Symmetry & Synergy

Ok well this one's only for a very specific type of person

So, I know there's a whole load of Rider fitness/strengthening programmes out there now, all doing online courses. Which is kinda great, but...

I don't have time!

When you've been at work all day, to pay for the horse, then sorting them out before & after work cos you can't afford full livery, maybe getting time to actually ride in between it all,

Dunno about you, but the last thing we want to do is get home and do sets of 12 hip flexor exercises!

And really, when you just want to enjoy a nice hack at the weekend, be able to go with your horse's rhythm, and both comfortably do some lateral work to keep them supple,

You actually don't need the strongest glute.s/ab.s/'core'.

You don't even need loads of cardiovascular fitness either, if you can maintain a trot or canter while breathing properly!

So what is this then?

Basically, I had to answer my patients' constant question "What do I need to do between Physiotherapy treatments?"

And I couldn't find something I could wholeheartedly recommend, that didn't require reducing their hours at work to fit in all the exercises (plus the waffle some of them do, let's be honest), PLUS actually teach from medically sound background knowledge.

I need to make sure my riders get the best advice, show them the most beneficial things for their body to ride well, with a seriously short time commitment.

Being a Physiotherapist for horses and humans (yep, Chartered), I often find the back pain and compensatory problems in horses' bodies, fitting exactly with the riders' stiffness or weakness or pain areas.

And honestly, horsey people are a special breed when it comes to just getting on with it despite their back pain/shoulder pain/hip pain!

But it doesn't do the horse any favours.

Putting your horse first, leaving your own body at the bottom of the priority list, sounds all lovely but is probably causing them more discomfort than you want to admit.

And so Symmetry & Synergy was born

It's a simple series of videos, with the most basic movements you need to

  • sit more symmetrically in the saddle (avoiding that heavier-on-one-hip or collapsing-one-shoulder problem)

  • move with the flow of the horse's back movements

  • breathe properly and continuously while riding (a constant movement)

  • warm-up before jumping on, so you don't put all your one-sided habits from work straight onto your horse's back

  • and some extra helpful tips

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