This summer I started taking riding lessons and have absolutely fallen in love with it. I ride three times a week (English) and I have to say, I think yoga has been my saving grace! If you have stiffness, tightness, tension or soreness in your body, this class will help you work through it which in turn will benefit your riding.
This is a 20 minute yoga class suitable for beginners and all levels. No previous yoga experience is necessary and even if you aren’t an equestrian, you’ll probably love the way this stretch feels!
These are the stretches I usually do when I get home from my lesson. They will work a lot on your inner thighs, quads, ankles and lower back but of course we will also get a few stretches in for our back and shoulders. It’s a well rounded simple practice that any equestrian can benefit from, no matter how experienced or flexible you might be!
Flexibility can have an amazing positive impact on your riding. I hope you enjoy this class 🙂
Let me know if you’d like more “equestrian” themed flows on my channel.
I’m an equestrian who has just discovered yoga this past year, and am hooked!!!!! Yoga has helped my riding quite a bit and I loved this quick stretches for equestrians. ❤️
I am about to go in for surgery at 8:45 this morning pacific coast time. Send me blessings my friend
Two weeks recovery from surgery starts in 3 hours it will be a process thank you Kassandra
Thank you 🙏 What a challenging but great class particularly after returning to Bootcamp after Christmas 🤪
Nice one, great to focus on equestrian related poses. I noticed since I started doing Yoga my core has strengthend and I am able to keep a better posture on the horse..
Great stretches for cyclists, too!! Thank you, loved it!
I recently started riding too, this is perfect!
Definitely very helpful for cyclists as well as riders! Thank you!
I too am an equestrian athlete and i have really noticed the improvement in my riding and my horses love it when im supple as they can carry their own weight in balance rather than having to do all the work for both of us! Thank you Kassandra from my horses here in New Zealand 🦄
I enjoyed this one so much! I do a lot cardio on the elliptical and it targeted all the right areas. But I would have liked a short Savasana at the end, maybe a laying spinal twist before this also.
Good morning
I ride daily, and have always found toe squat unbearable! Glad to know I’m not alone in that.
It’s our riding boots, they make our feet so stiff 😩
This is great, thank you. How about a yoga class for better balance in the saddle? 🏇
Yes for this one too please Kassandra 🦄
Good idea!
Yes
First time on the matt, fell on skates and fractured my ribs. Only starting to do more movement. This was perfect. I’ll look for more stretch videos. For now, no downward or up facing dogs. Twist are good. Lower body , good. But nothing that bears weight onmy arms.
I don’t ride a horse (only a desk!) but I love these stretches, thanks!
Nice. Good way to open a monday. 🙏
Yes!! Thank you – and more please!! I’ve shared this video with my youth equestrian team ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you ❤❤
Thank you for this. It was very needed.
Yes please!! I love riding and just came from a 4 day riding trip in Tasmania! This saved me as you can imagine how sore i was after!! 🙏🏼
This was great Kassandra. Haven’t ridden in 20 years and getting back into riding so this is just what i needed for post-ride. More please!
Would love a class to strengthen legs for riding too!
I added this to my post-bike ride playlist! This was just what my tight legs needed.
I would love more classes targeted at equestrisns please. As a horse trainer i do find i get extremely tight, stiff and sore in the hip flexors and lower back. Thankyou so much.
Should it be different if you are doing this before you ride? Maybe you could have a pre and post riding?