About this course
How much time and investment do you spend on training your horse ?
Fitness programs, lessons, developing their muscle tone and straightness, physiotherapists, massage therapists, chiropractors, therapy boots and rugs, tack and equipment, magnetic rugs... the list goes on!
But what about yourself as a rider and athlete? How much investment do you put into yourself? Probably not nearly as much!
Equestrian sports are unique in that instead of there being one athlete, there are two; the rider and the horse. But we tend to put all of our focus on the horse. The industry is becoming more and more aware of the importance of the rider's fitness and wellbeing as well as that of the horse. Don't just look after your horses, look after yourself too!
Course Snapshot
This course is designed to give you an insight into the areas you can work on as a rider to improve your performance. It includes the following:
1. Postural Analysis
2. On and off horse analysis of your strengths and weaknesses
3. Strength and Conditioning Exercises
There is a downloadable workbook that you can complete as you work through the course to help you record all of your findings. You will be able to create your own weekly fitness programme using the information that you have gathered and inputted into your workbook.
Student Testimonial: Olivia Sanders
"I have seen such a difference since doing this course. Could really tell whilst riding both my horse and my friend's horse last night.
Really enjoyed this course - another to tick off the list!"
Course Curriculum
Course Author: Sarah Tame
This course is written by Sarah Tame, BHSQ Level 4 Senior Coach, MSc Equine Science, NLP Master Practitioner has trained numerous students up to Pony Club A test and BHS Stage 4 level. Sarah has 8 years experience of lecturing at an Equine College where she has acquired valuable skills in writing courses, assessments and in helping students to achieve. Sarah founded Equine Distance Learning in 2010 and her City and Guilds Level 5 Certificate in Further Education also guarantees you will receive high quality teaching material.
Sarah has used her practical experience, her British Horse Society and academic education and research skills to deliver this course in a bitesize and easy to follow format
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We offer a full range of mini courses - all designed to give you a taste of an important aspect of horse care whilst being a great way to discover what being one of our students is like!