Elimay Equine Services (2025)

Certified competition coach offering training and English riding lessons at Green Arrow Stable. 20+ yrs of experience in dressage, hunter and jumper disciplines. Fully bilingual and currently active as a coach in both languages with tremendous success. Clients that are interested will be coached and supported in local shows through gold competitions. [email protected]
Training of horses

for recreational enjoyment or for competition up to gold level is available. Currently free lancing is an option for both lessons and training. Looking to create a team of rider and horse lovers alike in a fun,safe and positive atmosphere. Call today to schedule a meeting with Liz Clemens @613-513-6229

10/09/2024

Attention Ottawa area equestrians!

Super excited to announce that I will be offering 2 fabulous workshops in collaboration with Elimay Equine Services on 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟐!

DM or comment "workshop" for cost and registration information.
Limited spots available, so be sure to secure your spot today.

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏 𝟏 -
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐘 & 𝐇𝐔𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐒
(𝟏𝟎:𝟒𝟓 𝐚𝐦 - 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐦)

Chantal will guide you through an array of fun and interactive hands on exercises (including the use of Franklin balls and bands) where you will experience and learn key principals for motivational, metaphorical and anatomical imagery that will improve your concentration, encourage better movement and awaken your mind-body connection. You will learn a dynamic approach to moving your body to prevent injuries that will ultimately lead to better posture while riding.

- Learn how to develop better body awareness
- Dive into the importance and understanding of basic human anatomy
- Explore your seat bones and discover your hip joints
- Learn healthy movement for your shoulders
- Discover the power of your diaphragm
- Explore and become aware of your breathing patterns

Upon completion of this workshop, you will be more aware, not only of your body but you will have the ability to move in a more efficient, functional and dynamic way.

“If you want to help your horse change, start by changing yourself.” FME

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏 𝟐
𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐅𝐈𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐍𝐒
(𝟏𝟐:𝟒𝟓 𝐩𝐦 - 𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐩𝐦)

Come learn about why strength training is a key aspect to improving your time in the saddle. This workshop is for you if you are looking to improve your strength, endurance and coordination out of the saddle to become a more balanced, stable and secure rider in the saddle for your equine partner. Chantal will guide you through an array of safe and effective dynamic warm up and strength training exercises which target specific areas of the body which are key for riders.

- Learn why strength training is important for riders
- Review and practise a proper dynamic warm up routine
- Explore how to incorporate strength training into your regular routine
- Learn proper form and practise safe lifting techniques
- Gain confidence while improving your strength, endurance and balance
- Prevent injuries for a lifetime in the saddle

Upon completion of this workshop, you will walk away with the confidence in knowing you have the ability to implement a proper warm up routine and a variety of strength training exercises into your regular routine.

Invest in yourself to become a strong, stable and more balanced rider for your horse!

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞: 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐲𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩.

13/07/2024

Elimay Equine has a few lessons spots available. Located in hammond.

Feel free to send a message for more details

06/07/2023

- If you keep losing your right stirrup, you’re probably sitting to the left.
- If your left leg feels strong and well-behaved, but your right leg feels like it’s nowhere near the horse and you just can’t get it on properly, you are certainly sitting to the left.
- If you can’t get your horse to bend to the right, you’re probably sitting to the left.
- If when going clockwise you twist to the inside too much in your upper body, but when going counterclockwise you find it hard to twist at all, then you are probably sitting to the left.
- If you over use your right rein, and have trouble building contact on the left rein, you may be sitting to the left.
- If you feel like you are collapsing/leaning your upper body to the right, you are DEFINITELY SITTING TO THE LEFT.
- If your left stirrup feels shorter than your right stirrup, you are absolutely sitting to the left.

I practice and teach riders to sit a LITTLE BIT to the inside of the bend. (Eventually we change that to “in the direction of movement” around 2nd level, but that only changes things in shoulder in and leg yield).
If you chronically sit, let’s say, to the left, then traveling left you should probably try to stay centered, and traveling to the right, you may feel like you are sitting like I am on the saddle stand. It might take a lot of exaggeration to unlock your crookedness. Go ahead and exaggerate! You’ve probably been sitting that far the other direction for years and didn’t notice. You’ll need to sit far enough to the right to get your right seat bone to drop down. You want to feel like your inside seatbone, knee, and heel are a little lower than your outside seatbone, knee, and heel. This helps your horse rotate their ribcage, and helps the rider achieve inside leg to outside rein connection by sending the energy disgonally across the rider’s pelvis and the horse’s body.

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03/06/2023

The movement of your horse’s hind legs can be broken down into the following three phases; thrust, reach, and carry.

Each phase is important and each one impacts the next, e.g. the more weight the horse takes during the carry phase, the more power he can produce in the thrust phase.

This knowledge is useful because it helps you in timing your aids and influencing the horse.

👉 EXAMPLE 1

During a leg-yield, the horse’s inside legs are required to step in front of and across his outside legs.

Therefore, if you apply your inside leg aid at the same precise moment as your horse lifts his inside hind leg (into the reach phase), then you can encourage the horse to step further under and across with that leg.

This will give you a greater degree of crossing during the leg-yield and a more sweeping stride.

👉 EXAMPLE 2

If you want to encourage your horse to take more weight behind, then apply your half-halt just as the horse’s inside hind leg is coming down to the ground (the carry phase).

At this moment, you can encourage your horse’s inside hind leg to take more weight.

👉 EXAMPLE 3

The horse’s canter stride starts with the horse’s outside hind leg. Therefore, to make a smooth transition from trot or walk into canter, apply your canter aids as your horse’s outside hind leg is in the reach phase.

This means that as that hind leg touches the ground (the carry phase), instead of it being another step of trot or walk, it will be the first step of canter.

This also encourages the horse to reach further under with that hind leg, producing a more uphill transition.

Give it a go!

08/05/2022

Happy furr-mothers day to all my clients

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