Improve Rider Strength and Balance
Three exercises to get you working out like U.S. Olympian Steffen Peters.
Rider Fitness
Nicholas Fyffe: Cross-Training for Horse and Rider
A Grand Prix trainer explains how cross-training for the horse and rider can improve performance
A Dressage Rider Explores Obstacle-Course Racing
How FEI Rider Adriane Alvord used Obstacle- Course Racing to improve her dressage
Learn the CrossFit Squat to Help You Ride Better
Dressage trainer Stacey Hastings explains the value of this cross-training exercise.
A Correct Foundation for Dressage
Michael Poulin and Carol Lavell explain why correct rider position and connection are the keys to dressage success.
Rider Fitness: Training Reactions
Rebecca Ashton shows you how to improve your reactions to improve your riding.
Improved Fitness For Dressage Riders
USEF “S” dressage judge Debbie Rodriguez shares her thoughts on becoming a fit rider
How Physical Fitness Impacts Riding and Confidence
Sports psychologist Jenny Susser explains this mental aspect of dressage
Rider Exercises to Increase Shoulder Stability and Create Soft Hands
Fitness expert Rebecca Ashton gives exercises to help you achieve a soft, independent hand while still remaining in control of your upper body.
Exercises to Improve Rider Torso Strength
Tips from dressage rider and fitness expert, Rebecca Ashton.
The Benefits of Yoga for Dressage Riders
5 Reasons why you should hit the mat between horseback riding lessons
Upper-Body Conditioning for the Dressage Rider
Exercises to improve your posture, balance and hand position.
Engage Your Core to Ride Better
Fitness Columnist Rebecca Ashton gives you exercises to strengthen and engage your core.
Rider Fitness: Lengthen and Loosen Your Muscles
Rebecca Ashton tells you how to get the most of out stretching.
Rider Fitness: Workout with Gliders
Try this new way of improving balance and strengthening your core muscles.
Adelinde Cornelissen: Fit for Riding
Olympian Adelinde Cornelissen goes beyond the arena to train for success
Rider Fitness Tip of the Month: Supple Your Back
This rider fitness tip from Heather Sansom shows you how to improve the suppleness of your back to help you move with your horse.
Rider Fitness Tip of the Month: Maintain Fitness Through Show Season
Heather Sansom shows you how to maintain your fitness level through show season in this rider fitness tip.
Rider Fitness Tip of the Month: Muscle Engagement Patterns in Riding
Heather Sansom helps you understand how your muscles work together to support your skeleton in this rider fitness tip.
Rider Fitness Tip of the Month: Stretch Before You Ride
Proper stretching before a ride makes for a suppler horse and rider.
Rider Fitness Tip of the Month: Balance Yourself for a Better Ride
Learn to balance yourself for a better ride in this one-on-one interview with Eddo Hoekstra, FEI trainer, clinician and coach.
Rider Fitness Tip of the Month: Rotational Symmetry
Create a program of stretch, strengthen and muscle memory rider fitness exercises to help ride more effectively, and with more symmetry.