Increase your fitness for horse riding
In this article, I am going to give you 5 top tips to improve your riding fitness.... 1. Loosen tight hip flexors As a rider we are quite often in ...
Clare Heap Blog: January 2019
I’m not quite sure I’m buying into this new year new me… I do like starting a new year as it feels fresh but I just think I want …
Horse Riding and Your Period
Horse riding and your period, often known as your menstrual cycle. As a woman, for the most part it’s something that we have for large durations of out life and …
Core Training for Horse Riders
Core training for horse riders: I'm on the phone to a prospective client and, with a drip of sweat on my brow.... here it comes, those words that I hear ...
Should you warm up before you ride?
AN INTRODUCTION TO WARM UPS I honestly think riders should warm up before they get on their horse, I also believe it can be quick, efficient and doesn’t have to …
Unlock those hips and activate the glutes!
As a rider we are quite often in a ‘chair’ position, in the car, at work, on the horse, having a cuppa, watching Netflix, etc. We feel tight in our …
Have you gone back?
OK so we are a week past blue Monday and it got me thinking. How are you doing? Because even clients that have worked with me for months and months …
Equestrian Fitness : Strength or Cardio?
Rider Fitness: Cardio or Strength Training for Riders? Within the fitness industry in general there is a plethora of, often contradictory information that guarantees we will lose fat, become a …
Be your own best friend
The blog this week is going to be a bit different. There is no scientific underpinning to support you to ride better! This one comes from the heart, I am …
How to Get a Better Nights Sleep
how to get a better nights sleep Some lucky riders out their let their head hit the pillow, and within seconds they are fast asleep, is that you? For others …