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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.

Yoga With Your Horse Yoga has worked its way into the fabric of modern culture, and with good reason: Studies suggest regular yoga practice offers a wide variety of mental and physical benefits. With the mind-body connection yoga brings, the...
Practicing yoga for young equestrians can increase your flexibility and strength and help you develop better balance in the saddle. Do you wish you had more control over your position in the saddle? Maybe it’s hard for you to...
"Float down to the saddles with grace,” the smiling instructor encouraged our riding group as I transitioned from two-point back into the saddle ... of my stationary bike. I pedaled, enjoying the 45-minute ’80s music ride from my home...
Over a decade ago I was 50 pounds overweight. I was uncomfortable in all of my clothes, much less a fitted pair of riding breeches. When necessary, I found myself frustratingly unable to mount from the ground. Finally, a...
Stress. It’s a word that seems synonymous with today’s culture. It’s almost like if you’re not stressed, you’re not breathing. Or is it just me? But how do us equestrians stress less?As a working mom, trying to balance work,...
Let’s face it: we’ve all experienced something in our equestrian lives that has made us nervous, whether it’s entering the show ring or approaching a creek crossing on the trail. A key strategy to overcoming these feelings and regaining...
In an effort to make member health benefits a top priority, United States Equestrian recently introduced health insurance benefits for its members. By offering deeply discounted plans for all paid members, it aids the accessibility for proper health care...
I pride myself on giving my pony the best of everything: a relaxed barn with ample turnout, regular bodywork, and exercises based on his needs and conditioning. He wants for nothing. As a certified equine sports massage therapist, I...
So many horses, so little time. Keeping multiple horses fit and trained can be a big challenge when you also have the demands of a full-time job or home and family responsibilities.If this describes your life, you’re not alone....
You know those days when everything goes wrong? You miss the lead change during a big competition. Your horse spooks and you fall off. He refuses to cross the creek, or won’t load on the trailer. Maybe you arrive...
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