The posture you live in is the posture you ride in!

I am going to start with the basics and would like to mention one important fact: “The posture you live in is the posture you will ride in’. This means that if you habitually slouch at your desk, lean on one arm while driving or stand with one hip cocked to the side, you are very likely to adopt a similar position on your horse. Besides this not being an ideal situation for your body, it does not make your horse or your coach happy either. The sloution is simple. Straighten up!!  Although the solution may be simple, enacting it is not always so. There are many reasons that people have habitually poor posture. Pain, stiffness, weakness and just not knowing any better are a few. I can help you with the latter at this very moment.  READ MORE…