Want the Long, Lean Body of a Model? Consider One of These Four-Legged Workout Buddies

Like surfing, horseback riding is less a sport than a way of life. Which might explain why even globe-trotting models—who might be hard-pressed to keep a plant alive, let alone take care of a pet—can still find the time to dash to the stables to take their best workout buddies out for a ride.

Galloping through open fields may seem like incidental exercise, but one look at Carolyn Murphy’s eternally long, lean physique suggests it’s a full-body workout that packs a stealth punch. A strong core, sculpted thighs, and perfect posture are just a few side effects of saddling up—benefits that are hardly lost on models like Cate Underwood, whose Instagram is nothing short of a love letter to the equestrian lifestyle, while Amanda Murphy has parlayed her career in front of the camera into a way to finance her greatest passion.

Lily Donaldson, too, was recently spotted quite literally riding into the sunset, while Swedish stunner Frida Gustavsson trotted through the Gobi Desert on a pony this summer. But even if the closest you’ve ever come to experiencing an equine thrill was descending into the Grand Canyon on a mule, let Kendall Jenner serve as a reminder that novices can take a relatively low-risk ride through the Caribbean surf—without a helmet cramping their hairstyle.

Above, seven four-legged reasons why models are in no hurry to head back to the gym.

 

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