Rodrigo
da C. Matos
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Inquiries concerning scheduling a clinic with Rodrigo Matos: e-mail
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Rider comments
"Rodrigo shared with us his two gifts
his first gift of working in the quietest, kindest manner.. asking, not
demanding
His second gift is as a man of profound humility, whose interest lies solely in the
conversation between the horse, rider, teacher.
He becomes the rider...
he uses himself as an instrument...
feeling each movement as if it were he upon that horses back...
and through his feeling he talks the rider/student through the
experience
of improving the horse
moment by moment
Rodrigo Matos is a very quiet man..
and his total concentration is on his student
the horse
.
and his connection to them..
His concentration is firm and he is not distracted by anyone during the
lesson.
You KNOW his focus is on you and your horse..
And his connection to both.
"He seems to have the ability to feel each stride
through his own eyes...
and immediately verbalize to the rider in the simplest of terms what is
necessary to create a harmonious riding experience. He
treats each rider with the utmost respect and professionalism regardless
of skill level and ability.
"I realized I was ignoring the signals my warmbloods were
giving me..
They were NOT supple and they were not LIGHT in my hands..
Thus they were still to RESISTANT
For me to begin asking for any movements
.
With our work together.. it was a revelation for me to feel the lightness
In my horses.. and the movements then came easily
This should be the goal for each and every ride.
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"The clinic with Rodriogo was the turning point in my riding relationship with my horse."
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"Great teaching style..
I really enjoyed it. It got me back to perfect my ABCs and a square
halt.. that will make it easier to advance thru the next movements."
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"As an instructor he is very adaptive to the needs of the horse and uses simple basics to get that through to the rider. Great changes can be seen in just a few minutes."
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"It was very clear that his focus was on the horse/rider combination. It was very much a private lesson.. not the typical clinic geared towards the auditors."
"Very focused clinic session.. working on just 1 or 2 movements to ensure both horse and rider complete the work successfully. Excellent instructor.. most highly recommended."
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"With Rodrigo there is no rush.. no force ..no gimmicks. His focus is on improvement for the sake of both horse and rider. In his teaching there is an ever present atmosphere of 3 way communication and respect. The second day was especially productive for me because it confirmed new learning and exposed the weaknesses in my horses training. I left with very specific homework designed to help me and my horse develop relaxed forward movement."
