Using Hill Work to Build Fitness —Extract from Training Horses the Ingrid Klimke Way by Ingrid Klimke In this extract from Training Horses the Ingrid Klimke Way, Olympian Ingrid Klimke shares why she feels hill workouts are necessary fitness builders ...
—Lisa Hellmer Riding alone can be tough! It’s difficult finding the motivation after a long day and figuring out what to work on, like coming up with new exercises to keep you and your horses interested. I am here to ...
—Lisa Hellmer Dressage is a sport of constant repetition in the movements, but also in the environment we ride in. Dressage riders often confine themselves to the 20×60 meter arena, or as I often refer to it: “The Sandbox.” A ...
—Lisa Hellmer Fly changes are sometimes one of the more challenging movements we teach our horses. Changes often create some anxiety and can disrupt the lovely canter we worked so hard to develop—but that’s ok! There are ways to improve ...
—Lisa Hellmer One of the best things for dressage horses is variety. Dressage is a tough sport, which requires patience, persistence, and A LOT of time. It is extremely repetitive and requires practicing movements and parts of movements over and ...
—Lisa Hellmer When we think of conditioning, we might picture a horse and rider getting ready for a three-day event—lots of hills, various footing, and a handy stop watch on the rider’s wrist. This doesn’t have to be only for ...