Here are the top 10 exercises to become a better equestrian.  Some of these only a horse person will understand without explanation. 

Read on and have yourself a good laugh.

10.  Drop a heavy steel object on your foot.  Don't pick it up right away.  Shout, "Get off, GET OFF!"

9.   Leap out of a moving vehicle and practice "relaxing into the fall".  Roll lithely into a ball and spring to your feet.

8.   Learn to grab your checkbook out of your purse and write out a $500 check without even looking down.

7.   Jog long distance carrying a halter and a carrot.  Go ahead and tell the neighbors what you are doing - they might as well know now.

6.   Affix a pair of reins to a moving freight train and practice pulling to a halt.  Smile as if you are having fun.

5.   Hone your fibbing skills: "See hon, moving hay bales ins FUN!" and "No, really, I'm glad your lucky performance and multimillion dollar horse won the bl;ue ribbon.  I am just thankful that my hard work and actual ability won me a second place."

4.   Practice dialing your chiropractor's number with both arms paralyzed to the shoulder and one foot anchoring the lead rope of a frisky horse.

3.   Borrow the US Army's slogan: Be All That You Can Be . . . . . bitten, thrown, kicked, slimed, trampled, frozen . . . .

2.   Lie face down in a puddle of mud in your most expensive riding clothes and repeat to yourself, "This is a learning experience, this is a learning experience, this is. . . . ."

1.   THE NUMBER 1 EXERCISE TO BECOME A BETTER EQUESTRIAN:  Marry money.

Courtesy LV Horse Council