Pilates for the Dressage Rider: Engaging the Human Spine Using Pilates

by Janice Dulak

While they use different terms, both Pilates and dressage share an emphasis on the torso, or Powerhouse in Pilates-speak, and achieving core strength, good posture, and muscle flexibility. The goals of a Pilates program are often identical to what riders try to achieved in the saddle in the sport of dressage. The book shares three basic goals: to give the reader an introduction to Pilates and basic workout to do at home or on the horse, to help the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0092I87GU
• ISBN13: 9780939481729
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.6" x 9.3"