Biz Stamm shares some exercises designed to help your horse shift its center of gravity backwards, thus lightening the front end. (more…)
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Fit to Ride: The truth about rollkur, part 1
This week Biz Stamm turns her attention to the hot-button issue of Rollkur, explaining its origins and the physical and psychological impact this method has on horses. (more…)
Fit to Ride: Four easy ways to eat better
Step away from the leftover Halloween candy corn, folks. HN hardbody Biz Stamm is here with some simple switches you can make for a healthier diet. (more…)
Fit to Ride: Tack room yoga
HN hardboy Biz Stamm guides us through a series of simple yoga poses that could make a big difference in your position.
Fit to Ride: 26.2 miles, check!
HN fitness guru Biz Stamm just ran the Portland Marathon to raise money for Ever After Mustang Rescue and achieve a personal goal–and she lived to write about it. (more…)
Fit to Ride: Pi’s super awesome back workout, part II
Have you ever heard the saying, “Never take advice from a bunny”? Neither have we. Which is why we’re proud to bring you the column “Ask a Rabbit” (as transcribed by Biz Stamm). (more…)
Fit to Ride: Pi’s super-awesome back workout, part I
Have you ever heard the saying, “Never take advice from a bunny”? Neither have we. Which is why we’re proud to bring you the column “Ask a Rabbit” (as transcribed by Biz Stamm). (more…)
Fit to Ride: What to wear?
In less than a month, Horse Nation hardbody Biz Stamm will be running the Portland Marathon to raise money for a mustang rescue. She’s narrowed the Fit to Ride t-shirt design contest down to two finalists and needs your help picking a winner! (more…)
Fit to Ride: Ask a rabbit
How should one modify their exercise and diet routine before and during a horse show to maximize their energy and well-being during the competition? Biz Stamm’s bunny, Pi, shares some smart advice. (more…)
Fit to Ride: Marathon T-shirt design contest!
HN hardbody Biz Stamm is running the Portland Marathon to raise money for Ever After Mustang Rescue in a few months, and she doesn’t have anything to wear. So, she’s launching a contest. (more…)
Fit to Ride: Ask a rabbit
When it comes to fitness, we could all learn a thing or two from carrot-munching, cardio-hopping rabbits. Introducing Horse Nation’s newest fitness guru, Biz Stamm’s bunny Pi. (more…)
Fit to Ride: Because there no blue ribbons in the bottom of that beer bottle
Horse Nation health guru Biz Stamm suggests some healthy, delicious substitutes for traditional 4th of July barbeque fare. (more…)
Fit to Ride: Your pre-show warm-up
What do AC/DC, pink penguin pajama bottoms and power stretching have to do with show ring success? I’ll let HN hardbody Biz Stamm explain. (more…)
Fit to Ride: Head in the game
Fitness isn’t only about sweaty, “Eye of the Tiger”-themed training montages (or whatever the equivalent of that is for you and your horse). Being mentally fit is important, too. Biz Stamm explains. (more…)
Fit to Ride: Healthy horse show snacks
Drop the corndog and step away from the concession stand. Horse Nation hardbody Biz Stamm is back with some recipes that will make you (almost) forget that cheese fries ever existed. (more…)
Fit to Ride: Lookin’ good, feelin’ awesome
That bag of doughnut holes may taste like a million bucks, but you’re not going to feel like a million bucks after you eat them. Fitness guru Biz Stamm reveals her favorite calorie-free treat. (more…)
Fit to Ride: Yoga for lawn darts
Whether you actually hit the deck or just got tossed around a bit, an “Oh $h!t” moment can be heck on a rider’s body. Fitness guru Biz Stamm demonstrates how a few simple yoga poses can speed recovery. (more…)
Fit to Ride: Because there are no blue ribbons at the bottom of that bag of potato chips
But that didn’t stop Biz Stamm from looking. Now she’s pulling herself back up on the fit wagon. (more…)
Fit to Ride: The sitting trot, part II
Are you fit to sit? Horse Nation’s fitness guru Biz Stamm two-thirds of the way into a three-part series designed to reveal one of life’s great mysteries: How to sit the trot. (more…)
Fit to Ride: The sitting trot
Are you fit to sit? Horse Nation fitness guru Biz Stamm gets to the core of the sitting trot, starting with the mechanics of its motion.
Fit to Ride: Running for a cause
Want to start running but lack motivation? Do it for the horses! In October, Biz Stamm will be running the Portland Marathon for charity Ever After Mustang Rescue. (more…)
Fit to Ride: Just when you thought the planking was over…
This week fitness gurus Biz Stamm and Pi the Bunny show us how to increase upper-body strength with the help of a mounting block. (more…)
Fit to Ride: Because there are no blue ribbons at the bottom of that ice cream carton
Biz Stamm introduces her new weekly column, in which she starts treating herself like the athlete she is. (more…)
Your Turn: Help, I’m a horse-crazy little girl trapped in a grown-up body
On her 28th birthday, HN contributor Biz Stamm reflects on growing older but not wiser. (more…)
Equine Body Work: 3 simple stretches to keep your horse loose, limber and happy
Sarah Orloff, an equine massage therapist, shows Biz Stamm some DIY techniques. (more…)