Who's Who

Meyners, Eckhart

Discipline : Dressage

Born : 1943

 

Eckart Meyners is a Professor of Sports Physiology and Body Movement at the University in Luneburg in Germany. Over the past 25 years, he has researched how people learn movement in riding and has worked with the German National Federation to develop curricula for professional and amateur riders, trainers, instructors, and judges. He is known throughout Germany as an expert in the area of how to teach movement in riding, as well as other sports.

Publications

Rider Fitness: Body and Brain: 180 Anytime, Anywhere Exercises to Enhance Range of Motion, Motor Control, Reaction… with Julia Welling (2011)

Effective Teaching and Riding: Exploring Balance and Motion (2004)

Fit for Riding: Exercises for Riders and Vaulters (1992)

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