Rider Fitness
Goodnight's Principles of Riding Vol. 5: Refinement and Collection
In volumes 1-4 of Goodnight's Principles of Riding you developed your feel, cues, rhythm and balance—and helped to teach your horse how to respond. Now it's time to refine your position and cues and to become an elite, refined rider. Julie clearly demonstrates how to ride while conducting your...
- Trainer: Julie Goodnight
Exercises for Equestrians Part One: Basics… Balance and Relaxation
Presented by Lynn Palm
Palm Partnership Training is proud to present this video series, Exercises for Equestrians! These videos will help you become a stronger, more supple, and flexible rider. Confidence in your riding will increase as you become more balanced on your horse. The...- Trainer: Lynn Palm
Preparing the Rider with Jimmy Williams
PREPARING THE RIDER: Instruction includes gymnastics for developing rider’s strength and a secure seat. Learn to use your legs simultaneously and separately. Find out how to find the right “spot”, how to use the seat as a mediator between legs and hands, how to read the...
Goodnight's Principles of Riding Vol. 2: Communication & Control
Julie teaches that when you and your horse are centered and in balance you will be synchronized and move in rhythm. With her upbeat and personable teaching style she puts riders on the road to success of achieving balance, rhythm, communication, control and a harmonious relationship with their...
- Trainer: Julie Goodnight
Self Help Series for Riders New & Returning to Horses Vol. 1
Join nationally acclaimed teachers and clinicians, Bob Jeffreys and Suzanne Sheppard, for the Self-Help Series for Riders New & Returning to Horses. This practical, empowering multi-volume series is loaded with horsemanship and equitation philosophies and techniques, including many specific...
Goodnight's Principles of Riding Vol. 4: Canter with Confidence
Most every rider dreams of cantering (or loping) with ease and collection—the grace of a refined horse and rider team taking off with control and changing leads on command. Join Julie Goodnight in Volume 4 of Goodnight's Principles of Riding. Here, she'll explain the gait's footfalls and how...
- Trainer: Julie Goodnight
Goodnight's Principles of Riding Vol. 1: Balance and Rythm
Balance is the number one skill - Learn how you and hour horse can be a balance in motion. Julie Goodnight gives you the elements of good balance and how to use them to attain balance between you and your horse.
During Julie's 20 years as an equine professional, she has focused on...- Trainer: Julie Goodnight
James Shaw Tai Chi for Equestrians: Cross Training For Riders
James’ unique program Tai Chi for Equestrians gives riders specific hands-on tools to improve their riding. James shows riders how to focus on and connect their physical and mental energies with their intent to reach their riding goals. Beginning to world class riders from all...
- Trainer: James Shaw
Ride Like a Natural – Part One: Sitting Right On Your Horse
Part One: Sitting Right On Your Horse
Wendy Murdock has spent her life perfecting a system of teaching riders to do what great riders do naturally. Now you, too, can develop impeccable balance, flawless timing and an inherent sense of feel. Join...
- Trainer: Wendy Murdock
Movement Awareness for Riders
In this film you will discover that it is amazingly simple to improve your riding skills. In his role as a sports scientist, Eckhart Meyners has developed an exercise programme beginning where most riders experience difficulties, i.e. they are tense and transfer this negative tension to their...
- Trainer: Eckart Meyners
Ride From Within 2 The Lower Body – James Shaw
The Lower Body
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- Trainer: James Shaw
The Rider’s Workout with Cheryl Schuhmann
RIDER’S WORKOUT: Cheryl and her assistants lead you through a 45 minute workout developed to improve strength, endurance and flexibility well in the saddle. Information as to which group of muscles is being worked and how they relate to your riding skills is presented. The last 15...
Anatomy in Motion 2: The Visible Rider
Susan Harris and Peggy Brown demonstrate how the human skeleton is put together and how it performs in harmony with the horse. Wearing a special "bone suit," Peggy shows how a rider's anatomy works in both English and Western riding. Because the rider is “transparent" you can...
- Trainer: Susan Harris, Peggy Brown
Yoga and Riding Volume I
Through a series of lessons, on the ground and in the saddle, equestrians are introduced to Linda Benedik's method of integrating hatha yoga with riding in order to improve their balance, breathing, and ultimately, their performance.
