Transform your approach to riding and coaching!
ADVANCED BIOMECHANICS FOR EQUESTRIAN TRAINERS
Elevate your training with Train Your Seat®, where equestrian biomechanics meet advanced coaching techniques. Guide your riders in moving beyond familiar patterns to achieve true stability and fluidity, creating a harmonious connection that allows horse and rider to perform as one.
STARTING SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
REGISTER NOWUnlock both diplomas for the lowest price available. This limited offer runs until February first.
Pelvis Trainer Diploma Course Schedule
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Weekend Intensives (8 AM - 11 AM MST)
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October 17 and 18, 2026 - Saturday and Sunday
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November 14 and 15, 2026 - Saturday and Sunday
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January 10 and 11, 2027 - Saturday and Sunday
Weekly Classes (11 AM - 1 PM MST)
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September 22, 2026 (Tuesday) - Welcome Call and Pelvis Foundations
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October 1, 2026 (Thursday) - Pelvic Bones and Hip Joints in Riding
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October 6, 2026 (Tuesday) - Movement of the Seat Bones
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October 27, 2026 (Tuesday) - Pelvic Bones and CounterRotation
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November 2, 2026 (Monday) - The Sacrum
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November 12, 2026 (Thursday) - Ligaments of the Pelvis and Hip Stability
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December 1, 2026 (Tuesday) - Functional Pelvic Floor for Riders
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December 8, 2026 (Tuesday) - Case Studies, Correcting Common Seat Habits
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December 17, 2026 (Thursday) - Breath Coordination with Pelvic Movement
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January 15, 2027 (Thursday) - The Muscles Surrounding the RIder’s Seat
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January 22, 2027 (Thursday) - Final Integration and Application
Schedule Subject to Change: This schedule is a guideline and may be adjusted as needed to best support learning. While changes are rare, some topics may be covered more quickly or require additional time.
Refine Your Coaching Skills with Targeted Pelvic Biomechanics
Gain a precise toolkit of biomechanical exercises and imagery techniques that strengthen your riders' stability, control, and movement. This comprehensive program includes practical application with pelvic anatomy, seat balance, and breathing techniques that directly enhance rider posture and responsiveness. Integrate advanced training techniques into your sessions to help riders achieve smoother transitions, improved endurance, and a more coordinated, feel based connection with their horse.
BOOK A DISCOVERY CALLAbout This Program
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Throughout this immersive online training, you’ll engage in core principles—detailed anatomical understanding, functional biomechanics, and imagery—all tailored to equestrian movement and performance.
While you’ll gain extensive theoretical knowledge, this is no lecture series. In this interactive program, you’ll directly apply biomechanics concepts through practical exercises that address common challenges head-on, integrating solutions specific to equestrian needs.
By graduation, you’ll have a new perspective on rider biomechanics, plus practical tools you can implement immediately in your sessions. You’ll learn techniques for incorporating mind-body exercises and imagery both in and out of the saddle, transforming everything from warm-ups to lesson planning.
You’ll also master the use of training aids like balls and bands, applying scientifically proven principles to amplify rider stability, balance, and response. This structured approach will not only elevate your riders’ performance but redefine how you coach biomechanics for lasting, visible results.
Our students agree: this advanced course is a pivotal step in professional growth, providing the practical depth that transforms equestrian coaching!
REGISTER NOW →What's Included
Intensive Training & Live Sessions
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30+ Hours of In-Depth Theory and Application
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Live online training webinars delivered via Zoom
On-Demand Resources & Learning Tools
- Online Educator Portal with Riding Application Videos (available on-demand)
- Train Your Seat Equestrian Pelvis Trainer Manual
Personalized Mentorship & Coaching
- Individually Assigned Mentor
- Personalized Mentorship Meetings
- 1:1 Mentorship Coaching Sessions Tailored to Your Specific Goals and Challenges
Community & Certification
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Train Your Seat Certified Trainer Forum Community
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Embodied Rider Biomechanics Pelvis Trainer Certification
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Train Your Seat Trainer License
Online Program
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You’ll be able to access training videos conveniently through our dedicated video portal, Train Your Seat Online, at any time that suits you best.
Instructors
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Alysen Starko-Bowes
Founder Train Your Seat Equestrian & Embodied Rider Biomechanics
Investment
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Investment: 2000 USD
Early bird rate: 1800 USD
Payment plans are also available!
PELVIS TRAINING MANUAL
Get access to the 100+ page manual on Embodied Rider Biomechanics™! This comprehensive guide focuses on optimizing pelvic stability and control for riders. It begins with an in-depth exploration of Bone Dynamics, followed by a detailed analysis of Muscles and Fascia involved in pelvic movement. You’ll gain a deep understanding of the pelvis’s role in riding, including its connections to the hip joints, sacrum, and surrounding ligaments and muscles, which are crucial for maintaining balance and coordination. With clear explanations and detailed illustrations, this manual is designed to help you connect with your body’s mechanics, improving your riding experience through a more dynamic and responsive pelvis.
A peek inside the on-demand
Train Your Seat Equestrian Pelvis Diploma
The Hip Joint
This module dives deep into the anatomy and biomechanics of the hip joint, exploring how it serves as the primary connection between your legs and pelvis. You’ll learn about the joint’s unique ball-and-socket structure, its range of motion, and how its stability impacts overall rider balance and movement. Understanding the hip joint’s role is essential for maximizing flexibility, control, and power while riding.
The Pelvis Design and Function
Explore the design and function of the pelvis in this module, where we break down its intricate structure and its crucial role in supporting your upper body while connecting to your lower body. You’ll gain insight into how the pelvis acts as a central hub for movement, influencing posture, balance, and alignment. This knowledge will help you use your pelvis more effectively to create fluid and controlled riding movements.
