Tired Henry! He deserved his licorice today. Such a cool dude 🥰
The beautiful Redwood Desire (Dancier x Elite Romance) dancing her way through her first Inter A. Seems like only yesterday she was a foal! Very proud breeder moment. Congratulations @rosanna_relton_dressage on having ridden and produced this beautiful girl thus far. Exciting times ahead too!
Hanging With Henry - How awesome is this? My beautiful baby 4 year old OTTB Henry having a mid-week work-out with @susan_crookking and being a superstar. No HG with him this time to hold his hoof. No lunging. He is just coming along beautifully! Thank you Susan and Kate 😘😘😘 #ottb #lifeafterracing #redwooddressage #hangingwithhenry #davrolwarmbloodstud @katewilson44
Remi Devils Advocate at AAOR National Dressage Championships 2018
The big fella - Remi Devils Advocate by De Niro (aka Denzel) - Novice 2.2 at Brisbane CDI. No faceplants in this one!
Getting stronger and carrying better everyday! 😊
#lovedressage #equinex #bestsaddleclothsever
Cheryl O'Brien Cherie Enders
More Pilates work. Love the use of the “kicking someone in the head” to get me to push out more. Can’t remember who I was thinking of 🤔 🤔 😂😂!!
I’m a big covert and fan of Pilates now and have got my mother going. 👍
Loving the difference and improvement in my position when I ride now. 😄😄
#doingitfordressage #lovedressage #coreofsteeloneday #lovepilates #lavidapilates
Pilates Blooper # 2
Hard work but huge fun!
#doingitfordressage #lovepilates #lavidapilatesstudio #hardbutfun
Now for someone who is super fit showing some Pilates, the gorgeous Bianka, owner of La Vida Pilates Studio
Ok, I managed to get a few consistent lifts on the ball this week without it rolling away (previous post) My left (weak) side was the struggle though. This exercise focussed specifically on my left hip, particularly by crossing my right ankle over my left. 😊 #lovepilates #doingitfordressage #lavidapilatesstudio #buildthatcore
Pilates Bloopers # 1
I thought I had this one! #lovepilates #doingitfordressage #buildthatcore #lavidapilatesstudio
More Pilates. Working.........well, all of it! 👍😄 Thigh, butt, core and hip strength the focus here.
For a quick recap - you can see the wastage on the inside of my left thigh above the knee. In 2003, my knee was hyper-extended back, shattering the top of the tibial plateau and splitting the tibia about 4 inches down. Pins, bone grafting, 2 ops, months on crutches, then over a year in an ankle to mid-thigh brace.
Years and years of pain, loss of proception, doubt, weight gain, etc. Pilates has been the bees knees for me! No pun intended 😆
#doingitfordressage #lovepilates #lavidapilatesstudio #sorebuttandabs
Pilates fail!! 😂😂😂
First time on this exercise. It was harder than it looks
#lovepilates #harderthanitlooks #doingitfordressage #lavidapilatesstudio #willgetitoneday #equinexaustralia
My left leg (my weak side after shattering my left knee some years ago) was getting the wobbles here towards the end of our session but loved this exercise. Again, core, hip flexors, thighs were the focus. #lavidapilatesstudio #lovepilates #doingitfordressage #riderstrength #keepthoseheelstogether
More Pilates at La Vida Pilates Studio - hip flexors, inner thigh and core work here! #lovepilates #buildthatcore #lavidapilatesstudio #doingitfordressage #equinexaustralia
Back to La Vida Pilates today after 3 weeks off! I’m feeling very soggy and stiff after not being there and eating with abandon 😖
Time to get back on track!
This exercise isn’t based on heaving the bar down with your upper body and swinging yourself about the place to achieve the pull.
It’s essentially about lower abdominals (core) with focus on body position and control to work a host of other areas too.
Leaning not allowed so my core is central, but can adjust shoulders for instance without rotating or twisting.
#oneononepilates #lavidapilatesstudio #dressagecorestrength #workingout #equinexaustralia
Chill out/stretch ride after yesterday’s competition to see how Denzel pulled up.
No stiffness, no lumps, no bumps, no soreness. Bouncy and bright. He loved his walk around Davrol. Particularly loved exploring the gully.
Denzel feels 10 years younger than his 15 years!
#lovemyboydenzel #beautifulday #equinexsaddlecloths
Love my one-on-one Pilates on a reformer at La Vida Pilates Studio.
A shattered left knee, torn ligaments in my right ankle (multiple times) led to a host of strength, balance, posture, as well as body control and awareness issues.
Six months ago I would have fallen over trying this, even without the spring on the reformer to create resistance.
The generally instinctive mental perception of “trust” in my body to do as it was told when asked by my brain and not fail me was broken too. We’ve used this exercise, and a few others, to “reconnect” this sense in my brain that I can trust my body to not fall in a heap. We are up to eyes closed with these now 😄👍💪
Ride on my beloved Denzel (Remi Devils Advocate by De Niro) well and truely finished, in order to beat the heat.
A little snippet of the start of our warmup to get the big fella going.
Love this boy to bits 💕💕💕. Cheryl O'Brien
My beautiful Evie and I are looking after Davrol Warmbloods over Christmas and New Year.
Evie was a bit miffed to discover that for last 14 years with us she has been using her own legs like a sucker!
Loves rides in the mule already and doesn’t want to get out! Funny puppy!
Redwood Daenerys, not wanting to join mum in the stable! Hoping that her Uncle Denzel (in the background) will rescue her! 😂😍😍😂😍 By Davrol Dancecard from Perf. EM. Remi London Belle