Get the Perfect Connection without tension and pressure
#1 Online Training Program joined by over 7,500 dressage riders to get a solid connection and uphill balance.
Get a Perfect Connection without tension and pressure
#1 Online Training Program joined by over 7,500 dressage riders to get a solid connection and uphill balance.
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Get the Perfect Connection without tension and pressure
#1 Online Training Program joined by over 7,500 dressage riders to get a solid connection and uphill balance.
This way of training will help you if you have one of the following problems:
- Your horse becomes unsteady in the contact
- The hind leg becomes slow and stays behind
- Your horse falls out of the gait
- You have to drive constantly to avoid a lack of impulsion
- Your horse pushes into the forehand when riding extended gaits
- Your horse comes against your hand when riding transitions
Riders at all levels experience this kind of problems:
- Your horse becomes unsteady in the contact
- The hind leg becomes slow and stays behind
- Your horse falls out of the gait
- You have to drive constantly to avoid a lack of impulsion
- Your horse pushes into the forehand when riding extended gaits
- Your horse comes against your hand when riding transitions
The 3 Biggest Mistakes that prevent you from achieving a harmonious connection
#1
No trust in your hand
Your horse resists the contact by either coming against your hand or tucking his nose towards his chest, both of which are uncomfortable positions for your horse as well.
I believe you shouldn’t want to try to influence the head-neck position into a certain frame, before the horse accepts the bridle and goes with that contact in his natural frame and balance.
#2
Not enough forwardness
A lot of riders think their horse is forward, but actually, it isn’t. Most of the time you discover this when you start asking your horse for more challenging exercises.
When your horse is ‘lazy‘ or the opposite; keeps taking over the tempo, you can never get a good connection.
#3
Stress or tension
If your horse is tense or stressed, it’s impossible for them to use their body correctly. In my online training program, I’ll teach you how to achieve a relaxed rein contact, correct use of the back, and sufficient freedom in the shoulders.
That's why I developed an online platform
99% of all technical riding problems arise from one mistake: not having the basic principles established.
With the online platform, I show you how to get these principles in easy-to-follow steps.
The solution? ⬇️
The Nr. #1 Online Training Platform for dressage riders
99% of all technical riding problems arise from one mistake: not having the basic principles established.
With this online platform, I show you how to get these principles in easy-to-follow steps.
"My horse is more relaxed, has a better connection and has more impulsion."
- Marjolein
"She is now more open in the frame and moves with more looseness in her back."
- Mirjam
''We can all learn from our mistakes and start the change. And I think RS riding definitely stands for that''
- Anouschka
"My horse is more relaxed, has a better connection and has more impulsion."
- Marjolein
''We can all learn from our mistakes and start the change. And I think RS riding definitely stands for that''
- Anouschka
13 Logical steps to train your horse in a friendly way:
Step #01 Find your horse's natural balance
✅ What phase is my horse in currently and what happens in his body?✅ What phase is my horse in currently and what happens in his body?
✅ Focus on influencing balance rather than posture
Step #02 Finding the 3 Basic Principles
✅ Get a soft connection between your hand and the mouth of your horse✅ Learn how your horse respond directly to your forward aids
✅ How to let your horse follow your hand in a forward-downward tendency
Step #03 Get forwardness without tension
✅ Exercises to improve the forwardness✅ 7 causes why your horse is lacking forwardness and how to avoid them
✅ Get more impulsion instead of going faster
Step #04 How to ride with a Contact Rein
✅ How you can ride transitions with keeping a stable contact✅ Prevent your horse for coming against the bit when riding exercises
✅ Gain trust in your hand and let your horse experience your hand as pleasurable
Step #05 How to get a Circle of Energy
✅ Keep energy circulating through your horses body from back to front✅ How to receive the energy in your hand without working backwards or loose reins
✅ Effects of varying in head-neck positions
Step #06 Improve the Left-Right Balance
✅ Establish an equal connection on two reins✅ Prevent injury by resolving the asymmetry
✅ Get exercises to straighten your horse
Step #07 The easiest way to collect your horse
✅ Improve your horse’s balance with exercises in walk✅ Learn how your horse can carry himself without shortening the neck
✅ Find out how to start collecting without tension
Step #08 How to use lateral movements for better balance
✅ How to ride lateral movements for even more collection✅ Different ways to use lateral movements
✅ Make you horse lighter on forehand and shifting more weight towards his haunches
Step #09 How to ride a good transition?
