Better Rides Start Here
with biomechanics, breath and body work for your body
Rider-focused, mounted & unmounted personal training, clinics, and classes
This might surprise you...
Riding more doesn't always fix riding problems or increase your confidence in the saddle.
When you focus on your body and build a better foundation in yourself, you have better body awareness and cleaner movement patterns that make your loyal companion very happy.
It changes how your horse moves, what your horse feels, and the communication between you.
The tension you may not even know you hold in your body is felt by your horse in your aids and communication. Cleaner movement and breath in you calm both of your nervous systems and bring more clarity for both of you.
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 you need some work out of the saddle, so you do exercises to strengthen your "riding muscles".
Your back aches, or your shoulders are tight.
You have some level of anxiety or fear in the saddle.
Your feet go numb in the stirrups.
You rely on your hands more than you'd like to.
Your lower leg feels unstable.
Even stirrups feel off.
Your trainer repeats the same cues ride after ride.
You have a hard time relaxing your hips and pelvis to follow your horse's movement.
The good news? You can rebalance your body out of the saddle to be stronger and more balanced in the saddle.
You need a strategy that works with your riding schedule and life
Today's lifestyles work against having a balanced and resilient body—breath, posture, joint health & mobility.
What works against having a body that is balanced and resilient also works against your sport & longevity.
"Riding muscles" get worked every time you ride. You may even be creating overly short and tight muscles by targeting them. You need to restore movement patterns and have a routine of regularly rebalancing your body.
A weekly visit to the chiro is great, but it won't address the dysfunctional movement patterns that keep you coming back for adjustment after adjustment.
How you spend your time shapes how you move. Knowing how to restore and keep your body in balance 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, you have muscles that always need stretching to feel good, let this be your sign.
In riding, what you can relax on command is just as important as the muscles you can recruit. You can't recruit muscles that have become short and tight from chronically tensing them.
If you already experience pain, let this be your sign!
Equestrian Body Rebalancing
Biomechanics, Breath & Bodywork
Around here, everything is designed to strengthen the foundation for your riding. Every training session, clinic, 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 programs for riders target the muscles used for riding rather than identifying and restoring movement patterns. This can create tension & dysfunction. I assess what you need and help you restore and get strong with a longevity perspective.
This is how you become a balanced, injury-resistant rider.
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THIS WORK MAKES FOR HAPPIER HORSES
The focus is on how you move, what strategies and compensations you have that affect your foundation for functional movement. Every plan is tailored to how you currently move, the discipline you ride in, your posture, and your daily habits to develop clear, effective cues.
When you move & breathe better, your horse does too!
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NERVOUS SYSTEM & LONGEVITY-FOCUSED
How you train today affects how your body functions and feels decades from now. Good training works with your nervous system; it doesn't burn it out. The goal of every session, clinic, or class is better movement, posture, breath, and confidence in and out of the saddle today and for decades to come.
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-focused 90min 1-on-1 sessions at your facility. Movement and alignment are assessed mounted and unmounted. Targeted body work and exercises to improve patterns with follow-up support incuded.
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EQUESTRIAN BODY REBALANCE SHOW SESSIONS
Rider-focused 45min 1-on-1 sessions at your show. Focused assessment and targeted rebalancing exercises and bodywork to help you have better rides at your show. Move better, decrease nerves.
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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.
How *Designed for You* Personal Training Works
Free session to talk goals and take a look at where you are now. We’ll look at some movement, posture, and breath to help you understand what your body needs to reach your goals.
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 alignment and breathing patterns on a table.
Depending on what's found, we'll correct your breath with coaching proper patterns of breath, hands-on body work, and other restorative exercises as needed.
These sessions can be booked in between training sessions for more effective workouts and faster results, or when you are feeling off.
These sessions are not available to brand-new clients.
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 Clinics, 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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