Episode 11: What if “rider fitness” Isn’t the Best Way to Build Rider Fitness? Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube I Heart Radio Links: Weekly Newsletter – Don’t miss my free...

Have you been told your joints are showing wear and tear? Osteoarthritis – especially in the back, hips, and knees – is a daunting specter for riders. We need those joints to ride our horses...

After 40, rider fitness really does change—but that doesn’t mean decline is inevitable. In this episode, we discuss how shifting hormones affect muscle, metabolism, stress, and weight gain, and why the...

In this episode, we take an honest look at the physical capacity required to ride and care for horses into our later decades. Learn what it takes to change the trajectory of aging, protect your athleticism,...

12 a.m. I am asleep.  It’s an uneasy kind of rest, frequently broken by the stirring of horses in their pens, the breathing of my friends, the drumbeat of not-knowing in my chest. Any endurance...

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It wasn’t even my injury. The wreck happened to Layne, my dear friend who was just back on the endurance trail after her second spinal surgery in two years. She hadn’t gone a mile from the start when it...

As endurance riders, we’re obsessed with our horses’ fitness. We meticulously plan their conditioning rides, track their recoveries, and adjust their programs based on age, fitness level, season,...