✅ How you can use transitions to collect your horse✅ Prevent your horse from pushing of his hind legs when you’re going forward with extended gaits
✅ Discover everything about the half halts
Step #10 How half steps can improve the balance
✅ Learn how to start with half steps✅ Everything you need to know to ride the half steps in a good way
✅ This exercise is a great preparation for Piaffe and Passage
Step #11 Improve the simple and flying changes
✅ Find out how you can prepare your horse for the Flying Changes✅ Get exercises that help your horse to improve his canter and the flying changes
✅ Get practical examples of different levels
Step #12 How to ride a perfect pirouette?
✅ Discover how to ride the perfect pirouette, get tips and exercises✅ Working Pirouette vs Schooled Pirouettes
✅ Find out how far you can go with your horse
Step #13 How to start with piaffe and passage
✅ How you can use the half steps✅ Why you should train Piaffe before Passage
✅ Get tips and watch practical examples
You'll get these 13 Modules to get to the highest level in a friendly way:
You'll get these 13 Modules to get to the highest level in a friendly way:
Step #01 Find your horse's natural balance
✅ What phase is my horse in currently and what happens in his body?✅ What phase is my horse in currently and what happens in his body?
✅ Focus on influencing balance rather than posture
Step #02 Finding the 3 Basic Principles
✅ Get a soft connection between your hand and the mouth of your horse✅ Learn how your horse respond directly to your forward aids
✅ How to let your horse follow your hand in a forward-downward tendency
Step #03 Get forwardness without tension
✅ Exercises to improve the forwardness✅ 7 causes why your horse is lacking forwardness and how to avoid them
✅ Get more impulsion instead of going faster
Step #04 How to ride with a Contact Rein
✅ How you can ride transitions with keeping a stable contact✅ Prevent your horse for coming against the bit when riding exercises
✅ Gain trust in your hand and let your horse experience your hand as pleasurable
Step #05 How to get a Circle of Energy
✅ Keep energy circulating through your horses body from back to front✅ How to receive the energy in your hand without working backwards or loose reins
✅ Effects of varying in head-neck positions
Step #06 Improve the Left-Right Balance
✅ Establish an equal connection on two reins✅ Prevent injury by resolving the asymmetry
✅ Get exercises to straighten your horse
Step #07 The easiest way to collect your horse
✅ Improve your horse’s balance with exercises in walk✅ Learn how your horse can carry himself without shortening the neck
✅ Find out how to start collecting without tension
Step #08 How to use lateral movements for better balance
✅ How to ride lateral movements for even more collection✅ Different ways to use lateral movements
✅ Make you horse lighter on forehand and shifting more weight towards his haunches
Step #09 How to ride a good transition?
✅ How you can use transitions to collect your horse✅ Prevent your horse from pushing of his hind legs when you’re going forward with extended gaits
✅ Discover everything about the half halts
Step #10 How half steps can improve the balance
✅ Learn how to start with half steps✅ Everything you need to know to ride the half steps in a good way
✅ This exercise is a great preparation for Piaffe and Passage
Step #11 Improve the simple and flying changes
✅ Find out how you can prepare your horse for the Flying Changes✅ Get exercises that help your horse to improve his canter and the flying changes
✅ Get practical examples of different levels
Step #12 How to ride a perfect pirouette?
✅ Discover how to ride the perfect pirouette, get tips and exercises✅ Working Pirouette vs Schooled Pirouettes
✅ Find out how far you can go with your horse
Step #13 How to start with piaffe and passage
✅ How you can use the half steps✅ Why you should train Piaffe before Passage
✅ Get tips and watch practical examples
+ You get access to these tools
Easy to follow videos & suitable for all horses (and riders)
The training consists of a logical, step-by-step, approach. The video’s are short and easy to follow.
This method is suitable for all horses and all breeds and also for riders of all levels.
Get personal feedback and tips during the live Q&A
You can send me videos of your training for the Q&A, and I’ll give you feedback and tips on how to improve.
You can also participate by simply tuning in and learning from the comments and questions of other members; video submissions are not required.
