Equi-Stretch--Strengthening and Stretching Techniques for the Rider Review

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(More customer reviews)I highly reccommend Equistretch videos.The videos are the next best thing to a live class with Kristi and Dan, which is a real treat.
My husband and I have used Equistretch videos for three years and really enjoy the stretching routines, as they address rider specific muscle groups and build core strength and flexibility. We are both middle aged and trail rider, fox hunt and I do some dressage. I have two of the videos and their travel book and stretching bands which I also enjoy. We use a variety of yoga and exercise tapes and make Equistretch part of our regular routine. Dressage guru Jane Savoie has some nice things to say about their work-outs on her website. Enjoy!

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Equi-Stretch® is a home workout video series designed primarily for, but not exclusively for equestrians. From riders, to golfers, to body builders, these videos offer a great 40-minute low-impact workout. Equi-Stretch® consists of exercises designed to enhance muscular efficiency. These exercises help both riders and non-riders learn to improve their strength and flexibility, as well as overall body awareness, by developing a greater range of motion, building stronger abdominals, and learning pelvic isolation. Learn more at equistretch.com.

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Pilates for the Dressage Rider Review

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(More customer reviews)I have been wanting this DVD but couldn't commit to the price. I received it as a gift for Christmas and was really excited to get it. I own the Element Pilates for weight loss beginners by Brooke Siler and have been doing it for about a year. This dvd has the same exercises but not as many. I don't really care for the format of the DVD. The longest workout is 17 minutes and is called the advanced work out. It contains all the exercises in what they call the beginner exercises, which is only 10 minutes so you can't really do them back to back unless you plan to repeat the exercises. For me this is a step back in terms of a workout. There is only one exercise that is more advanced than the Brooke Siler video and both ladies trained under the same Pilates instructor, so much of the instruction is the same, but in the Siler DVD you can choose 20, 28 or 48 minutes of exercise and the DVD is a third of the price. I was really hoping to see something specific to riding and dressage, but the exercises done in saddle are nothing more than breathing, twisting and tucking your pelvis. I was disappointed. The production of the video isn't bad but it is not professional either. It seems very amateur. If you have not done Pilates before and you are interested for the purpose of improving your riding this would be an okay into. I just feel that if you have any background already this is not advanced enough.

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Here's the eagerly awaited companion DVD to the bestselling book Pilates for the Dressage Rider. As did the book, this DVD helps dressage riders develop the core strength, good posture and muscle flexibility integral to success in the saddle using Pilates exercises.
Janice Dulak has compiled a program specially designed for the dressage rider. With this DVD, viewers will slowly and methodically learn each exercise, then apply them in a real time workout.
Both basic and advanced exercises are included, as well as exercises in the saddle. A final section on rider exploration gives the viewer the tools to futher advance in her dresaage goals.

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