Do you Have A  Problem With Your Core Strength When You Ride?  

When I was learning to ride, we did not have access to Riding Instructors. We did not have internet access; we only had “The Hoofs and Horns” magazine. I taught myself to ride by watching top riders at all the events we went to. I taught myself to ride with a good, solid, balanced lower leg. I taught myself to ride with a strong core, upright position, and soft hands. Being a rider and a Physiotherapist has given me this knowledge.

When I was injured, I had to do it all again. Like riding instructors, treatment was scarce. In those days, treatment was surgery or nothing. My surgeon told me to “Give up Riding”, “Give up my Teachers Course and stop all exercise. I found I had to teach myself how to manage my pain, and I had to rehabilitate myself back to riding. Giving up was not an option.

I decided Physiotherapy was the best course for me and to learn more about the body.

With this new knowledge, I taught myself how to use my core. I taught myself to ride again with my back injury.

I was asked so many times, “How do you sit up and so still when you ride?” 

• Can you give me a set of core exercises?
• Can you give me some advice on riding with my back injury?
• Can you look at my pictures and suggest some exercises to help me straighten up?

I was repeating myself so often, I decided to put it all into a riding course. This is now followed by riders worldwide. Many riders do Pilates, but it does not translate core strength into core use in the saddle. Pilates trains in a “neutral spine”. Riders need to use their core on a “non-neutral spine”. Personal trainers have great exercises, but these are not movement patterns, and the term “no pain, no gain” can be dangerous. Pain is a signal, not a challenge.  As a Physiotherapist, I know the difference. You can start your training now.

If you are sick of being told to tighten your core and you want to learn “how to”, then have a look at my Applied Posture Riding Membership Program. 

I will show you how to engage your core and teach you my famous Movement Pattern “The Core Crunch”, plus so much more.

This is now available in a short course because it is so important.

Use this link to join the short course “How To Activate your Core on Demand” for horse riders.

The next step is yours!

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