This book includes a guide to the many breeds of horse from around the world as well as helpful tips to improve your riding and advice on horse care. Also included in it's pages are various quiz questions to answer.
Hope you enjoy and read on
I thought I would start with this since I have been forced out of the saddle for the past 3 months and the next 2. Do you know what torture that is?????
There are several main sections to riding
- endurance/ aerobic workout
-core and back
-thighs/abductor muscles
-calves
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A couple exercises that can work very well to increase aerobic endurance are a razor scooter, Biking, and running. These all increase aerobic endurance, a skill you use to ride for longer periods of time
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In order to simulate the feel of the stirrups as well as strengthen the calves, stairs can be used. position yourself on the edge of a lower stair and push your heels down, hold as long as possible.
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Use a rubber or plastic ball about a foot in diameter. Find a chair that allows your knees to sit at right angles to the floor and then scoot to the edge of the chair, Squeeze the ball between your knees and hold. this should strength the hip abductor muscles, the muscle responsible for keeping you on the horse.
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Reverse sit-ups!!!!! Abdominals are everything in riding, do many reverse sit-ups as well as other ab exercises to improve balance. Reverse sit-ups benefit your abs more and don't shorten hip flexors like normal sit-ups
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Push ups are both a back exercise and a upper body exercise, rounding out workouts and keeping your posture in the saddle more even.
Credits to http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Into-Shape-for-Horseback-Riding for 2,3, and 5.
