ARTICLES
Exercises and Endurance Recommendations for Equestrians
Strength For Jumping Horses
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 The Ride
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 […]
Top 3 Exercises to an Elastic Seat
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
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 […]
Equestrian Group Fitness
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 […]
Basic Body Squats
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 […]
Unwinding and Stretching Part Two
Unwind with Stretching part two Unwind by stretching isn’t that difficult to do if you make it part of your daily routine. Since the entire day increases tension on a persons physical structure, one should stretch daily. Waiting until it’s too late will have major consequences, especially to a horseback rider. We require elastic and […]
Unwinding and Stretching
Unwind with Stretching part one If you ride horses 2-3 days a week, you get tight and sore. It doesn’t even matter if your in shape and regularly cross training. There’s going to be that one ride that crushes your physique and that’s because riding horses to their peak performance tests the endurance of the […]
FITNESS ARTICLES
Exercises and Endurance Training Tips for Equestrians
Strength For Jumping Horses
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 The Ride
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 […]
Top 3 Exercises to an Elastic Seat
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
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 […]
Equestrian Group Fitness
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 […]
Basic Body Squats
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 […]
Unwinding and Stretching Part Two
Unwind with Stretching part two Unwind by stretching isn’t that difficult to do if you make it part of your daily routine. Since the entire day increases tension on a persons physical structure, one should stretch daily. Waiting until it’s too late will have major consequences, especially to a horseback rider. We require elastic and […]
Unwinding and Stretching
Unwind with Stretching part one If you ride horses 2-3 days a week, you get tight and sore. It doesn’t even matter if your in shape and regularly cross training. There’s going to be that one ride that crushes your physique and that’s because riding horses to their peak performance tests the endurance of the […]