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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.

Energy Intelligence for Equestrians to Prevent Burnout

We hear a lot about “burnout” these days when it comes to work, but it can also happen when it…

7 days ago

There’s More to Horses Than Just Riding

Like many horsewomen, I started as a young girl obsessed with horses. Nights would bring dreams of riding across fields…

4 weeks ago

Brain Games: Equestrian Neuroscience

By tapping the power of neuroscience and the miracle of brain plasticity, spending just a few minutes a day practicing…

1 month ago

Groundwork for the Human

Groundwork can be an essential part of horse training and is quite beneficial to our equines for a variety of…

2 months ago

Harness Your Monkey Mind: Be More Mindfully Present Around Horses

Does time spent with your horse feel more distracted and scattered, rather than present and meaningful? If so, you’re not…

3 months ago

Equestrian Goal Setting

Being an equestrian and a horse owner is a time-consuming and expensive lifestyle. Because of this, it can be easy…

3 months ago

Winter Fitness Tips for Equestrians

These three winter fitness tips for equestrians will help keep your body strong and limber even when the weather may…

4 months ago

Pilates for Equestrians: Exercises for a Riding Breakthrough

You’ve likely heard that many top athletes are doing Pilates. What is this magical workout, and how is it so…

6 months ago

Similarities Between Yoga and Horsemanship

When working with horses, do you ever notice feeling rushed or tense? Maybe you find you’re holding your breath. Or,…

6 months ago

Calm Your Horse Show Anxiety

Horse showing can be a double-edged sword. When it goes well, it’s the best; but when it goes wrong it…

8 months ago