Sally Swift

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Sarah Rodman Swift ( April 20, 1913 , † April 2, 2009 ), known under the name Sally Swift, was an American riding instructor and the founder of Centered Riding .

Life

Sally Swift grew up in Hingham, Massachusetts. She worked as a conventional riding instructor before receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from Cornell University in 1947. She worked for the Holstein Association USA, a cattle breeding association, until she retired in 1975.

Services

Swift founded the riding style Centered Riding. After the early diagnosis of scoliosis, she received lessons in childhood to train her body awareness and trained according to the Alexander Technique . She transferred the knowledge she acquired in this way to riding and developed centered riding. Swift's method is designed to improve the rider's balance and raise awareness. To do this, mental images are used. The Centered Riding method consists of 4 basics: gentle eyes, breathing, balance and centering. Swift is the founder of Centered Riding Inc.

Honors

In 1997 Sally Swift received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Riding Instructor Certification program. She also received a place in the United States Dressage Foundation's Hall of Fame in 2006. In 2008, Sally Swift won the Equine Industry Vision Award from Pfizer Animal Health and American Horse Publications. In 2010, she was posthumously with The Richard E. McDevitt Award of Merit of the United States Equestrian Federation honored.

Works

  • Centered Riding. New York: St. Martens / Marek, 1985. ISBN 0-312-12734-0 .
  • Centered Riding 2: further exploration North Pomfret, Vt .: Trafalgar Square Pub, 2002. ISBN 1-570-76226-0 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Sally Swift , centeredriding.org, accessed February 13, 2012
  2. ↑ Centered Riding's Sally Swift dies aged 95 , www.horsetalk.co.nz, accessed February 12, 2012
  3. ↑ Ibid.
  4. ↑ Swift, Sally: Centered Riding, p. 1.
  5. ^ Swift, Sally: Centered Riding, pp. 10-23.
  6. ↑ Riding Instructor: Sally Swifts lasting legacy ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 7.1 MB), Riding Instructor, p. 20. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.riding-instructor.com
  7. ↑ The Roemer Foundation / USDF Hall of Fame , usdf.org, accessed 14 February 2012
  8. ^ American Horse Publication: 2012 Equine Industry Vision Award , accessed February 14, 2012
  9. ^ The Richard E. McDevitt Award of Merit (PDF; 195 kB), accessed on February 14, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Swift, Sally
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Swift, Sarah Rodman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American riding instructor
DATE OF BIRTH April 20, 1913
DATE OF DEATH April 2, 2009