RIDER POSTURE & BALANCE

To ride at your maximum potential whether you ride for pleasure or compete at an elite level, you need to be supple, have a balanced muscular system, be strong in the abdominal and lower back region and be aligned and symmetrical
(especially leg length).

A balanced musculoskeletal system enables you to maintain good posture and balance on your horse. It will mean you will be able to apply your aids smoothly and correctly so that you do not bias to the left or right side and that you will be able to stay relaxed and supple through your aids.

Chirotechnic treatment aligns your skeletal structures and increases nerve impulses and flow, as a result this will improve or correct your:

1. posture
2. body symmetry
3. muscle coordination
4. flexibility
5. efficiency of brain to body motor control
6. well-being and health   

When you ride you will find it much easier to;

1. sit evenly in the saddle
2. give clear concise aids
3. maintain good posture
4. be relaxed and calm
5. ride with confidence and ease

It is necessary for you to ride lightly and evenly to minimize injury to your horses back.

With the above components you will improve your riding skills. It is also equally important
for your horse to have a balanced musculoskeletal and a nervous system functioning at its optimum level. Refer to treatment for horses.

The ultimate aim is to achieve harmony and fluidity between horse and rider.

So there’s no point in making sure your horse has the latest saddle, bit, dentist, masseur, chiropractor etc if the rider is a creaking, stiff and chronically out of alignment. The joy of riding is in becoming one with the horse – in order to do that each must be free moving and flowing to allow true union to take place.

So don’t just invest in one or the other – invest in both and experience the difference!