Get a huge digital workbook
Get a Digital Workbook with summaries and exercises. We put all the highlights of the online course together for you. And we have also explained all the practical exercises.
Also all the training video’s are short and understandable, so you can save time and effort.
Access to our Community
In our online community you can ask questions, share knowledge and celebrate successes.
An inspiring environment is the #1 lifehack for growth.
+ You get access to these tools
Easy to follow videos & suitable for all horses (and riders)
The training consists of a logical, step-by-step, approach. The video’s are short and easy to follow.
This method is suitable for all horses and all breeds and also for riders of all levels.
Get personal feedback and tips during the live Q&A
You can send me videos of your training for the Q&A, and I’ll give you feedback and tips on how to improve.
You can also participate by simply tuning in and learning from the comments and questions of other members; video submissions are not required.
Get a huge digital workbook
Get a Digital Workbook with summaries and exercises. We put all the highlights of the online course together for you. And we have also explained all the practical exercises.
Also all the training video’s are short and understandable, so you can save time and effort.
Access to our Community
In our online community you can ask questions, share knowledge and celebrate successes.
An inspiring environment is the #1 lifehack for growth.
+ You get 3 Mini Courses for FREE 👇
BONUS #01: Improve the connection with these 7 easy steps
Value €99,-
Mini-training on how to get the perfect connection
- Improve the connection with your horse in just 7 steps
- Examples of riders with variety of connection problems
- Exercises and tips for you to get the perfect connection
BONUS #02: Get your best score on Medium Level
Value €29,-
In this mini course you get tips on how to improve your scores on medium level.
- Pitfalls and 5 biggest challenges when riding medium level
- Discover how to execute the exercises in a friendly and logical way
- Also for Elementary riders that want to take the step towards Medium level
BONUS #03: Improve your mindset in just 4 weeks with the Mental Plan.
Value €99,-
This course will give you a clear mental plan to improve your mindset.
- Get tips and learn techniques to use during competitions (or training sessions)
- Build your confidence
- Find out how to achieve your goals.
Training Platform based on Classical Principles
Improve your horse’s body in harmony with your horse.
Ride the energy into your hand instead of controlling it with your hand and use the right exercises to improve the balance of your horse.
In my opinion that is what classical training is all about.
As a trainer, national team coach of the Finnish dressage team and with this online course, I want to teach riders how to apply the classical principles to get the best results.
And the good news? With success stories from all over the world, this method works for every dressage rider.
– Rien van der Schaft
Training Platform based on Classical Principles
Training Platform based on Classical Principles
Improve your horse’s body in harmony with your horse.
Ride the energy into your hand instead of controlling it with your hand and use the right exercises to improve the balance of your horse.
In my opinion that is what classical training is all about.
As a trainer, national team coach of the Finnish dressage team and with this online course, I want to teach riders how to apply the classical principles to get the best results.
And the good news? With success stories from all over the world, this method works for every dressage rider.
– Rien van der Schaft
''My message is that every horse can move in an uphill balance with a soft connection and looseness in the body. It just takes the right training.''
– Rien van der Schaft
The benefits of this training program for you:
- A more stable and light connection on two reins
- More looseness in your horse's body and correct use of the back
- A more uphill frame and a better balance
- More collection without losing umpulsion
- A nice, collected trot with the hind legs swinging under
To train your horse in the right way you:
- don't have to be a professional rider
- don't need a fleeky dressage horse
- don't have to force your horse in a frame
- don't have to risk injuries
6 reasons why you don't want to miss this:
6 reasons why you don't want to miss this:
More collection with a nice and soft connection
Get more collection without losing the positive topline and keeping enough impulsion.
With the right exercises you can straighten your horse and use lateral movements and transitions for even more collection.
More confidence
You get a good system of riding with proven principles. You understand what the process of training looks like and what steps to take.
So whenever you get off track, you recognize it and know how to get back on the right path.
More fun
Following these 5 steps will make riding much more logical for you and your horse.
You’ll feel more confident and enjoy riding more now that you know what to do. Your horse will be happier and more cooperative if you train him in this way.
More inspiration
With practical examples, training videos and a huge digital workbook you get inspired for all your coming training sessions.
Get creative ways to combine exercises for more collection.