In the DVD Volume I: Balance & Symmetry, Riders are...
- Trainer: Linda Benedik
EquiStretch Level One
A 35-minute home workout, taught by professional movement instructor Dan Weltner, Equi-Stretch® is designed to enhance the rider's muscular efficiency. From beginner to Grand Prix, Equi-Stretch® is comprised of specific exercises which target key areas for equestrians. This DVD is a great place...
- Trainer: Dan Weltner
Self Help for Riders New & Returning to Horses Vol. 2
Are you a "do-it-yourselfer" when it comes to horses? Need a convenient resource for practical horsemanship and equitation exercises and answers? Want to stop stressing, and have fun with your horse again? Join nationally acclaimed teachers and clinicians, Bob Jeffreys and...
Self Help Series for Riders New & Returning to Horses Vol. 3
Are you a "do-it-yourselfer" when it comes to horses? Need a convenient resource for practical horsemanship and equitation exercises and answers? Want to stop stressing, and have fun with your horse again? Join nationally acclaimed teachers and clinicians, Bob Jeffreys and...
Goodnight's Principles of Riding Vol. 3: Perfect Practice
Exercises to Improve Your Riding at the Walk, Trot, & Canter. In the third installment of her Goodnight's Principles of Riding series, Julie Goodnight leads riders through fun exercises taught on the ground, while mounted standing still, then gradually perfected at the walk, trot and later,...
- Trainer: Julie Goodnight
Exercises for Equestrians Part Three: Accelerated Flexibility
Presented by Lynn Palm
Palm Partnership Training congratulates you on advancing to this step! The advanced exercises in this video will help you specifically improve weak areas of your body and achieve joint flexibility needed to supple and strengthen muscles in these areas. ...- Trainer: Lynn Palm
Exercises for Equestrians Part Two: Stretching Ahead
Palm Partnership Training is excited to keep you Stretching Ahead with exercises that will build a correct rider’s position.
Stretching Ahead builds on the goals in Part One and introduces new exercises. It will improve balance and body coordination. In this video I will emphasize...- Trainer: Lynn Palm
Ride Like a Natural - Part Two: Time It Right on Your Horse
Wendy Murdoch has spent her life perfecting a system of teaching riders to do what great riders do naturally. Now you, too, can develop impeccable balance, flawless timing, and an inherent sense of feel. Join Wendy as she leads you through a series of exercises that...
- Trainer: Wendy Murdock
Ride Like a Natural - Part Three: Get on the Equiball
Wendy Murdoch has spent her life perfecting a system of teaching riders to do what great riders do naturally. Now you, too, can develop impeccable balance, flawless timing, and an inherent sense of feel. Join Wendy as she leads you through a series of exercises that...
- Trainer: Wendy Murdock
Pilates for The Dressage Rider
A proven to work program designed especially for the dressage rider! Here's the eagerly awaited companion DVD to the best-selling book! Here's the eagerly awaited companion DVD to the best-selling book Pilates for the dressage rider. as did the book, this DVD helps dressage riders to...
- Trainer: Janice Dulak
Yoga and Riding Volume II
In this DVD riders build from the lessons they learned in Volume I, with the focus on learning to relax in mind and body. Riders are taught the yoga techniques to effectively manage, and eventually overcome, the fear and anxiety often associated with riding, be it competitive or recreational....
- Trainer: Linda Benedik
EquiStretch Level Two
A specialized extension of the concepts introduced in Level One. This detailed 40-minute home workout is designed to challenge equestrians from all disciplines to train more specifically, and progress to the next level. The Level Two workout uses deeper muscle groups; therefore, the...
- Trainer: Dan Weltner
EquiStretch The Seated Workout
In this edition, Dan Weltner instructs a 20-minute home workout that is performed while seated in a chair. Tailored to riders and non-riders alike, this non-impact fitness alternative can be used as an introductory exercise routine or as an effective cross training device. This workout also...
- Trainer: Dan Weltner
Ride From Within 1 The Upper Body – James Shaw
The Upper Body
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- Trainer: James Shaw