What's more, the jostling motion of horseback riding can increase your risk of placental abruption, a serious pregnancy complication in which the placenta separates from the uterus. Save the horseback riding for six weeks postpartum, after you've gotten the all clear from your doctor to resume athletic activities.

Can horse riding make you miscarry?

For this reason, if you do have to stop riding for a while, don't worry – you and your horse will soon get back into it. The most important thing is that when you do ride, you make sure you're as fit as you can be so that both you and your horse have a great time and enjoy yourselves, whatever you're doing.

How long can a pregnant woman ride a horse?

High on the list of activities doctors recommend avoiding while pregnant is horseback riding (along with downhill skiing, ice hockey and cycling.) “In general I tell people if they're excellent horseback riders and are just walking around on the horse, they can continue up to 12 weeks,” says OBGYN Kay Daniels.