Personal feedback and tips
You can send me videos of your training for the Q&A, and I’ll give you feedback and tips on how to improve.You can also participate by simply tuning in and learning from the comments and questions of other members; video submissions are not required.
Like minded riders
In our online community you can ask questions, share knowledge and celebrate successes with likeminded riders.
And also the heroes on our support team are ready to help you.
More than 7,500 riders from over 35 countries went before you.
And with amazing results.
Watch videos, join live sessions, share your photos, questions and victories in our supportive community.
And become the best rider for your horse.
And with amazing results.
Watch videos, join live sessions, share your photos, questions and victories in our supportive community.
And become the best rider for your horse.
They can do it, and so can you !
"Rien explains how to ride the whole horse and not only the neck, in a very simple way, because he divides everything into small steps..."*
"Rien has an incredible depth of knowledge and understanding of the horse's psychological and emotional world with a great respect for the rider..."*
"It's really great for people to have the ability to see and experience what it should be like. Developing your eye for what is good and what is not..."*
"The dressage world needs this system, this method. It's not a quickfix, it takes time to develop a horse. But this system works for every horse..."*
''With the online course you'll be able to break the whole dressage riding down into segments. And then you understand where it's all heading to..."*
''I really enjoyed Rien's program, it's the kind of thing that I keep going back to, over and over again. Whenever I have a question and I want to make sure that I'm on the right track, I go back to the training...''
"She moves in a more horizontal balance and my posture has improved a lot."
- Evelien
"She is more collected without getting tense."
- Deborah
''Now I know which exercises to use and when for more activated hind legs.''
- Saffira
You have to focus on influencing balance rather than influencing the posture.”
You have to focus on influencing balance rather than influencing the posture.”
''My message is that every horse can move in an uphill balance with a soft connection and looseness in the body. It just takes the right training.''
– Rien van der Schaft
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+ Get the Connection Mini Course + Medium Level Mini Course + Mental Training for free!
Get lifetime access to the Full training for €674 €279
Or get lifetime access by choosing the payment plan with 6 monthly payments of €119 €49.
Join RS Riding now with a Special Discount 🤩
+ Get the Connection Mini Course + Medium Level Mini Course + Mental Training for free!
Get lifetime access to the Full training for €674 €279
Or get lifetime access by choosing the payment plan with 6 monthly payments of €119 €49.
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13 steps to get the perfect connection and uphill movement
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Short step-by-step videos, so it doesn't take too much of your time
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Get Practical examples with riders on different levels
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Get Connection Mini Course and Medium Level Mini Course for free
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here you'll find the most frequent questions and answers. Do you have another question? Mail us at info@dressagepro.com.
We’ve got riders and horses of all levels.
However, to get the most out of this training, it will be useful if you have experience with the basic principles. As the fundamentals are crucial if you aim to increase your horse’s level in the correct way.
Big chance it does. Rien’s method respects the way in which horses learn and it’s developed in a way that your horse’s body will become stronger over time. He has been training horses for over 45 years and he’s never encountered a horse on which his method didn’t work.
However, not all horses have the same level of talent, so sometimes it can take longer for one horse than for the other to improve his level. But Rien says that every horse can give you a good feeling and it doesn’t matter how much talent he has.
Rather, the training method will not suit every rider. If you especially want to ride your horse low, deep and round or with a draw rein and you are looking for a ‘quick trick’ to solve a problem, then this online training and training method is not for you.
Any doubts? We’re always more than happy to help you out! You can either join the Live Q&A’s with Rien or email us at info@dressagepro.com
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We show you how to use the online platform, and if you have a question, you’ll get an answer within 24 hours.
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LIFETIME ACCESS
One-time payment-
13 steps to get the perfect connection and uphill movement
-
Short step-by-step videos, so it doesn't take too much of your time
-
Get Practical examples with riders on different levels
-
Get Connection Mini Course and Medium Level Mini Course for free
-
Get the Mental Training for free
-
Safe Choice: 90-day money back warranty
LIFETIME ACCESS
6-month payment plan-
13 steps to get the perfect connection and uphill movement
-
Short step-by-step videos, so it doesn't take too much of your time
-
Get Practical examples with riders on different levels
-
Get Connection Mini Course and Medium Level Mini Course for free
-
Get the Mental Training for free