What a fabulous group idea! I play polocrosse in Albuquerque, NM (a horse sport popular in Australia and played in Europe, too!). One of my "goals" for losing weight is actually for my QH gelding's sake, hee hee. I feel bad because polocrosse is so "hard" on a horse- a lot of hard stopping, big jumps forward, bursts of speed, turns, etc. He is getting older but still a fabulously fit horse and I know my horse isn't "literally" groaning when I mount (right, that is just a little air release??!) but I want him playing for a few more years and hope that my granddaughter will be able to play him soon! Am doing KettleBells as my "strength" regime and in January of this year started WARM yoga which I absolutely love, love, love but haven't been able to enjoy these past few months as we are riding several times a week to prepare for our National Polocrosse Tournament in October. Wow, it is so nice to meet you all and see your wonderful horsey partners! Good luck to each of you and I hope we can inspire and admire one another along our respective journeys. Thank you, GetSlimEquestrian, for thinking to start this Group!

I am nosy so please don't mind my questions - Just wondered where everyone is situated, and if you are following a specific program for weight loss.

I have lost 15kgs and maintained for the last 4 weeks - now got another 10 to go. My biggest motiation was my poor horse. I started at around 90kg and felt like most of the time I should carry her....lol. I am following a program called Lite and Easy not sure if it is in other countries, but you would have something similar........trying to get my head around calorie counting verses low carb....any thoughts.

I am from Australia and we live about an hour out of Perth - Western Australia in a suburb call Barragup. We are lucky because there are a heap of bridal trails around which keeps us of the roads.

That website link you sent is great - I will save that to my favorites.

Lite n Easy s a program where you buy your food for the week, so much easier than counting calories, and I have worked out that its all about the portion size.......

There are a heap of videos on camp drafting on utube, and I thought it was only done in Australia, but it seems also America if your bored and surfing the net at all.

Your group is a great idea,

hi im mia from ohio. i love horses and grew up riding.

Hi kids! My name is Morgan, I'm an adult (just turned 50) returning to my love of horses over the last few years. I have three Thoroughbreds (two of them off-track) and one Quarter Horse something or other pony.

I had a bad fall in March of 2015 and shattered my left ankle. Took a while for me to get to a weight-bearing stage and I lost a lot of riding muscle and my *kitten* got fat(ter).

So back to the calorie counting and tracking my rides. I'm doing my first horse show since I was probably about 11, at the end of May, and I'd like to not look like a stuffed sausage on top of my gorgeous ride.

@genxrider good luck on your show What are you doing?

Oh you brave girl I stay away from eq! George Morris would crucify me! I am more eventer then hunter..... but I'm a jumper.. lol.

I'm getting back into horses after about 22 years out of them. Boy, was my husband surprised. In my youth I was a good little hunter seat equitation rider. Lots of trail rides in my early 20's. Then I discovered dressage. That's what I've come back to. Currently half-leasing, and half-way back to my ideal weight after a high of 244 lb. Recently dipped below the 200-lb mark by doing food logging, and half-leasing a terrific sport-typy QH since last Nov. Just recently started morning walks once a week with a friend, so I have my cardio pretty well covered. My next goal is to find the will to do the core exercises that I need to be more than just a passenger on horseback. Bleah. I HATE core exercises.

Ha switched phones... this is Boris.

I am 33 years old was born and raised in Florida.
I need to lose about 35 pounds.
I have 2 Tennessee Walkers and a 9 month old gaited john mule. My husband and I trail ride, we are in a trail riding/camping club and we camp with our club at least once a month in the fall/winter/spring.
My parents have a place on the Suwannee river where we hang out on the river during the summer, I would love to look good in a bikini again, my brother commented I was wearing an old lady bathing suit this past summer
Anyway I look awful in all my pics the past few years and hate seeing them, I want to look better again and feel good about looks again.

I am a binge junk eater. I have a boring but good job, so I tend to eat to pass the time at work and I over eat meals at home. I also haven't been as active as I need to be outdoors at home, ready for that to change.

Hi guys. I'm a 48 year old re-rider after a 25 year absence. I rode as a child but did not start back until I was 42. Recovering from an old hip injury thanks to a freaky accident on my ex-mare which has kept me out of the saddle for about 6 weeks. Looking for motivation to get fit off the horse which will improve my time in the saddle

Hello! My name is Maria and I am 30. I have been on and off with my fitness pal for years. I ride english and getting into western riding as well. I ride 3 or more times a week. I leased out my first horse and did my first show over this winter. I learned really fast and had to lease out a different horse that can challenge me and take me further in the show world. I now have a pinto, Arabian/saddlebred gelding named Jasper. He is a stunning boy. Jasper and I are getting ready for our first show next week. This will be my third show ever!
Any ways I am also on the road to get my athletic body back after a really bad snowboarding accident 4 years ago and having surgery 3 years ago. I have already lost 20 pounds but still have a long ways to go.