They affect far more than you realise in the saddle. Hamstrings play a huge role in how your pelvis sits, how your hips move, and how easily your seat can follow your horse. When they’re tight or restricted, you might notice: • difficulty sitting deep • a tipped or braced pelvis • tension through your lower back • legs that want to grip instead of drape • tendency for chair sit or tipping back That’s why how you stretch them matters. Dynamic work — like moving between hamstring and hip flexor le

Struggling with your dressage posture? Having a good dressage position is as much about the visual aesthetics as it is about ensuring you prevent wear and tear through your joints. As a rider our goal is to communicate clearly with the horse what we are asking and wanting it to do. This requires the right type of stability, stamina and suppleness from the body and in order to improve this doing dressage exercises that are specific to you as a rider is key. Each movement you do can be considered