The Sacrum
In this module, we focus on the sacrum, the triangular bone at the base of the spine that plays a key role in connecting the spine to the pelvis. You’ll learn about the sacrum’s function in stabilizing your core and transferring energy through your body while riding. Understanding the sacrum’s relationship with the pelvis and its impact on motion will enable you to enhance stability and coordination in the saddle.
Tensegrity
In this module, we explore the concept of tensegrity—the unique structural balance between tension and compression that holds our bodies together. You’ll learn how tensegrity operates within your musculoskeletal system to create stability and flexibility, allowing for efficient, controlled movement. This principle is especially important for riders, as understanding how your body naturally maintains balance will help you move more fluidly and in harmony with your horse.
Pelvic Bones as Wheels
This module introduces the concept of the pelvic bones as wheels, helping you visualize the pelvis’s movement in a more dynamic way. By seeing the pelvic halves as wheels that move independently yet work in harmony, you’ll understand how to create more fluid and controlled movements while riding. This concept will transform your approach to balance and enable smoother transitions in your riding technique.
Introduction to Muscles
Get to know the essential muscle groups that contribute to rider stability, flexibility, and control in this foundational module. We’ll cover the basics of muscle structure, function, and the role muscles play in movement and posture. By understanding how your muscles work together, you’ll gain the knowledge needed to improve coordination and maximize your riding performance with targeted strength and flexibility.
The Pelvic Floor
Delve into the critical role of the pelvic floor muscles in this module, where we explore their function as the foundation of core stability and control. You’ll learn how to engage and strengthen these muscles to improve your posture, enhance balance, and support your lower back while riding. A strong pelvic floor is key to maintaining stability in the saddle and responding to your horse’s movements with greater precision.
The Iliopsoas
Dive deep into the iliopsoas, a powerful muscle group that connects your lower spine to the pelvis and thighs, playing a vital role in hip flexion and core stability. In this module, you’ll explore how the iliopsoas influences posture, balance, and control in the saddle. With focused exercises and techniques, you’ll learn how to strengthen and engage the iliopsoas to improve both stability and responsiveness during riding.
External Rotators
This module introduces the external rotators of the hip, a group of muscles that provide critical support and stability for the pelvis and lower body. You’ll learn how these muscles facilitate controlled lateral movement and enable a deeper connection to the saddle. Understanding the role of the external rotators will help you maintain alignment, improve hip flexibility, and enhance overall lower-body control as you ride.
Breathing
This module focuses on the powerful connection between breathing and pelvic function. You’ll discover how proper breathing techniques can directly influence your body’s biomechanics, particularly the stability of your core and pelvis. By mastering your breath, you’ll improve not only your posture and balance but also your overall sense of rhythm and relaxation in the saddle, leading to a more harmonious riding experience.
BONUS: Equestrian Ball Training Course
($547 USD value)
As part of your certification, you’ll receive exclusive access to the Ball Training Course — a unique toolkit designed to elevate your teaching. This course provides innovative techniques using balls in the saddle to enhance riders' feel, proprioception, and body awareness. By incorporating this method, you’ll be able to guide riders in developing a refined sense of balance and movement, empowering them to connect more intuitively with their horses. This bonus course adds extra depth to your skill set, setting you apart as a trainer with specialized tools for optimal rider biomechanics.
MEET YOUR MENTOR
ALYSEN STARKO-BOWES
Alysen is the founder of Train Your Seat Equestrian Training & Rider Biomechanics
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Alysen Starko Bowes is the founder of Train Your Seat, an embodied rider biomechanics education system used by trainers and riders around the world. With more than a decade of experience working with equestrians, she brings together kinesiology, biomechanics, psychology, imagery, and somatic education to help riders improve coordination, communication, and movement efficiency.
Alysen has presented at the World Equestrian Games, is a published author, and collaborated with the University of Gloucestershire and Hartpury University on research examining rider position. Her work has been featured in Your Horse Magazine and the World Equestrian Center Magazine. Earlier in her career she served as faculty for an imagery based movement education method following extensive training with leading experts in mind body science.
Her work began in childhood with horses, grew through her background in psychology and competitive dance, and evolved into a comprehensive methodology that recognizes the rider and horse as an integrated system. Through Train Your Seat, Alysen trains and certifies coaches in evidence based, rider centered biomechanics that support ethical communication and improved performance for both partners.
What Our Students Think:
"Truly one of the best distance learning courses"
I have taken a lot of distance learning courses and this was truly one of the best. Very pedagogic and all the exercises meant that I did not get tired during the four hours. For me, this is much better than going on a course live. Having the opportunity to watch webinar several times is fantastic
"Complex topics are explained in a simple, straightforward way"
Overall I really enjoyed the course! Alysen has a way of explaining even complex topics in a simple, straightforward way which I really appreciated as someone who has had zero previous training on anatomy. I will definitely be back for another one
"What I love when teaching is how clients get instant feedback"
What I love when delivering a session is how clients get instant feedback on how to notice a change in their body which also affects their horse….that is truly lovely to see!
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LIMITED TIME BUNDLE OFFER
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Get both diplomas for a fraction of the cost. The shoulder and pelvis work together in every stride, so learning both gives you a complete method you cannot get from a single course. This limited offer is available until February first only, making it the most cost effective way to elevate your biomechanics teaching.
Course Dates
Pelvis Trainer Diploma begins September 22, 2026
Shoulder Trainer Diploma begins March 24, 2026
