The Rider's Seat

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Get to know… Riding Well Explained with Britta Schöffmann

Britta Schöffmann is a horse trainer with all her heart. Everyone who sees her teaching, whether live and in person, or on our instructional videos,

The Rider's Seat

The most effective warm-up exercise for riders

If you get on your horse after you’re warmed up, you make the ride easier for yourself and the horse. Seat problems are also easier

Cross Country

How to Stay Safe in the Saddle (No Matter What Happens!)

Stay safe, no matter what! Eventing trainer Chris Bartle explains the right seat for difficult situations while riding and if you’re dealing with a bolting

The Rider's Seat

The Ultimate Guide to a Better Riding Seat!

The seat is important, versatile, changeable, and crucial in riding. It can be stable or flexible, secure or shaky, stiff or springy, harmonious or counterproductive.

Building Trust & Partnerships

Fear while riding: How to build trust in your horse again

Fear when riding develops quickly: one fall, one careless moment, and suddenly fear comes along for the ride. But it doesn’t have to stay that

Cross Country

Jumping Cross Country: Chris Bartle’s Tips for a Safe Seat!

British eventing champion and German team trainer Chris Bartle holds seminars on the best ways to stay safe in the saddle when facing tricky situations on cross country courses, from slipping the reins to the “Oh shit!” position.

The Rider

Improving your Rider’s Position: How to Prevent the “Chair Seat”

There are usually two groups of riders that deal with the chair seat problem: new riders at the beginning of their training, and many riding instructors teaching the basics.

The Rider

10 Exercises for Improving your Riding Seat

“One of these days I’ll have to do something about my riding seat!” – who among us hasn’t thought this? Simply starting will help considerably.

The Rider’s Seat

Get to know… Riding Well Explained with Britta Schöffmann

The most effective warm-up exercise for riders

How to Stay Safe in the Saddle (No Matter What Happens!)

The Ultimate Guide to a Better Riding Seat!

Fear while riding: How to build trust in your horse again

Jumping Cross Country: Chris Bartle’s Tips for a Safe Seat!

Improving your Rider’s Position: How to Prevent the “Chair Seat”

10 Exercises for Improving your Riding Seat

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