by admin | Oct 1, 2021 | Physiotherapy, Pilates, Riders Body
Obviously I’m a little biased, being a Physio who’s trained in Pilates. There are of course many other therapy options available, but as this is a blog about Physio and Pilates, that is what I will focus on! In case you have never been to see a Physio and so don’t...
by admin | Oct 1, 2021 | Riders Body
To many non riders, riding is a passive sport where we just sit there and the rider doesn’t do anything whilst the horse or pony carries us around. That is until the non rider has a go, and hurts in places they never thought it possible to hurt, and realises how much...
by admin | Oct 1, 2021 | Exercises
Do you stretch? Should you stretch? How do you stretch? Why do you stretch? These are all very important questions to ask yourself in relation to you and your horse if either or both of you ‘do stretches’. We all stretch naturally, usually after periods of prolonged...
by admin | Oct 1, 2021 | Rider Techniques, Rider Training
We all get quite hooked on symmetry when it comes to riding, both for ourselves and horses. Rightly so, as it is obvious even if you have never experienced major asymmetry – or possibly if you are in denial which let’s face it most of us are to a degree – that...
by admin | Oct 1, 2021 | Rider Training
I have stashed away, a dressage test sheet from when I was about 15. I was riding a young horse called Tidy; an Irish thoroughbred chestnut mare. Not the textbook horse for a scrawny teenage girl, but we started affiliated eventing when she was 6 and I was 16. We did...
