The Real Reason 61% of Female Riders Have Lower Back Pain
- Lauren Abbott
- Apr 29
- 2 min read
If you ride horses, you probably have lower back pain. It is the unspoken, universal truth of the equestrian world. We pop ibuprofen before we mount, we stretch our hamstrings, and we accept chronic lumbar ache as the "cost of doing business" in the saddle.
But what if your back pain isn't a normal side effect of riding? What if it is a biomechanical failure that can be fixed?
The Hard Science: The 61.7% Statistic and Saddle Ergonomics
A comprehensive 2024 systematic review published in the medical journal MDPI investigated the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in equestrians. The data revealed that a staggering 61.7% of riders suffer from chronic lower back pain.
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