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Pilates:
Body in Motion
by Alycea Ungaro
Paperback: 176 pages
(March 2002)
Language: English
DK Adult Publications ISBN: 0789484005
Review courtesy Stormy May's
Horse Management Newsletter
From Clair Spackman, DC Panache Pony Club:
“I recently bought a couple of books
about Pilates. One I particularly like is called Pilates:
Body in Motion by Alycea Ungaro. As I was reading it last
night I thought that what it talks about really ties into the work
you do.
“The author talks about the need for focus and concentration,
being detail oriented, paying attention to what your body is saying
etc. Also many of the beginning exercises would I think be useful
to riders. For example there is one where you are lying on you back
on the floor with one leg in the air drawing a circle with your
toe in the air while making sure that your hip does not move off
the floor. If not exactly similar to the movements we make when
riding, the thought process is very much the same as, for example,
having to try to move your outside leg back without your upper body
tipping forward. The exercises in this book are identical to those
that I am doing in the Pilates class that I do, although we do a
few non-Pilates variations too. Therefore this book would probably
be one that you could use at home even if you didn't have someone
you were working with.
“Interestingly enough, Pilates called
his method ‘controlology’, i.e. being in control of
your body. As I think about it, you can not be in "control"
of your horse if you are not in control of you own body parts. Expecting
finessed movements from your horse requires finessed movements from
the rider and the ability to control your own balance and movements.
Doing Pilates exercises might be very useful to young riders who
would have to think about how they move their body without having
to try and deal with the movement of the horse.”
Stormy's note: This book received 5 out of 5 stars in 34
online reviews, looks like it's a winner!
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