About Mat & Saddle
Our bespoke yoga classes are carefully crafted for horse riders to help you improve your physical fitness, maintain a positive riding mindset and boost your overall wellbeing. We also offer some lifestyle inspiration for equestrians in our blog. Research and conversations with riders and trainers from around the world help infuse our classes and online articles with additional expertise.
Our approach is body, mind and life. We want you to feel strong and balanced physically and mentally, and to empower and inspire you to live your best equestrian life.
Body
“Look after your body — it’s the greatest tool in your rider’s tool kit.”
Staying physically fit is important for horse riders. Our classes incorporate traditional yoga poses as well as some new and fun exercises with special attention to horse rider needs. Our aim is to help you:
Build strength and flexibility.
Improve your balance and core strength.
Increase your mobility and stamina.
Develop body awareness.
Notice and control your breath.
Develop softness.
Improve your riding posture.
Learn how to relax / reduce tension.
Love your body and respect its limits.
Mind
Do you ever feel nervous when riding? Or frustrated when things don’t go right? As equestrians, we can sometimes feel stressed, tense, nervous, drained, overwhelmed or worried. Our classes aim to:
Introduce you to yoga philosophy that you can draw upon when working with your horse.
Promote a patient, compassionate and open-minded approach to riding.
Inspire self-confidence.
Teach you how to connect with your breath and come back to relaxation.
Invite you to develop trust.
Remind you that you’re not alone.
Encourage you to be a happy, optimistic and energetic equestrian.
“The underlying mindset we adopt hugely impacts our riding, motivation, and how we deal with failure.”
Life
Being a horse rider is a lifestyle. Are you making the most of it? Do you sometimes struggle to balance horses and riding with everything else? And are you investing as much energy in your own wellbeing as you are in your horse’s?
Yoga comes with ideas for diet, lifestyle, bodily cleansing and overall self-care.
And, as well as our yoga classes, we offer some light-hearted wellness and lifestyle inspiration specifically for equestrians through our blog: Your Horse & Yoga Life! Here you can find everything from wellness and beauty tips to fashion ideas and travel help.
We also have some quick stretching and fitness guides not to mention write-ups of our interviews with expert riders and trainers. Be sure to check it out!
“In order to show up fully for our horses, we have to show up for ourselves.”
Classes
We offer group and private classes, as well as in-person and online sessions, so you can choose the right class for you.
More questions?
Click below to read the answers to our frequently asked questions.