Core Strength in Riding Horses One of the first things someone who’s coming back to riding horses says is that they’re out of shape.  We usually end up talking about how many days a week they are active and how many years/months has it been since they were on a horse. Anyone who’s stopped riding […]

Goal Setting | Showing Horses With a ton of pressure to go out and show, many riders put it on their list to do but seldom get around to doing it.  How do you get to the point you feel ready to go out and show your horse?  The trick to showing is to take […]

Strength For Jumping Horses Weekly Fitness Routines Can Help Your Jump Specific muscles engage to counterbalance and support the body of a horseback rider over the jump or fence. As the horse takes off from the ground, the core of the rider should self support. Using ones own physical strength helps self support over the […]

Prepare For Your Ride With A Warm Up  ‘COLD’ MUSCLE  If you’ve ever got onto a cold horse to ride, then you know it’s not comfortable. A cold horse can feel like a stiff cow and until the horse gets warmed up, there’s not much you can do except add a joint supplement. Some horses […]

The seat of a rider must allow a horse to move freely forward but also demand a walk or halt transition on cue. Most of the time a rider who is weak moving a horse forward lacks strength in the hamstrings or back of thighs. A rider who is weak getting a horse to do […]

Body Fatigue and Target Training When you get done with riding your horse, what part of your body is the most fatigued? Is it your arms, legs or core? If you can’t tell, your whole body is probably out of shape. If it’s your arms, more than likely the upper body is failing the lower. Start […]

Let’s Workout! Sometimes those are words you love to hear and sometimes they are not. It can be very hard to motivate yourself into working out but in the end you know it is good for you. Well at least you hope that is enough to motivate you… Working out can start to become a […]

BODY SQUATS  The idea of a squat is for the legs to learn how to operate without stressing the lower back or the knees. Most people have a hard time with the form of a traditional squat whether it’s because of bad knees, limited range of motion or maybe they were never taught the correct […]