Train Your Seat

09/28/2026

09/17/2026

A little look back at our Trainer Forum In Person this past weekend in Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦

This was a continuing education event for certified TYS Trainers.

We spent three days together learning, riding, experimenting and sharing ideas. Having some really great conversations about riders, movement, learning and biomechanics.

We got the opportunity to experiment with a sensor pad system brought by TYS Trainer Kendra Clarke, developed in collaboration with Nova Sensors. The sensors gave us real-time feedback on movement and weight distribution, allowing us to see what we were feeling and explore how changes in the rider influenced the data.

Continuing education gives us the opportunity to revisit what we know, work with new information, compare different perspectives, and refine how we teach.

As trainers, we need opportunities to challenge ourselves, come together, ask questions and keep learning from each other.

There was a lot packed into these three days, along with plenty of laughs!

Already looking forward to the next one in September 2027 🤗❤️

09/14/2026

09/12/2026

08/26/2026

🎓 The Pelvis Trainer Diploma comes in two formats, Online and Hybrid.

Both include the full Pelvis Trainer Diploma:
✓ Live training sessions
✓ On-demand learning in the Educator Portal
✓ 100+ page Trainer Manual
✓ An individually assigned mentor
✓ Trainer community and support
✓ Teaching practice and assessments
✓ Certification as a Train Your Seat Pelvis Trainer

The difference is the learning experience.

ONLINE gives you the complete certification from wherever you are, combining live learning, guided movement experiences, independent study, mentorship, and practical application.

HYBRID includes everything in the Online Diploma, plus a 5-day in-person intensive in Staffordshire, UK
🇬🇧

Those five days give you dedicated time for hands-on learning, practical application, simulator work, direct coaching, and real-time feedback alongside other trainers.

If you still have questions about how the training works, what’s included, or which format makes the most sense for you, that’s exactly what our Discovery Calls are for!

Comment PELVIS below and we’ll send you the link to book a Discovery Call.

Or, you can book directly through the link in our bio.

08/12/2026

The pelvis cannot simply be held still. It has to move, adapt and coordinate with the trunk so the rider can remain organized within the movement rather than being displaced by it.

When the pelvis becomes too rigid, that adaptability is reduced. Movement that could be distributed through the pelvis and trunk has to be managed somewhere else, often creating more tension and making it harder for the rider to stay with the horse.

This is where a common cueing can work against healthy function. Bracing the core, gripping or trying to hold still in an attempt to create stability can reduce the adaptability the rider actually needs.

Stability does not mean rigidity. It’s actually achieved through balanced movement.

The goal is mobility and control to create stability, allowing the pelvis to respond to the horse while the rider remains organized around their centre.

This is why understanding healthy function matters so much when we teach movement.

When we understand how the body is designed to move, we can use imagery to help the rider experience that function rather than trying to manufacture a position.
Imagery turns anatomical understanding into an experience, helping the nervous system organize movement with greater ease, coordination and adaptability.

08/05/2026

Does a neutral pelvis set us up for success in the saddle?

For years, riders have been taught to find a neutral pelvis and hold it. A stacked, aligned position set up at the halt as if it indicates balance and proper movement through every stride. It looks correct, but it does not predict movement quality, force absorption or control. The moment the horse moves, that idea of neutral falls apart.

When pelvic tilt was measured in competitive dressage riders on a simulator, how they sat at the halt did not predict how the pelvis actually moved in walk, trot, and canter. Pelvic position did not track with competition level either. In other words, how a rider sits still tells us very little about how they ride.

What did make a difference was control of movement. In a separate study, riders who could actively tilt and direct the pelvis were more stable and better synchronized with the motion of the horse's back. The ones who could not sat more braced and more forward.

This matters because the horse's back never stops moving. Every gait is a combination of movement in three planes.
- Anterior and posterior tilt (forward to back)
- Lateral tilt (side to side)
- Rotation (right to left)

Walk, trot, and canter each ask for a different combination of the 3 planes. Each moment requires a different demand of range, movement, stability and control. A fixed position can only do one thing with that movement, which is resist it.

When riders build mobility and control in each plane, they can follow the movement of the horse.

Mobility and control are two different things, and the research points at control as the one that matters. Mobility is access, whether you can get into anterior tilt, lateral tilt, or rotation at all. Control is what you do with that access: can you produce the movement without compensating, grade how much you produce, reverse it, stop halfway, and do it in time with something moving underneath you.

Let’s stop teaching static alignment and start coaching movement.

06/29/2026

The Pelvis Hybrid Training Diploma is now open for registration.

Get both online education and in-person training, so you can learn the anatomy, biomechanics, imagery, and teaching framework, then bring it into a hands-on environment with support and practice.

Current in-person options:
Staffordshire, UK | September 30 to October 4, 2026
Calgary, Alberta, Canada | September 16 to 20, 2026

This is for coaches, trainers, bodyworkers, and equestrian professionals who want practical tools for teaching rider biomechanics in a way riders can actually feel and apply.

Comment HYBRID and we’ll send you the correct registration link.

06/15/2026

https://open.substack.com/pub/trainyourseat/p/welcome-to-train-your-seat?r=8kzo83&utm_medium=ios

06/01/2026