Steve Lantvit, Multiple Award-winning Rider, Instructor, Clinician, Trainer and TV Show 'Sure In The Saddle'. “This is the best piece of training equipment I have ever used for my riders!” Start building a better, healthier and fitter riding foundation for yourself, students or clients in the comfort and safety of your own home or business!

The Equicizer™ allows riders to work and exercise specific areas of the body and muscles needed for riding horses. After all, horseback riders are athletes too!

The Equicizer™ is a hand-crafted mechanical horse that simulates riding so you can improve overall fitness and practice skills. ( Photo Left - Hall of Fame and Triple Crown winning jockey Mike Smith warming up on the Equicizer before the Kentucky Derby) Baseball players have batting cages, basketball players can shoot hoops in their driveway, golfers have driving ranges if you are a cyclist, a stationary bike is the obvious choice, but what about horse riders? The solution is the Equicizer! Fold your arms and hold them up in front of your chest, keep your shoulders steady, absorb the motion in your hips, and you’ll feel like you’re racking down the road on a decent horse at a good clip.Every athlete has a means to train and practice their skills. Speed Three speeds up again and smooths out even more. It’s like riding a gaited horse who’s not smooth enough to want to buy. Speed Two speeds up and smooths out a bit. “Speed One is like riding a large horse who has a very clunky walk. In all cases, the motion approximates the 4-beat, lateral gait of a horse who’s walking or racking. “It has 3 speeds of the same side-to-side/circular motion, plus a 4th setting that randomly goes through the 3 speeds. So how does the iGallop stand up to testing by actual horseback riders?

Your body automatically responds to its multidirectional movement, and this balancing engages certain muscle groups and may help improve coordination and posture.” The secret is in its zero-impact, tri-axial riding action. Amazon’s description of the product reads: “The OSIM iGallop is the revolutionary exerciser that can help you shape and tone your tummy, hips, seat and thighs. As silly as it looks, the iGallop is designed to simulate the motion of a trotting and galloping horse, and ostensibly offers a similar workout from the comfort of your own home. Winter blues starting to get you down at the barn? Do you wish you could practice your sitting trot when it’s too cold to ride? While the OSIM iGallop is advertised as a machine to help develop your balance and core, the intensity of your ab workout may largely depend on your maturity level (meaning: you may develop six-pack abs just from giggling uncontrollably).Įllen DeGeneres offers a hysterical case in point:Įquestrians all know how much of a workout horseback riding can be, especially at faster gaits.

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