Helen Fletcher
Lifestyle
Helen Fletcher is the founder of Equipoise Pilates and Movement Education. She is the Pilates Journal Instructor of the Year 2023, and a Pilates Association Australia Professional Practitioner, with 30 years personal practice and 20 years teaching experience, ranging from post-acute rehabilitation to conditioning for sport.
She is a licensed Franklin Method Equestrian Pelvic Trainer, Franklin Method Equestrian Ball Certified, a Testt Practitioner, and is currently completing qualifications in Art of Motion Slings Myofascial Training. She is a contributor to US based Dressage Today’s EQUESTRIAN+ online training platform, and has contributed articles to both Dressage Today Magazine and Equestrian Life Magazine.
A rider from childhood she is passionate about healthy biomechanics of both horse and rider, and the role that the riders body plays in the ability to influence, and also maintain and improve the wellbeing of the horse. Riding is a unique sport with many demands on the rider’s body, Helen believes that riders should aim to be the athletic equivalent of their horses, whether they are casual hobby riders or elite professionals.
Helen is based in Melbourne and teaches both in person in a fully equipped Pilates studio, and offers live and recorded online classes. She also runs Balanced Rider, Balanced Horse mounted clinics throughout Australia.
