High-Performance Equestrian
Dr Fiona Hargraves PhD, exercise/sports scientist, nutritionist, and behavioural scientist, presents the science behind training equestrians for performance in the saddle. Dr Fi covers a range of topics from the demands of horse riding as a sport, the various types of fitness and skills to work on off the horse, as well as how to build habits to develop a lifestyle that will support your riding.
Dr Fi offers accessible online fitness for Equestrians worldwide - see the FitScience EQ website for more.
https://www.fitscienceeq.com/
Episodes
13 episodes
High-Performance Equestrian Ep 13: Habits and building a lifestyle that supports equestrian fitness.
Dr Fiona Hargraves PhD, exercise, nutrition, and behavioural scientist addresses what to do - and what not to do - when you want to improve fitness as a rider, but realise you struggle to prioritise yourself with a busy equestrian lifestyle &am...
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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15:41
High-Performance Equestrian Ep 12: What to do when stretching is getting you nowhere for mobility.
Have you been trying and trying to stretch those tight hip flexors or other areas and feel like it's just not getting any better? There's a good chance it really isn't working because the muscles are habitually in a shortened position and not o...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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6:50
High-Performance Equestrian Ep 11: Proprioception; is your body applying aids how you think it is?
Proprioception could be considered a sixth sense and is our ability to detect where are body parts are in space. This episode discusses how skilled riders have symmetry of movement, pressure, force, and position, detected and controlled b...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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10:13
High-Performance Equestrian Ep 10: Optimising rider position
Fiona discusses the influence of rider alignment and balance on the horse and on the ability to deliver effective aids. She also reviews the ideal riding seat and identifies common issues that may be the result of a non-optimal rider position, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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16:11
High Performance Equestrian Ep 9: Rider Mobility - for moving with the horse.
What is Mobility? And what about Flexibility? Mobility is one of the key ingredients to moving with the horse. Fiona discusses how significantly it affects riding, the important body parts you really need to be able to move through an efficient...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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14:39
High Performance Equestrian Ep 8: Strength, muscles and principles of training for riders.
Fiona discusses muscular strength and endurance and why equestrian athletes need to consider this in their training, as they do for their horse! She also outlines principles of training such as specificity, progressive overload and recovery and...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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16:43
High Performance Equestrian Ep 7: Rider fitness - cardiovascular fitness
Should riders focus on cardiovascular fitness?What is the difference between aerobic and anaerobic fitness and what should I be doing?Fiona guides riders though considering how training for more energy can increase rider performance by ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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11:54
High Performance Equestrian Ep 6: Periodisation for equestrian athletes
What is periodisation? How does is apply in equestrian sports and how can it help athletes peak at just the right time for competitions?Periodisation means your training has strategy to achieve progression and purpose, it also prevents burn...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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18:55
High Performance Equestrian Ep 5: Skill acquisition - how are top riders so good?
Have you ever wondered how top riders are so good? Is it talent, is it skill? Have you got what it takes? How can you get what it takes to be a top rider?Podcast episode 5 examines skill acquisition and the elements that can help any riders...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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18:40
High Performance Equestrian Ep 4: What are the demands of equestrian sports on the rider?
What do riders need to do in training to make sure they perform at peak when it counts?Fiona provides a sports science analysis of the various aspects of skill and biomechanics riders can consider to improve performance as equestrian athlet...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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16:20
High-Performance Equestrian Ep 3: Is riding enough for fitness?
Isn’t riding enough to keep me fit? This episode explores the concepts of riding fitness versus rider fitness, match or game fitness, the various definitions of fitness in the context of what equestrians do every day and in terms of striving fo...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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16:25
High Performance Equestrian Ep 2: The six-legged athlete
Considering the concept of the the six-legged athlete; Is your horse the real athlete on the team? What about the rider? We put so much focus, time and money shaping our horses into fine athletes, are there things we can do differently to...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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10:49
High Performance Equestrian Ep 1: Introduction
This episode is a welcome to High Performance Equestrian and outlines the content of the podcast and introduces the host, Fiona Hargraves. The podcast will include information on sports and nutrition science, exercise, fitness, strengt...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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4:37