The Complete Pilates for Horses Programme
The Complete Pilates for Horses Programme is a definitive toolkit that will help horse owners to improve and maintain the horse’s posture, core strength, body awareness, control and balance.
“Every horse owner owes it to their horse to maintain and improve musculoskeletal comfort, and performing targeted Pilates exercises is one way that we can do this.
I wanted to give all horse owners the opportunity to learn core strengthening and stretching exercises that can easily be done at home – The Complete Pilates for Horses Programme is the result,”
The Complete Pilates for Horses Programme gives you everything you need to confidently start using these hugely powerful and effective exercises that will make a real difference to your horse’s comfort, performance and well-being.
Incorporating these exercises into your horse’s routine has a whole host of benefits, including:-
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Improving posture, strength and core stability
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Creating better balance, coordination and proprioception
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Developing a deeper bond
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Enhancing comfort and performance
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Improving flexibility, mobility and suppleness
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Reducing stiffness and the risk of injury
The Complete Pilates for Horses Programme is an invaluable resource for all horse owners. All the exercises detailed in the video course and book are tried, tested and trusted by Gillian and why she is recommending them to you.
When performed correctly and on a regular basis, you will soon start to see and feel the changes in your horse’s body reflected in your ridden work.
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The Complete Pilates for Horses Programme Includes:
A Comprehensive Guide to Pilates for Horses Book
Take your time to study this detailed spiral bound book and understand each of the 74 Pilates exercises. Divided into 10 chapters, each one targets a different area of the body. Each of the non-ridden exercises is described in detail with the aims and objectives, plus clear and easy to follow step-by-step instructions.
*Only included in the complete programme.
Video Tutorial Course
Watch Gillian as she demonstrates each of the 74 Pilates exercises in bitesize video tutorials. On average each video tutorial is 4 minutes long.
Gain a valuable insight into how these strengthening and stretching exercises affect the horse’s body. Follow Gillian’s advice to ensure you perform the exercises correctly and your horse will gain all the benefits of doing these Pilates exercises.
Online Exercise Selector
To ensure you and your horse get the most from this programme, we have put together a useful and easy to use Online Exercise Selector. Simply select which areas you would like to work on and it will recommend which exercises are best for your horse and help you put together a targeted exercise programme.
A Comprehensive Guide to Pilates for Horses EBook
The Comprehensive Guide to Pilates for Horses is available as an interactive E-Book so you can easily access the exercises from your mobile, tablet or computer.
Perfect for down at the yard or wherever you go with your horse.
12 Week
Pilates Exercise Planner
This workbook will guide you through an assessment of your horse, help you choose the right Pilates exercises and keep you inspired and motivated as you incorporate them into your daily routine. Monitor and record the changes in your horse, make notes and much more. We recommend that you purchase 1 planner for each horse.
*Only included in the complete programme.
Certificate of Completion
Upon completion of the programme, you will receive a certificate of participation signed by Gillian.
Many organisations will recognise this for CPD points. However, please note this programme is designed for horse owners and is not a therapy qualification course.
Options
E-Version
INCLUDES:
Unlimited Access to the Ebook
Video Tutorials (Over 5 hours)
Online Exercise Selector
Certificate of Completion
£120
The Complete Programme
INCLUDES:
Everything in the E-Version
plus
A Comprehensive Guide to Pilates for Horses
(A4 ring-bound book worth £35)
and
The Pilates Exercise Planner
(A5 hardback workbook worth £15)
£160
Reviews and Testimonials
What is Pilates For Horses?
But... Pilates for Horses?
Many of the Pilates principles can be applied to the horse. Core stability and strength are as important to horses as they are to riders.
Maintaining stability, posture and balance can contribute to more effective training, improved performance and reduced risk of injury.
Stimulating and strengthening the core muscles comes through correct work and skilful use of ridden movements and exercises as directed by your trainer. There are also a number of exercises, performed from the ground, which can supplement ridden work to help to improve core stability.
By performing these specific exercises, the core muscles that ensure good posture, a strong back and assist in carrying the weight of the rider can be strengthened. These include the deep internal muscles of the abdomen, pelvis, thoracic sling, and back together with the more superficial muscles
of the trunk.
Core strengthening exercises can be invaluable as part of a rehabilitation programme following injury. Using specific exercises to target and stimulate weak or injured muscles can be particularly useful. Following permission from your vet, any well-qualified therapist will be able to advise on an individually designed programme of exercises.
Recognising that many horses, could benefit from improved posture, core strength, stability, flexibility, coordination and balance, Gillian developed 'Pilates' for horses.
These subtle yet powerful non-ridden exercises and techniques have a positive effect on the horse's health and well-being.
What is Pilates?
Pilates is a conditioning system that increases core stability, strength and body awareness. It redresses imbalances, and realigns the body from the inside out.
It can improve posture, achieve a balance between strength and flexibility and relieve tension. It's popular with athletes from all disciplines including equestrians.
Developed by Joseph Pilates, an authority on movement and biomechanics, he continually developed and refined a programme of exercises and stretches based on the principle that a strong core supports the back and minimises the risk of muscular damage.