Get to know your equine partner inside out with this highly illustrated training guide based on biomechanics. It’s like pilates for horse and rider.
From leading equine expert and best-selling author Gillian Higgins, comes a unique handbook that gives horse lovers and competitive owners an insight into improving skills and training from an anatomical perspective.
This training manual, based on the Horses Inside Out philosophy — “Understanding anatomy improves performance and reduces the risk of injury” — provides various tips and tricks for riders from all equine disciplines to make informed decisions to maximise their own and their horse’s potential, gain more enjoyment, satisfaction, and improve their skills.
Posture and Performance contains a wealth of practical tips and exercises broken down into easy-to-follow, well-illustrated steps, showing how riders can improve their riding skills and potential. Gillian Higgins suggests ways to improve a horse’s physique, posture, flexibility, stability, core strength, performance and how to reduce muscular and movement problems, and reduce the risk of injury, while also providing critical pointers on rider posture and movement.
The book is filled with gorgeous images that have all been crafted by anatomical creations being painted onto the horse by the author, giving the reader a totally unique experience which shows how a horse’s anatomy works and why it’s important for every rider. Posture and Performance is a truly spectacular book.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Gillian Higgins is a sports and remedial therapist, equine therapist, rider and BHS senior coach and anatomist. She regularly writes articles for equestrian magazines and is also requested to give quotes as ‘ask the expert’. She founded Horses Inside Out, an organisation which gives a fascinating insight into equine locomotion, training and management from an anatomical perspective.
Posture and Performance is available from December 1 from www.exislepublishing.com.au and wherever good books are sold. RRP $34.99
Gillian will be touring Australia in 2016. For more information about these clinics visit Horses Inside Out Australia Tour on Facebook or contact Jessica Blackwell on 0407 850 033.
