Hey Mountain Girl,

I'm a mountain girl too, here in the Carolinas.  I also have a horse too, his name is Gyp.  You would be really interested to know that in the February, 2007 issue of the magazine, "Perfect Horse", there is an extensive article featuring Yoga Asana's.  The article is called, "Get Fit and Ride Strong".  It's really great.  My Yoga teacher gave me this article, it has complete insructions as well as the illustrations.

I can't imagine doing ballet with horses - I bet that's some fancy, smancy ridin',   The horse I was working with and riding today was plenty enough to give my legs and abs a great workout.  I'm doing intense riding lessons with a trainer who has worked several ranches in Montana.  He's so great, we're so lucky to have him here in our area.  My daughter and I are learning sooo much.  We do Yoga & Riding lessons once a week.  Then we ride on our own the rest of the time.  We did a ride this afternoon in the National Forest.  So beautiful and snow was everywhere in the higher elevations.

Well, if you're ever over here in NC, give us a hollar.  We can hook you up on some really nice scenic rides and a Yoga class too,