Product Review

Zen and Horseback Riding explains the location, importance and use of the psoas muscles. The psoas muscles are the deep core muscles that link the upper and lower girdles of the body. The psoas muscles are the basis of all efficient body movement and can be used by participants in any athletic activity. They are the missing link a rider must learn to use in order to follow the directions of riding instructors and to feel the horse's movement. By mastering the use of these muscles, a rider will be able to maintain self-carriage, both on and off the horse. The Second Edition of the book contains a foreword by Sally Swift and fourteen additional pages of new information in the Riding section. This new section contains information about tone, engaging the psoas and hyoid muscles, breathing the C, bilateral movement and a formula for achieving stability and lightness in the saddle.