MEXICO
Pilates for Riders at Hacienda Sepulveda

April 1-9, 2006

A retreat combining a specific Pilates course for riders with daily riding programs at a beautifully restored 17th Century Hacienda located 30mn outside the colonial city of Lagos de Moreno in the Province of Jalisco.

Hacienda Sepulveda
This rural mansion belonging to the Serrano family for three generations, has been a labor of love for Juan Antonio Serrano who has spent the last 10 years preparing it for its new role as a privately-owned managed boutique hotel (11 suites) offering the most authentic hospitality experiences. Here horseback riding is one of the main attractions with hours of trail-rides through the estate (includs its own lake).

A newly opened Spa (2005) has been designed in what was once the hay-room located within the walls of a historic building dating from 1890, and where a central temazcal-pre-hispanic therapeutic steam room is the focal point.  

Other facilities and activities include a swimming pool, canoeing, mountain biking, fishing, hiking, billiards, visits to neighboring haciendas… Dining here is a rare opportunity to sample original Mexican recipes passed down over generations. The hacienda's cocinera, fondly known as Mariquita, has been with the Serrano family for 30 years.

Hacienda Sepulveda (member of Boutique Hotels of Mexico) is a destination unto itself that rekindles memories of a past era.

Daily riding programs over numerous scenic trails will be available in the afternoons to implement the knowledge acquired during Dan Loigerot’s Pilates courses.

Daniel Loigerot
Daniel Loigerot graduated at the Sports University of Marseille (France) in Sciences and Techniques of Physical Education and Sports – Department of Athlete training. There he founded Gym Loigerot, a specialized conditioning and fitness center where he trained a variety of sports, including cycling, triathlon, soccer, tennis, golf, basketball, and marathon. He moved to New York in 2000 to pursue Pilates training under the personal tutelage of master teacher Romana Kryzanowska, the last remaining Pilates disciple who was personally trained by Joseph Pilates. Daniel holds an elite certification in the Pilates Method for Body Conditioning from Master Teacher Romana Kryzanowska.

His expert knowledge of physiology coupled with his extensive athletic experience enables him to customize his training sessions for his client's specific physical challenges. In a short time he has become one of the foremost sports trainers in New York. Currently, he is training dancers and equestrians generating positive performance results by enhancing strength, flexibility, balance, and focus. He conducted Pilates training for Betsy Steiner's breakthrough Equilates certification course.

During this dedicated “Pilates for Riders Retreat” at Hacienda Sepulveda, Daniel will engage in practical as well as theoretical sessions to help you create a better awareness of your body and work with you to reach achievable goals. Dan’s method, specifically customized for the rider's physical needs, uses systematic and progressive Pilates and Muscle Release to enhance the rider's performance and fitness. This experience may also be complemented with treatments at the Spa (clay treatments, Aromatic massages, lymphatic drainage, reflexology, kinesiology...).

Daniel is the co-author of The Pilates Edge - an Athlete's Guide to Strength and Performance. The book applies Pilates to specific sports disciplines such as golf, tennis, swimming…. This application demonstrates Pilates' enhancement of sports performance and its ability to prevent and rehabilitate injuries.  He is also co-founder and managing director of The Pilates Edge Studio in SoHo, New York, and creator of Liveworkout.com, his on-line training product. Pilates Excellence, his video, provides an in-depth roadmap to this training.

 

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Logistics

Situation
A 30/40 minute drive from Leon International Airport, or about an hour and a half from Guadalajara, Lagos de Moreno is both centrally and strategically well located. There are daily flights into Leon from the US on American Airlines (out of Dallas) and Continental (out of Houston) or Delta (via Mexico City).

The Program Package
includes 8 nights accommodation (arriving Saturday April 1st & departing Sunday, April 9th 2006), full board (breakfast, lunch, dinner); 6 days of a 3 hour-daily Pilates instruction (April 3rd through April 8th), 2h/3h riding in the afternoons, and/or any other activities offered at the Hacienda, including a Charreada (Mexican rodeo & equestrian display) at a neighboring Hacienda, and all airport transfers.

Does not include
International flights, alcoholic beverages, expenses of a personal nature (spa treatments, telephone, laundry ….)

Horses
A selection of well-trained and well-mannered Arabians, Thoroughbred and Quarter horses.
Saddles are charreada saddles (western Mexican style) with sheepskins. They are extremely comfortable.

Cost
$3,125.00 Per person sharing a twin bedded or double suite

$3,650.00 Single occupancy (double, Queen or King bed)

Limited to 10 participants

The above rates are inclusive of taxes and a 5% service charge

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For further information about this ride please call
Christine at (1) 212-421 0671, or email christine@adventuresonhorseback

 

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