It’s common for adult dressage riders to be unsure of how to improve their strength to enhance their riding. By strength, I’m not implying you need to join crossfit, start bodybuilding, or lifting extremely heavy weights. What you do need to be focusing on is using exercises that train you in the positions your body […]
2 Simple Ways to Improve Your Core Strength for Adult Dressage Riders
When someone thinks about “training” their core, most people think of someone laying flat on their back doing endless amounts of sit-ups and crunches. In reality, our core needs to be trained from an upright position to battle the effects that gravity, mass, momentum, and ground reaction forces place on our bodies on a daily […]
5 Stretches That Every Adult Dressage Rider Should Do
These 5 specific stretches will help improve your dressage riding. As an adult, we are already feeling the effects of gravity in our daily lives. Combine this with having to sit on a horse for long periods of time, and your body has the recipe for being more stiff and immobile. If you really want […]