Rider Wellness
Horses and riders are both athletes. Maximize your own health and fitness to take your dressage training to the next level with these articles on rider fitness, sport psychology for equestrians, injury management and more.
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Rider Fitness
Rider Fitness Tip of the Month: Better Balance
Using bodywork rider fitness exercises to improve your balance is a great addition to help your riding.

Rider Fitness
Rider Fitness Tip of the Month: Design Your Winter Training Plan
Design your winter training plan using the rider fitness training scale.

Rider Fitness
How to Change the Rider through Biomechanics
This clinic with Mary Wanless demystified rider biomechanics.

Rider Fitness
Rider Fitness Tip of the Month: Getting Responsive Relaxation
These three unmounted rider fitness exercises, performed with an exercise ball, can help you condition your body and achieve responsive relaxation, which will enable your horse to move with balance and rhythm.

Rider Fitness
Rider Fitness Tip of the Month: Spinal Alignment
Understand spinal imbalance and improve symmetry and spinal alignment with these rider fitness exercises.

Rider Fitness
Rider Fitness Tip of the Month: Improve Core Strength
Strengthen your lower abdominals and core strength with these rider fitness exercises.

Rider Fitness
Rider Fitness Tip of the Month: Shoulders Back
This rider fitness column helps bridge the gap between fitness and your specific riding needs with shoulder exercises.

Rider Fitness
Physical Fitness to Balance the Rider’s Body
Maintaining a physical fitness program will help busy riders make the most out of their time in the saddle by increasing balance, coordination and core strength.

Rider Fitness
Physical Fitness to Balance the Rider’s Body

Rider Fitness
Exercises for a Rider’s Tight Muscles
For every short, tight muscle, its opposing muscle group is going to be long and weak. Anne Howard, MPT, gives a dressage rider some exercises to stretch hip muscles.