Want to Ride Into Your 80s? Start Training for It Now, with Nina Hammarström Thornberg

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We plan our horses' workouts, obsess over their soundness, and carefully manage their recovery. But how much thought do we give the body sitting in the saddle?

In this installment of our Middle Aged Horsewoman Series, Caroline and Beth sit down with trainer and biomechanics expert Nina Hammarstrom Thornberg to explore how to build the strength, mobility, balance, and responsiveness that support a lifetime of riding. From an unsteady lower leg to tipping forward or gripping at the knee, Nina explains how challenges in the saddle can reveal something worth working on off the horse & why getting older doesn't mean we have to accept every physical limitation as inevitable.

We also get honest about fitting exercise into lives already full of work, kids, horses, and, sometimes, sleepless nights. Beth shares her frustrations with perimenopause, fatigue, and frozen shoulder, and Nina discusses how to adapt training to the capacity you have that day.

As Nina reminds us: you're part of the tack, and you're the only part that can't be replaced. Enjoy this ep!