GET UP AND GO – Rider Fitness with Georgia Dixon
You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. That’s the same with me and the gym. Motivation is so hard to find especially in the winter when the days are…
You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. That’s the same with me and the gym. Motivation is so hard to find especially in the winter when the days are…
As soon as the fixtures for the 2018 season were published on the British Eventing website I, like many event riders, sat down armed with my iPad and the 2018 calendar and began to plan…
Have you ever been told “horse riding is not a sport you just sit there”, I think every single person that has ever ridden a horse has been told this at some stage of their…
As we fast approach the end of the year for a lot of you this will mean some downtime from the horses . Well, by downtime I mean perhaps a few quiet weeks before the…
Carbohydrates are the most important source of fuel in an athlete’s diet. And yet some athletes experiment with popular low-carbohydrate regimens, mistakenly believing that these diets will somehow “train” the body to burn more fat…
EWW welcomes Jane Pike, Jane is an Equestrian Mental Skills Coach at www.confidentrider.online. She specialises in giving riders the skills they need to ride with confidence and joy, and the mental fitness to be focused, on…
Over the past couple of months I have been doing some research about keeping our horses hydrated .. so often , if you are out competing all day , it is the case that a…
So new Year , new start right ? How many of you have made New Years resolutions to eat better , workout more , cut out sweets/alcohol/ sugar? How many of you are sticking to…
With the eventing season drawn to a close I find it interesting to compare the differences between horses and their jockeys . Most horses are super fit and looking amazing after a busy season ,…
Kelly Bowers … We all know that we cannot expect our horses to perform at their best on a poor diet so why do we give our diets such little thought ? Fortunately we…