Seven tips to continue riding in later life
Increasingly, those who should be drawing their pension are looking for sports and pastimes. Follow our tips to keep riding in later life
Horse rider fitness
While our horses’ fitness is a high priority for most riders, not all of us take our own fitness so seriously. But times are changing and riders at every level are realising that horse rider fitness plays a major role if you want to be successful. Being fit for the task in hand also helps to prevent injuries, with back pain being a common problem among horse riders that can often be helped with regular exercises off your horse.
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New interactive website launched by Fit to Ride
Fit to Ride, a site with varied information to improve rider’s performance and safety, launches its new interactive website
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CD launched to help riders and their horses improve fitness
The “workouts” cost £25 and include Latin jazz, indie, blues and authentic rock with vocal instructions for transitions
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Equestrian fitness trainer scoops entrepreneurial award
The author of an e-book that aims to help riders get fit in their own home has been given an entrepreneurial award
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Pilates: why it works for riders
Through a combination of core strengthening and helping the rider to release the deep hip muscle through breathing, Pilates can enable horse and rider to move better
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Back problems for riders and how to prevent them
H&H looks at back problems that commonly affect riders and give some top tips for a healthy back
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New training programme offers holistic approach to riding
Gainfield works along the same principles as the scales of training the horse to help riders move up to the next level
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Free workouts offered by personal trainer in the Cotswolds
A Cotswolds based personal trainer, who has worked with top eventers such as Kitty King, Laura Collett and Owen Moore, is offering fitness sessions for free
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Are you Fit To Ride? Find out with Jon Pitts
Performance coach to the top event riders Jon Pitts is holding a lecture demo of his innovative method at Reigate, Surrey
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New performance lab for riders opens
A new physiotherapy centre designed to help riders of all levels improve their performance has opened in North Yorkshire
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How fit do you need to be to compete?
Building flexibility and cardio-vascular strength can help prevent fatigue
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Unusual training courses with horses
If you fancy doing an Anky van Grunsven and trying your hand at a fringe equestrian sport, here are some courses to get you started
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Why try side-saddle?
Side-saddle riding may be achingly romantic, but it has other benefits, too
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Ask H&H: Lightning Process training
How the training programme involving osteopathy, neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), hypnotherapy, self-hypnosis and life coaching can help improve riding confidence
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William Micklem: the golden safety position
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Rider fitness discussion replay: Danny and Mike of Equicision
Review our live discussion about rider fitness and conditioning techniques with Danny Warrington and Mike Pilato of Equicision
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Ask H&H: riding after a hip replacement
Horse & Hound finds out if it possible to continue riding after a hip replacement operation
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H&H Asks: mobility products
Horse & Hound explores how back mobility products may improve your riding
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10 top tips: you are what you eat
Expert advice on nutrition for busy riders
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Perfecting the cross-country seat
Eventing legend Ginny Elliot explains how your body shape will influence your cross-country seat
