The Secrets to Pain Free Riding

“If you are like me and you dread the day after a ride because you wake up stiff and sore, I have discovered two secrets weapons that will help!” said Bonnie Marlewski-Probert, Whitehall Publishing. Jennifer Kotylo has created three DVDs in a series called “Improve your Riding Through Movement.” The …

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When Not Riding is Not an Option

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The Equestrian’s Guide to Hip Replacement Surgery by Aarene Storms   The list of reasons that I ride is familiar to readers of this magazine.  I know I’m not the only one who writes the year’s social calendar based on the regional ride schedule. Riders of all ages face physical …

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The Importance of Strength and Flexibility

Improve Your Riding with Yoga Exercises by Emily Beasley   We practice physical balance and flexibility so we can achieve mental balance and flexibility. I have instructed hundreds of yoga classes and have repeated that exact phrase, one I often heard from a yoga instructor. Until recently, however, I was …

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Rider Wellness: Functional Fitness

Are You Typical, or Atypical? If you’re a typical horse person, I’m willing to bet that you would go to any length to ensure your horse is taken care of. For example, recently my friends and I were lamenting over how we have “nothing to wear” this winter, yet each …

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Pressure Proof Your Riding

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Tip of the Month: How to Focus Productively by Daniel Stewart   Keeping your mind focused on what’s productive (like your show goals) instead of what’s destructive (like previous disappointments) can be quite easy if you know how to do it. Question suggestion is an interesting mental training tool that …

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Pressure Proof Your Riding

Learn the Secret to Improved Focus—and Performance—While Showing by Daniel Stewart     Heather asks “I stay focused in my lessons but when I show I think about a million different things and completely lose my concentration. Why can’t I focus when it counts?”      What you’re experiencing is …

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Pressure Proof Your Riding

How to Get into “The Zone” by Daniel Stewart   Previously we identified the illusive competitive edge called “the zone.” This month we discuss how to find it. In addition to the 8 characteristics discussed in April, there’s one more that is often considered the most important of all called the …

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