Off horse fitness or cross training will boost your performance as a horse rider; it helps with your alignment, posture and accurate movement patterns which will aid you in overcoming your riding issues and enable you to achieve your riding goals.

Off horse training is a necessity as riding alone is not enough to get or keep you fit for the sport of Polo. When riding, one of your many objectives is to attain the art of symmetry which requires great effort as riding naturally builds asymmetrical strength due to the muscles that have been engaged. Consequently, this results in tightness in the body or a strain injury either of which will restrict your movement and make it difficult to cue and control your horse.

Training in between your matches allows you to use all of your muscles rather than stressing the targeted few, thus reducing the chance of tightness and risk of strain. This off-horse time improves your ability to realize and absorb the motion of your horse; it helps to create balance, flexibility, muscle memory, body awareness, core strength and cardio vascular endurance for when you need the energy to sustain a tough polo match.

Working on yourself out of the saddle encourages you to take the time you need to reset your body’s muscle memory patterns and sense of ‘straight’ - you achieve the right tools and skills to assist your horse.

Basic outline of a Polo fitness programme

Initial Assessment: posture, alignment, fitness evaluation.

Programme design to match your individual fitness goals and riding needs. 

Personal Training sessions at a frequency of 2-3 times per week .

Re-analysis at 6 week intervals to assess your progress and reset your programme.

Contact us for more information about our Polo Fitness programme>>