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Rider Fitness

Rider wellbeing is crucial in order to continue participating in riding and equestrian sports. That includes rider fitness, mental wellbeing, and overall health. Horse Illustrated topics include yoga, meditation, losing weight, exercises to do on and off the horse, improving core strength, riding into middle and old age, breathing exercises, battling back pain, not getting overheated in hot weather riding, how to eat better, and more. Learn tips and tricks for rider fitness and to get healthier and stay that way so that you can ride well into your golden years. Your horse will like having a healthy owner to depend on for his care, and a fit rider is a better rider.

Next Level: Tamie Smith on Alternative Therapies and Personal Fitness

At Next Level Eventing, Tamie Smith utilizes a physiotherapist, chiropractor, acupuncturist, PEMF, BEMER blankets, Revitavet, laser therapy, and other therapeutic…

1 month ago

Improve Your Riding Through Your Everyday Life

For many of us, squeezing in riding time between work, family, home and other commitments means we may have just…

3 months ago

Developing Core Stability for Horse and Rider

Developing a strong core is a popular focus in fitness these days, for both horse and rider. The benefits touted…

6 months ago

Calm Your Horse Show Nerves

One of the biggest challenges you can face as a rider is trying to effectively incorporate your practice sessions while…

7 months ago

Spring Forward with SMART Goals and Journaling

Spring is a crucial time to start getting your horse slowly back in shape and reach your goals for later…

8 months ago

Barn Banter – Episode 3 from title sponsor Straight Arrow Products

In the Horse Illustrated podcast Barn Banter episode 3, hosts Susan Friedland and Raquel Lynn chat with Taryn Young and Natalie Gavi…

9 months ago

Try Somatic Horsemanship

"Our bodies are our temples, and horses lead us to the altar.” ~ Beverley Kane, M.D. What brings you that…

9 months ago

Avoiding Confirmation Bias: An Excerpt from “Bolder, Braver, Brighter” by Coach Daniel Stewart

Few things will stand between you and successfully training your horse more than you and your thoughts when those thoughts…

9 months ago

Competing with Horses: Mental Preparation with Warwick Schiller

When competing with horses, there are a lot of things you can’t control. You can’t control the schedule. You can’t…

1 year ago

Fit Rider: Pilates for Equestrians

Whether you’re a novice rider or a passionate and experienced equestrian, riding is physically demanding and requires a considerable degree…

1 year ago