Product Details

• Actors: Janice Dulak
• Directors: Janice Dulak
• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Half Halt Press, Inc.
• DVD Release Date: October 31, 2008
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001HWU42E
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,102 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

About the Director

Janice Dulak is a Level 2 Pilates Instructor, one of only a handful to achieve this certification and, as such, is considered a second generation Pilates instructor, training teachers from around the world. Her studio is in Champaign, Illinois.

A dressage rider herself, Ms. Dulak is also a popular clinician, helping dressage riders find harmony and partnership with their horses through her work.

Product Description

Here's the eagerly awaited companion DVD to the bestselling book Pilates for the Dressage Rider. As did the book, this DVD helps dressage riders develop the core strength, good posture and muscle flexibility integral to success in the saddle using Pilates exercises.

Janice Dulak has compiled a program specially designed for the dressage rider. With this DVD, viewers will slowly and methodically learn each exercise, then apply them in a real time workout.

Both basic and advanced exercises are included, as well as exercises in the saddle. A final section on rider exploration gives the viewer the tools to futher advance in her dresaage goals.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just okay,, December 31, 2009

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J. Hammerberg (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pilates for the Dressage Rider (DVD)

I have been wanting this DVD but couldn't commit to the price. I received it as a gift for Christmas and was really excited to get it. I own the Element Pilates for weight loss beginners by Brooke Siler and have been doing it for about a year. This dvd has the same exercises but not as many. I don't really care for the format of the DVD. The longest workout is 17 minutes and is called the advanced work out. It contains all the exercises in what they call the beginner exercises, which is only 10 minutes so you can't really do them back to back unless you plan to repeat the exercises. For me this is a step back in terms of a workout. There is only one exercise that is more advanced than the Brooke Siler video and both ladies trained under the same Pilates instructor, so much of the instruction is the same, but in the Siler DVD you can choose 20, 28 or 48 minutes of exercise and the DVD is a third of the price. I was really hoping to see something specific to riding and dressage, but the exercises done in saddle are nothing more than breathing, twisting and tucking your pelvis. I was disappointed. The production of the video isn't bad but it is not professional either. It seems very amateur. If you have not done Pilates before and you are interested for the purpose of improving your riding this would be an okay into. I just feel that if you have any background already this is not advanced enough.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great DVD!, January 21, 2009

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Stephs Yiayia "cooper" (Freeland, MD United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pilates for the Dressage Rider (DVD)

If you ride and think you may need to start some kind of an exercise program to improve your riding, this is the DVD for you. It covers most Pilates floor exercises and even some on the horse. If you are committed to being a fit rider, this DVD can help get you there. Your horse will appreciate it!
The DVD is nicely done. It's clear, concise and easy on the eye. It takes you from basic moves to advanced ones. You choose which section to focus on.
I highly recommend this DVD. You won't be disappointed.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good DVD for beginning Pilates students, May 27, 2009

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Everhopeful (MO United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pilates for the Dressage Rider (DVD)

When I received this DVD, I had been both riding dressage and doing mat Pilates for about a year. I hoped the DVD would be good for a beginner but not too easy. This is indeed the case. The DVD starts out talking about Pilates in general (history and general concepts). Then it gives individual exercises and two home workouts, a shorter and a longer one. The author relates the exercises to riding as much as she can. She also has a segment adapting the Pilates exercises to work in the saddle. The DVD takes safety seriously, giving various exercises and positions for people who have trouble with neck, back, knees, etc.

Anything that can build core strength and flexibility will help in riding, and I feel stronger through using these exercises. There are a few things in the DVD that I hope the author will change in a revised edition, however. In the Basic Pilates workout, it would be nice if she had actually counted out the Hundreds exercise rather than saying, "When you get to 100, stop." It's annoying to have to stop the DVD to finish the Hundreds. In the same segment on the leg circles, there is instruction to circle the right leg but not the left. If you want to finish the exercise properly, you need to get up, pause the DVD, finish the exercise, get up again, and restart the DVD. This is annoying.

These are the only two criticisms I have. I like the inclusion of basic exercises like the Hundreds, but at the same time there are a few that are challenging like Roll Like a Ball. I would recommend this for anyone who wants to get in shape to ride better.