Horse Stance - Martial Arts

Something I discovered trying to work on strengthening my core is that there is a stance in martial arts and Tia Chi called the 'Horse Stance' or 'Wu Chi'. This is a beginners position and used to focus on building the foundation to transition into other poses. The primary focus is to build core strength to maintain balance and align the head, neck, back, hip, knee and ankle.

The stance provides the needed support and good posture that realigns the spine and removes pressure from painful trigger points.

There are many benefits to developing good Horse Stance, in my opinion much like the importance of ground work before riding it is important for the rider to work on strength and balance on the ground themselves as I am sure this will have a positive impact on their ability to ride and communicate effectively with the horse.

TIP: when starting out if it is to difficult to hold the pose start off in a seated position sitting up straight and work towards standing, balance.

I have included the Wikipedia link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_stance