Harry Hall Ambassador and keen eventer Tamsin Drew has struggled with back pain for years. But Pilates has had startling results for her... I have been suffering with back pain and sciatica for the last few years due to disc wear and tear and slight scoliosis, leaving me wonky with a dropped right pelvis.  Where I always thought I was standing and walking straight, my tilt was very noticeable especially when sitting on a horse and this made jumping and dressage much more difficult for me and for my horse, as I was always much stronger in my left seat bone and stirrup.

After 6 months of bad luck for me and Robbie with injury and illness we are finally getting back on track (fingers crossed). Luckily Robbie coped amazing whilst out of work and bringing him back into work. We started coming back into work with some light hacking, some horses would have really struggled starting with hacking but knowing Robbie this was the right thing for him. Schooling, pole work building up to jumping again.  Building up Robbie’s fitness again we did lots of hacking with hills and canter work.

Hi everyone! This month I thought I’d share some of the best ways I’ve found to gain confidence when riding, particularly after a nasty fall! My advice will mainly be specific to jumping, as that’s where I tend to get most nervous, but the core ideas should be adaptable to whatever you find most scary.