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Split image: Left side shows a graphic of a person’s spine with red highlights indicating back pain. Right side shows a woman wearing riding gear, riding a brown horse outdoors. Text reads Back Pain?.

Back Pain is NOT normal while riding.

Do you get back pain while riding? It can be quite common and many people assume that it’s just par for the course with an activity as jarring as sitting on a moving horse!…
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A person wearing riding gear holds a Pivo device, while another person rides a horse in an arena. A smartphone on a tripod films the rider. Text says how to Pivo your ride.

A Picture is worth a thousand words…

A picture is worth a thousand words… My secret hack to riding better, faster! One of the best and fastest ways to improve in your riding is with video. I try to get video…
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A rider on a brown horse with an overlaid diagram showing the rider’s skeleton; an arrow points from the rider’s head to indicate looking down. The text reads looking DOWN? on the right side.

Are You Looking Up The RIGHT Way?

If I’ve said this once I’ve said it 100 times but looking down is the most common of rider faults (guilty as charged over here!!). I’m pretty sure that your horse is not going…
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Claudia, dressed in equestrian attire, rides a brown and white pinto horse in an outdoor arena bordered by a white fence and green trees—perfect inspiration to train your eye for detail.

Train your Eye- Patreon Claudia

Welcome back to another edition of “Train your Eye with Amelia Newcomb” the quick 2-4 minute read with a submitted photo from a REAL rider in my community. These articles are designed to help…
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A rider in a helmet guides a chestnut horse at a trot in an outdoor arena. An arrow points to the horses hindlegs, which are highlighted. Text below reads: Feel your horse’s Hindlegs.

Learn how to feel your horse’s hindlegs.

Does your trainer ever tell you to try and feel your horse’s hind legs? And you look blankly at them and wonder what powers of equestrian sorcery are you expected to have to do…
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A person wearing a helmet rides a brown horse in an outdoor sandy arena, framed by a white fence, green fields, and blue sky—an ideal scene to Train Your Eye, just like at Kjersin.

Train Your Eye – Kjersin

Have you ever heard your instructor say “Keep your heels under you!” or something along that variation? Well today, ‘Train your Eye’ is back with Patreon Member Kjersin to help you solve your ear-hip-heel alignment struggles….
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A graphic of a scale asks “weight on the outside seatbone?” and “weight on the inside seatbone?” beside a rider in formal attire riding a chestnut horse in an outdoor dressage arena. Text reads: “the Weight Aids.”.

How to use your weight aids to get an independent seat.

Believe it or not, the way that you sit in the saddle and where you place your weight can have a big effect on your horse. The main function of your seat is to…
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Amelia, in formal riding attire and helmet, rides a dark horse with a white saddle pad in an outdoor equestrian arena, practicing eye training amidst lush green foliage and trees.

Train your Eye with Amelia: Allison

“Train your eye with Amelia Newcomb”- The nifty 5 minute read that helps train your eye for dressage, rider position, and more. This is Allison and her late horse Tebow who recently passed away….
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A person in riding gear sits on a dark horse, looking down at the horse’s neck. Text at the bottom reads: Common beginner rider Mistakes. The background is blurred.

Common Beginner Rider Mistakes

When you first get in the saddle, it is always important first to arrange your hands, feet, and seat correctly in the saddle so that you can feel secure and communicate effectively with your…
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