In Self-Carriage聽Community
Can your horse be in self-carriage if you're not?
The time is now to begin improving your seat.
What is self-carriage?
The concept of self-carriage refers to a horse being able to maintain its posture independently without relying on constant aids from the rider for support.
In order to accomplish this, the rider must also work towards their own聽self-carriage. This involves riders being light, sensitive, and in command of their movements. It's essential to sustain your posture without depending on the horse for support. Once you achieve this聽feeling you are one step closer in the pursuit of horsemanship.
Am I riding towards Self-Carriage?
Enrol in Our Signature Programs: Revolutionize Your Equitation &聽Posture with Fitness, Hypopressives庐, or The聽Embodied Equitation Masterclass.

Foundation Seat
Embark on your fitness journey with two聽weekly live, quick movement classes. Establish a routine with these rewarding sessions, combining fitness and mindfulness for a transformative experience.

Independent Seat
Join us for three intensive live classes each week, designed to strengthen your posture muscles and enhance your body's connection聽with your horse. Experience the transformative impact on your horsemanship聽journey.

Hypopressives庐 6聽Week Classes
Dive into a transformative 6-week Hypopressives program, with three weekly flow classes. Master new poses and enhance your fitness journey. Sign up anytime and start reaping the benefits today!

Embodied Equitation: Masterclass
Join the world's premier embodied equitation Masterclass. Transform your riding with six video analyses, private coaching sessions, and more. Classes begin November 2025. Use code ACADEMY200 for early pricing.
In Self-Carriage Community: Explore the Synergy of the Total Self-Carriage Program聽or Dive Deep into Individual Mastery with Foundation Seat or聽Independent Seat Courses
Foundation Seat Classes are 15聽minutes of exercises that offer a gentler practice for those coming back into training from a break, or recovering from an injury, or just want something thats a lower intensity. -$29/Month
Independent Seat Classes are 25 minute workouts that have more complex movement patters, with increased resistance, and are generally faster paced. Everyone is encouraged to move at their own pace during聽the classes. These classes are designed for riders that have been in consistent practice for a long time and are ready for more intense workouts as part of their weekly聽routine. -$49/Month
Hypopressives 6聽Week Flow Classes聽Join Eckwood Equestrian's transformative 6-week Hypopressive courses, designed to enhance your posture, pelvic health, and breathing. Classes run every Monday (7:30-8am MST), Wednesday (6:30-7am MST) and Friday (7:30-8am) the 30-minute sessions aimed at rejuvenating your body. Enjoy learning the foundational and advanced poses and put them into the flow classes.聽Enrol today for the full 6聽weeks and start your journey to improved health and wellness. -$268/6 Week Session
Embodied Equitation: Mastery Through Movement Masterclass聽Discover the world's leading Masterclass by Eckwood Equestrian Embodied Rider Biomechanics, uniquely designed to revolutionize your posture and riding. Complement your existing training with weekly videos, video analyses, and private coaching across six detailed modules. Use code ACADEMY200 for early pricing before August 31, 2025. Classes start November 3, 2025. -$1,460.75 2025/26 Masterclass
In Self-Carriage Community Members
Total Self-Carriage and Embodied Equitation Masterclass have access to the In Self-Carriage Community.
We meet together as a group once every 2聽weeks on Wednesdays to cover an area of anatomy, or discuss progress, to introduce or聽check-in on 30 day challenges, or learn a new pre-ride聽warmup. This is your place to connect, ask questions, or enjoy a pre-recorded bonus embodied exercise video.
Foundation Seat Class Schedule
Independent Seat Class Schedule
Hypopressives Schedule
Embodied Equitation: Mastery Through Movement Master Class Syllabus 2025/26
Find Connection 路 Balance 路 Motion With聽Embodied Fitness
The best way to change your riding is to begin a fitness training program that actively trains:
- Coordination
- Balance
- Strength
- Endurance
- Agility
- Embodied anatomy
- Proprioception
Each of these elements is trained聽in our live sessions. Giving you a full mind-body embodied fitness program that is rewarding. This will become part of your lifestyle.
How is Mind-Body Fitness unique compared to other equestrian fitness programs?
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Not limited to a specific discipline, suitable for anyone aiming to improve stability, balance, and mobility with their horses.
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Live ongoing classes with a choice of six workouts per week, warm-ups, anatomy classes, challenges, and access to a private community outside of social media.
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Recorded classes cater to different time zones, enabling you to train at your convenience.
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Stay accountable by sharing videos and successes in your horse training within the private community.
- Live meetings every 2 weeks. Learn anatomy, discuss the monthly challenges, discuss changes in the saddle.
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Structured exercises enhance body awareness and encourage independent use of seat, hands, and legs.
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Sessions focus on body awareness, with participants guided to feel their movements.
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Emphasis on training muscles essential for riding, focusing on full range movements with resistance.
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Training to enhance coordination, proprioception, balance, and movement skills.
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Simple anatomy classes teach functional movements in the saddle, boosting confidence in riding.
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Identify areas for improvement and gain insights into your movement patterns.
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Strengthening exercises for the diaphragm to enhance stability and endurance during trotting or cantering.
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Targeted classes for strengthening the pelvic floor, diaphragm, shoulders, iliopsoas, hip joints, feet, and hands.
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The In Self-Carriage Community complements horse聽training programs, whether at home or a training facility.
What is a Train Your Seat鈩笍 Rider Biomechanics Coach?
Why Sign Up for Eckwood Equestrians Embodied Fitness Classes?
- Save time by participating in one fitness program that systematically improves your riding.
- Reduce wear and tear on your body by reducing tension while moving.
- Classes are聽recorded and on demand to suit your schedule.
- Stay accountable by sharing videos and insights on equitation in a private community that isn't on a social media platform.
- Ongoing live classes, challenges, activities to do with your horse.
- Independent Seat classes offer more challenging workouts (3-25 minute workouts per week).聽
- There is room to聽progress with your horse by participating in this community.
- Everything you need to be riding fit in body and mind.
- Tremendous value for a supportive ongoing equestrian training program that is dedicated to elevating your experience in and out of the saddle.
Rider specific fitness program that trains you to be In Self-Carriage.
Fitness is for life.聽
Total Self-CarriageThe Best Equestrian Embodied Fitness Program
Knowledge 路 Empowerment 路 Connection 路 Balance 路 Motion
Sign up to discover more.