Assessment, Awareness & Application Clinic - Horse Simulator & Mounted Ridden Session - Emzara Park

This two-hour clinic combines a guided session on Sven, the horse simulator, with a mounted session on your own horse. The aim is to develop greater awareness of how your posture, balance and movement may influence your riding and communication with your horse.

First Hour: Assessment & Awareness

Both riders will take part in the simulator session together, taking turns to work individually on Sven while also learning through observation and discussion.

Through guided exercises and feedback, you will explore:

Where your weight is distributed in the saddle
How changes in posture can affect your balance and stability
How clearly and intentionally you can shift your weight
The use of your seat aid during turns and changes of direction
Your ability to remain centred while following the horse’s movement
Individual patterns that may be influencing your position and effectiveness

The aim is to help you develop a clearer understanding of your position and seat aid while identifying areas to focus on during the mounted session.

Second Hour: Application

You will then tack up and ride your own horse in a shared session with Marcel. The awareness and observations developed on Sven will be applied directly to your riding through tailored exercises and selected learning aids.

The mounted session will focus on helping you use your posture and seat aid more clearly while improving your balance, stability and overall effectiveness in the saddle.

With a maximum of two riders per group, the clinic provides individual attention, practical feedback and useful exercises to continue working on after the session.

Date: Sunday, 23 August 2026

Location: Emzara Park Indoor Arena
21 Rodger Road, Wandin North VIC 3139

Duration: Two hours

Group Size: Maximum of two riders per session

Age Requirement: Participants must be 16 years of age or older.

Experience Requirement: All experience levels are welcome. Riders must be able to walk and trot their horse independently.

What to Bring: Your own horse, an approved riding helmet, standard riding equipment and a water bottle.

Venue Waiver: Emzara Park will provide a separate venue waiver on the day. This must be completed before riding.

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Simulator Assessment

Begin with a personalised horse simulator session, where your position, balance and movement patterns are observed, recorded and assessed in detail

Rider Analysis & Results

Receive clearer insight into what is happening in your body, where your strengths are, and which areas may be affecting your stability, effectiveness and communication

Mounted Application

Take your assessment findings into the arena and apply them directly on your own horse through guided ridden exercises with Marcel

Learning Aids & Body Awareness

Use selected learning aids and practical exercises to help you better feel, understand and improve your position, balance and coordination in the saddle

Small Group Focus

With only two riders per session, you receive a highly personalised clinic experience while still benefiting from watching and learning alongside another rider

Follow-Up Exercises

Leave with personalised results, suggested exercises and supporting materials to help you continue the work after the clinic and build on what you learned.