Many new riders who come here are active in other sports in their daily lives. It is interesting how surprised they are at the soreness they feel after riding or the difficulty they have with certain aspects of riding. (For me, it is the core strength needed to post while keeping a steady rein)
I just came across a great website that gave some good conditioning tips for riders. Here is the link: http://www.ehow.com/how_2247007_get-shape-horseback-riding.html
Of course, it is also true that runners or bikers might benefit from some horseback riding in order to improve things like balance!
And, this picture of Chuck and Lizzie has nothing at all to do with this post, but Krissy has taken so many great pictures that I hate to do a post without putting some up. And this is one of my favorites. And we are putting some more hay in this week -- today, actually. So ....
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