Search results for Flatwork Exercises

Improve your horse’s bend in walk with this simple polework exercise

Develop your core strength and balance by practising these positions in the saddle

Sharpen your transitions using this simple exercise on a circle

Develop your horse’s engagement in canter with this quick transition exercise

Try this exercise to encourage your horse to engage his hindleg from the ground

Refine your centre lines using just two poles and two cones

This simple exercise helps improve balance, accuracy and straightness.In dressage, first impressions count. From the moment you turn onto the centre line, the judge begins assessin...

Use this 10m loop exercise to build your horse’s strength, balance and suppleness – and test your aids

Using your outside aids to turn is important for riding a 10m loop.

Boost your horse’s suppleness and manoeuvrability using five poles on the ground

Olympic rider shares favourite jumping exercise to develop horse’s technique and rider balance

6 Pelvic Floor Exercises

This pelvic floor workout targets the muscles that support your core, posture and overall stability, helping improve strength, coordination and breath control for everyday movement...

15-Minute Mat Pilates

Build core strength and full-body stability with this 15-minute mat Pilates workout you can do at home. This roundup features beginner Pilates exercises that target the abs, glutes...

Forward Walkover progressions

A long and comprehensive video. Of course many are appropriate, as well, for Backward Walkover and combining the two. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Danielle English - Intermediate Mat (35 mins) - Level 2

Danielle English ignites this energizing Intermediate Mat workout with a powerful warmup that builds immediate heat. Creative, lifted sequences challenge the side body and glutes w...

Round-off Double Layout for Yurchenko

Ideal physical and motor preparation. Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Danica Kalemdaroglu - Standing Strong (45 mins) - Level 1/2

Danica Kalemdaroglu guides instructors toward confident standing work through clear progressions and grounded strength. This class builds balance, foot awareness, and full-body int...

Sarah Bertucelli - Beginner Progressions Flow (45 mins) - Level 1/2

Sarah Bertucelli guides a thoughtful progression from beginner to intermediate work, building body awareness and control. Develop strong pelvic placement and a deeper connection to...

Courtney Miller - PRO | Supine Essential Warm Up Flow (10 mins) - Level 2/3

Objective- Warm up the body with supine flows that build core, glute, and inner thigh engagement using a Small Ball for stability. Important Cues- Maintain a slight imprint of...

Short exercise routines

Bonzocat: Luckily, I have strong legs, but stability isn’t as good as I’d like, https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/well/move/balance-exercises-aging.html

Dane Sorensen - Fire Up Your Glutes (30 mins) - Level 2

Dane Sorensen leads a glute-focused Mat class designed to build strength that supports your entire body. Expect an energizing warmup, powerful lower-body work, and a confident burn...

Tracey Mallett - PRO | Beginner Arms and Core Flow (5 mins) - Level 1

Objective- Strengthen arms, core, and lower body through supine flows with straps and a Small Ball, emphasizing control and alignment. Important Cues- Maintain a slight imprin...

Tom McCook - Strong Intermediate Reformer (40 mins) - Level 2

Move with stability, precision, and strength in this Reformer class led by Tom McCook. You will focus on alignment and rhythm as you explore functional, grounded movement that buil...