There are four progressively more athletic Warmups for you to master:

• Wellness: a walk-only routine for horses who are just beginning their core journey

• Connection: done in a walk and light trot; the next step in core development, and improves the connection between you and your horse.

• Flexibility: done in a walk and an active trot, enhancing your horse’s core suppleness and overall flexibility

• Agility: ridden in walk, trot, and canter to activate and energise your horse’s core and body before athletic performance.

As these warm-up routines have a natural progression of complexity, please be sure to listen to the introduction at the beginning of each warm-up AT LEAST once, as each exercise will be explained in greater detail.

These audio warm-ups were designed to provide you and your horse with the tools to improve posture and core strength, resulting in a supple, willing, and happy dance partner. Depending on your starting point, both you and your horse will take varying amounts of time to master these poses and stretches.

We recommend using these audios until you and your horse find these exercises easy and can perform them flawlessly before moving on to the next Warmup level. Once well practiced, a few repetitions of each exercise at the beginning of your riding session will be all that is needed to activate your horse’s core before a delightful ride.

See you in the saddle!

Visconte Cocozza & The Core Conditioning For Horses Team