related issues. Product Range:
Devised when one of my horses, Florin, developed Sweet Itch at two years old. Like many owners I undertook lots of research to fully understand the condition and to manage Florin in the best way possible. I was fortunate to have links to March Laboratories Ltd, who specialise in equine, canine and feline health care, and have a scientific background and approach to problems. I worked alongside their chief scientist to design the HerdLeader range of products to be effective and easy to use. Our healthcare supplements are based on sound well accepted scientific evidence and we are proud to show this evidence wherever possible. We believe that Nature and Science can go hand in hand and so the active ingredients in our natural remedies come from natural sources. Riding, Horse Training, Simulator & RWYM Coaching:
I have been riding for about nearly 40 years and teaching for about 25. I am a qualified Ride With Your Mind Coach and have trained with Mary Wanless in rider biomechanics for nearly 15 years. I teach in Oxfordshire, Berkshire & Buckinghamshire and on a riding simulator near Pangbourne. MMCP Bodywork:
I am a qualified Masterson Method Practitioner providing Equine Integrated Performance Bodywork. This is a gentle and effective method to reduce stress/tension and improve body functionality. I am inspired by 'classical' and 'historic' dressage. I spend my time researching and learning about methods which are based on good ethology and kindness to the horse whilst improving the functionality of horse/rider bodies.

29/10/2026

What is your horse paying attention to? 👀

This is a clip of my niece riding my pony and she has only been onboard a handful of times over the years.

I’d asked her to ride a circle to the right and you can see that Teller is thinking left 💭

I suggest she looks right and at 5.4s she turns her head towards me. At the exact same moment Teller beings to think right, he steps right with his right foreleg and then turns his head right and walks back towards me. No other commands and her hands stay resting on the pommel.

I think this ⬇️ is something for us all to aim towards 👏

29/10/2026

On a rainy day, the boys love their inside out stables and often line up under the overhang

29/10/2026

As a Ride With Your Mind accredited coach of 11 yrs+, anyone who comes for a lesson on their horse, or on my simulator will get asked about seatbones…

This is a great exercise to try ⬇️

With Jo Szegota

27/10/2026

Abso-flippin-lutely!

I’d also add that Coaching teaches the student how to continue their learning between sessions… avoiding the situation of never being able to recreate the same feelings when you then ride by yourself.

When you have a lesson, are you expecting to be ‘trained’ or are you expecting to be ‘changed’?

As a coach, it’s easy to train. I can set up an exercise, ask the student to repeat it, modify it and vary where necessary, comment on the student’s performance and leave them with homework.

Training has its place, but what happens if you are just training in the same habits? 🤔

If I want to make a real difference to horse and rider, my job is to facilitate change. It could be a physical or psychological change: a small alteration to posture, a complete realignment, or a shift in mindset.

How do you feel about the difference between being trained and being changed?

I like to think of change as evolving and adapting. What is the next adjacent possibility in moving towards your goal? 😎

Becoming a new version of yourself can be hard work and daunting, however it is always very rewarding once you get past the initial uncomfortableness. The feedback from the horse makes it worth all the graft. 💪🏻

Fortunately, I have a big toolkit for coaching you through change. I can even make it fun! 🤩

25/10/2026

How are your horses coping with these 🇬🇧 UK storms? 💨 🌧️

My boys seem happy enough in their barn which gives them plenty of shelter from the winds… and prevents their hay from just blowing away!

19/10/2026

This is what my 📸 photo stream looks like after a weekend clinic with Kim.

On these joint clinics you can choose any two sessions with each of us.

⭐️ Kim did 1-2-1 sessions on her ‘table’ and one on how to stand and sit
⭐️ I did ridden and simulator lessons
⭐️ We both did groundwork lessons
⭐️ I did bodywork sessions which then morphed into dynamic posture and movement

📅 We are planning two weekends in January and February for dismounted workshops - 👀 watch out for dates as these always fill quickly

16/10/2026

Interesting. I choose not to use the screen as I find people get really addicted to playing it like a computer game… rather than learning to tune into their body and develop their feel… which they can then translate onto a real horse.

MECHANICAL HORSES - DO WE ASSUME THEY ARE SYMMETRICAL?

Physio? Saddle Fitter? Coach? Researcher?
Do you use mechanical horses?

For many years I assumed the models by the most common brand which dominated the market were symmetrical. I was wrong! A simple 3D scan showed a signficant assymetry at the front of the "horse". Just like a real horse!

But assuming symmetry could lead you to make some mistakes in interpreting pressure mat data collected on mechanical horses!

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Sideways, Hollantide Lane
Wallingford
OX106JU

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http://www.herdleader.com/

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