Yoga for Equestrians
I had been practicing yoga for about 5 years when I got my first horse at age 51. The year was 2005. My goal was to ride a lot and, although I considered myself fit, my body was feeling the aches and pains of daily horseback riding. Changing my yoga routine to compensate for the muscles I was using as an equestrian really helped me get through the initial period of intense riding.
Yoga helped so much, I tried talking my yoga instructor into letting me develop a class specific to equestrians. She wasn’t into horses, and I didn’t know enough people with horses to inspire a special class. My plans for a “Yoga for Equestrians” class fizzled out. Recently I brought up in casual conversation among my horse friends that I was once a yoga instructor. Then they asked if I would be interested in teaching a class. That got me to thinking about yoga again.
While I’m too busy to add a yoga class to my plate, I found a qualified horsewoman who has developed a “Yoga for Equestrians” program. Gabrielle Diakon is a yoga instructor with a passion for horses. Gabrielle has constructed yoga workout videos especially designed for those of us who ride. Now, in these times of COVID quarantines, yoga online seems the perfect solution.
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