Better Rides Start Here
with strength, mobility and control for your body
Rider-focused personal training, workshops, and classes
You might find this surprising
Riding confidently and effectively for the long haul isn't about more riding
It's about moving better.
How you move as a human affects how your horse moves, what your horse feels, and the communication between you.
And how you move today is what matters for longevity in the sport you love so much—no matter your age today.
Put your hand up if any of this sounds familiar
Riding is your fitness routine. You don't train movement outside of your activities.
You know that you need to do some work out of the saddle, so you do exercises to strengthen your "riding muscles".
Your back aches, and your shoulders are tight.
Your feet go numb in the stirrups.
Your trainer repeatedly gives you the same cues ride after ride.
You have a hard time relaxing your hips and pelvis in the saddle.
Listen up! If you want a long, pain-free riding life, you need to train for it—out of the saddle.
You need a strategy, but, you don't need to spend hours in a gym.
Today's lifestyles work against the foundations of human movement—breath, mobility, and stability.
You train "riding muscles" every time you ride—you don't need to strengthen them. You may even be creating overly short and tight muscles.
A weekly visit to the chiro is great, but it won't address the dysfunctional movement patterns that keep you out of whack.
How you spend your time shapes how you move. Time moving well every day has an enormous impact on riding and the rest of your life.
You can't override your body's default patterns unless you train them strategically. So, when your trainer sounds like a broken record, let that be your sign.
In riding, what you can relax on command is just as important as the muscles you can recruit. You cannot recruit already contracted muscles that are meant to work dynamically.
If you already experience pain, this is your wake-up call.
HUMANS MOVE ON HORSEBACK
Longevity & PerformanceTraining for Riders
Around here, everything is designed to strengthen the foundation for your riding. Every training session, workshop, and class not only improves your riding but also makes you more resilient, allowing you to move and ride with confidence and ease for many decades to come.
The Humans Move Difference:
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FOUNDATION FIRST
Most rider programs strengthen what’s already strong instead of finding and restoring movement patterns holding you back. I assess what you need, and restore the breath, mobility, and core stability issues we find.
This is how you become a stable, balanced, injury-resistant rider.
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WORK ON YOU & YOUR HORSE BENEFITS
You wouldn’t use a one-size-fits-all program on your horse. Why do it to yourself? Every plan is tailored to how you currenlty move, the discipline you ride in, your posture, and your daily habits to develop clear, effective cues.
Because the way you move off the horse is how you move when you get on.
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NO PAIN, MUCH BETTER GAIN
Good training shouldn’t leave you sore and aching. It should leave you moving freely, breathing deeply, and riding with more confidence. That’s the goal of every session, workshop and class.
Because the best off-horse work gives you more life in the saddle, not more to recover from.
Better communication, happier horses, healthier riders
When you move the way you're meant to—having mobility and stability in the right places— you’re going to feel better and ride with more confidence. Better movement makes for clearer cues, a calmer energy and better connection with your best pal.
Ways to work together
ASSESSMENT &
PROGRAM DESIGN
All personal training starts with an in-depth assessment where you will learn a lot about your body. This information is used to create a custom program designed specifically for you.
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PERSONAL TRAINING
SESSIONS
1-on-1 or semi-private training built around your body and goals. Sessions are designed for strength, movement that supports your real life, and longevity in the things you love to do.
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RIDER'S LONGEVITY & PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP
Workshops, weekly classes and pop-up special focus classes like core connection, tension or back pain relief classes. Find more down the page on each workshop and class that I offer.
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PRIVATE CUSTOM WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
Custom workshops, classes, or presentations for groups, teams, and the workplace. Content is tailored to your people, environment, and goals rather than a one-size-fits-all format.
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Movement Assessment & Custom Program Design
90-minutes where you'll go through assessments for posture, movement, breath, strength, and core function.
We will talk about your goals, lifestyle and habits too.
This session allows me to understand how you move—and how movement fits into your real life.
I look at how your body moves as a system and use that information to design a program that makes sense for your goals, your schedule, and the way you live.
Your plan is built to reach your goals realistically, without wasting time on anything you don’t need.
Customized Personal Training
1. Find Your Fit Session
Start with a free in-person or Zoom session. We will talk about your goals and how I can help. In-person includes a free alignment and breath screen. Walk away with clarity.
2. Movement Assessment
Custom training requires a full initial intake assessment. We will look at alignment, posture, breath, mobility, strength, nutrition, lifestyle, and your goals.
3. Program Design
Rachel gets to work to design your personal workout program. Programs include multiple workouts for different days. This is a fully custom plan This time is outside of your sessions.
4. Training Sessions
Choose to workout 1-to-1 or with up to 3 friends. We will follow one of the workouts from your custom program. Work with Rachel for 1 workout a week or all of your workouts. Packages are available.
5. Independent Workouts
Your program may include workouts and things you do outside of your training sessions. This is almost always the case unless you are in sessions 5 days a week. Your independent workouts include instructions and videos to check your form.
6. Alignment & Breath Sessions
Every training session begins with alignment (pelvic) and breath. These sessions are available in between your training sessions for faster results or when you need a little extra.
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Breath & Alignment Sessions
This 30 min hands-on session starts with checking your pelvic alignment (leg length discrepancy) and your breathing patterns.
Depending on what is found, we will correct your breath with coaching breathing patterns, other restorative exercises and hands on body work.
These sessions can be booked in between training sessions for more effective workouts and faster results or when you are feeling off.
Rider's Longevity & Performance Workshop
This hands-on workshop is for riders who want to feel better in the saddle, move more effectively, and ride well for years to come.
You’ll learn how breath, posture, and movement patterns affect your balance, stability, and connection—and how to train your body out of the saddle so riding feels lighter, easier, and more responsive.
Less tension. Less pain. Better feel.
Private Custom Workshops & Classes
If you are interested in a workshop or class at your barn or facility please fill out the form or call (248) 217-0035
FREE 3-PART VIDEO SERIES
Before You Ride:
Check Your Breath & Posture
Check your breath to find out if it's contributing to movement and body issues.
Learn how you should be breathing for better movement and overall function.
Reduce tension and pain, and support better mobility and strength.
Breathe better before you sit in the saddle for rides that feel better for you and your horse.
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