What you'll learn

  • How to breathe correctly and engage your core

    Before starting week 1, you will learn Diaphragmatic Breathing and How to Engage your core that will benefit your workouts and your rides.

  • Why core strength and stability will help your riding

    Along with the information in the e-book, this series will show you why having better core stability will benefit your riding.

  • 8 weeks of the most effective Core Exercises for Equestrians

    In this series you will train your core progressively and learn how to train in the most effective way possible as an Equestrian.

Improve your core and become a more effective rider in 8-weeks.

No matter what discipline you ride, you will benefit from a core-training program.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome!

    2. Diaphragmatic Breathing

    3. How to Engage your Core

    4. E-book: Core Strength and Stability for the Equestrian Athlete

    5. Sneak Peek!

      FREE PREVIEW
    1. Week 1 Introduction

    2. Week 1 Handout

    3. Week 1 Warm Up

    4. Week 1 Core Conditioning

    5. Week 1 Cool Down

    1. Week 2 Introduction

    2. Week 2 Handout

    3. Week 2 Warm Up

    4. Week 2 Core Conditioning

    5. Week 2 Cool Down

    1. Week 3 Introduction

    2. Week 3 Handout

    3. Week 3 Warm Up

    4. Week 3 Core Conditioning

    5. Week 3 Cool Down

    1. Week 4 Introduction

    2. Week 4 Handout

    3. Week 4 Warm Up

    4. Week 4 Core Conditioning

    5. Week 4 Cool Down

    6. How are you feeling in the saddle?

    1. Week 5 Introduction

    2. Week 5 Handout

    3. Week 5 Warm Up

    4. Week 5 Core Conditioning

    5. Week 5 Cool Down

About this course

  • Evidence Based Approach
  • Follow along workout videos
  • Self-paced course, life-time access

"Implementation of a core training program can have a significant impact on riding performance"

- González & Šarabon, 2020

FREE Welcome Pack and E-book!

Every enrollment includes a FREE exclusive welcome pack and E-book valued at $100+.

  • Welcome Pack

    $80 value

    Once enrolled, you will be mailed this exclusive welcome pack that includes a Haybales and Barbells water bottle, cap, H&B Logo sticker and a workout log to track all your workouts.

  • E-book: Core Strength and Stability for the Equestrian Athlete

    $30 value

    With over 20 academic references, this evidence-based e-book integrates evidence from research, so that equestrians like yourself can improve your core strength and stability in the most effective way possible. This e-book is written for the equestrian that wants to understand how core strength and stability can improve their riding, with evidence to back it up.

Features

  • Evidence-based Approach

    This 8-week series is built on factual evidence from global research. Each week contains new workouts that will build on what you worked on the previous week to maximize results.

  • Life-time Access

    You will have life-time access to all the workout videos, all the downloadable materials from the course and the course is self-paced so you can do it over and over again.

  • FREE E-book and Welcome Pack Included

    You will receive a free e-book and be mailed a welcome pack with Haybales and Barbells merchandise upon registration. Over $100+ in value.

"Advanced riders [show] higher core muscles engagement and better intermuscular coordination"

- González & Šarabon, 2020

Pricing options

Choose between two payment options that fits your need.

FAQ

  • How long will I have access to the course?

    Once you enroll, you will have lifetime access to all the materials included in this course. That includes all the workout videos, the weekly handouts that has all the details of the workouts, and all the pre-requisite PDFs.

  • How long do the workouts take?

    Each workout will be around 20-30 minutes from start to finish. The workouts include a dynamic warm up, core conditioning and a short stretch routine at the end. The workouts are all follow along videos, but if you do not want to follow along the videos and want to work on them at your own time, all the details of the workout will be on the weekly handouts.

  • I'm currently in a fitness program, can I still do this series?

    Yes. You can do this series all on it's own, or you can include this as a supplemental routine to your current fitness program.

  • What equipment do I need?

    A yoga mat, bosu ball and exercise ball. It is highly recommended that you have access to a bosu ball and exercise ball to maximize effectiveness of the course, but if not, there will be alternate bodyweight exercises listed that you can substitute instead.

  • How can I log my workouts?

    Included in your FREE Welcome Pack is a printed workout log that you can log your workouts on.

  • How many times a week should I do the exercises?

    It is recommended that you complete 3 workouts per week while in this course. Because this course is based on progressive training, each week builds on the previous week, so we want to ensure that you have developed the adequate strength and stability to move on to the next weeks workouts.

  • Are there prerequisites to this course?

    Yes. Once you enroll in the course, you will have to view the "Diaphragmatic Breathing" and "How to Engage your Core" videos and practice the exercises before you can continue on to Week 1. Those are the foundations to core training and is fundamental to succeeding in this 8-week series.

  • Are the workouts follow along videos?

    Yes! The workouts are follow along videos that include a warm up, the core workout and a cool down stretching routine. If you do not want to follow along the videos, each week there is a handout that lists out all the exercises in the workout so you can just pull that up on your phone/tablet/computer.