Horseback riding exercises help strengthens muscles and joints . It also benefits back, buttocks and legs. Our fitness expert Kiran Sawhney talks about the benefit of horseback riding exercise and how simulating it in your gym with a Swiss ball can reap you great health benefits, as it would be cumbersome and very expensive to actually buy a horse, and learn horse riding for the purpose. Stand over the Swiss ball while letting the ball set your feet apart. Now, sit and stand on the ball as though you are on a horse. Follow the instructions carefully to do the exercise carefully.