How Can Intrinsic Biomechanics Help Me With
My Horse Riding?
Whether Riding for Fun or Trail Riding or Competing in
Show Jumping, Dressage or Polo
Let Intrinsic Biomechanics Up Your Level of Performance
An experienced rider will be intuitively connected to their well trained horse. It’s poetry in motion. The horse truly is a mirror of its rider!
Posture is one of the most important tools of communication between the horse and the rider. A balanced posture will allow your horse to feel comfortable, mentally and physically. A rider in the wrong position, and unbalanced, or stiff, will prevent his or her horse from relaxing . . . keeping the horse from responding correctly and muscling up harmoniously.
How often have riders heard their Riding Instructor tell them to sit up straight, put their shoulders back and stop leaning forward? It's a constant battle for them to maintain good balance and posture in the saddle. If the rider is unbalanced, this will, without a doubt, transfer to their horse and affect its own movement and muscle development.
Horse physiotherapy is very popular and on the rise. Could the rider’s dysfunctional kinetic chain be physically affecting their horse?
As a horseback rider, take a moment to look at your own posture in a full length mirror.
If you notice this asymmetry on your body, have you questioned
how this may transfer to your horse?
Horseback riding requires physical strength and endurance to do it well. Your Riding Instructor is the expert in showing you how to improve your form and horse confidence.
But what happens when you are already following all the advice from your Instructor and you still feel “wrong” on your horse. Have you thought of how you are stacked up internally?
Perhaps it’s time to consider not only your horse biomechanics, but your Intrinsic Biomechanics and see how to improve the quality of your riding or identify any potential risk of injury to you and your horse.