Jockey's Eye View

I was surfing earlier today among the horse racing wesbites and stumbled upon this neat video. It's a Flash or Shockwave type of tutorial on race - riding! You can click on links that illustrate with text, animation, and a little narration by Russel Baze just what is going on at important junctures in a race. I have been trying for some time to take my own videos of what the riders' hands are doing, or what the riders are doing with their bodies when exercising or riding.

Video is the most powerful tool for learing. The fastest learning comes from watching and imitating success. First, watch videos of other people and then watch videos of yourself. You can see what you are doing in comparison to the effective methods you have watched in others. You will see the things you are doing correctly more clearly, and you will see the mistakes you are making to the point of tremendous embarrassment. This will alter your riding like nothing else can!

I learned this important lesson from Ron McLoughlin, who is a premier instructor in the science of riding. Those who desire to elevate their riding skills to an art are best served by the kind of science that only Ron and a few others have developed.