"A very thorough and comprehensive study of horse (and human) straightness and strategies to help both horse and rider achieve a harmonious and balanced partnership.

(The Ritters) have done a fantastic job with this course as you have the videos and explanations, theory, good exercises and ridden examples plus assessments to check yourself and your horse. I obtained a better understanding (including theory) of the whole horse and straightness and having a range of tools and strategies to use. My horse is very supple and changed in her balance and her body became more streamlined. All her gaits are freer. It has improved our relationship while riding and when we are stuck or misaligned I now have many tools and strategies to help work out how to get back on track again.

The podcasts and emails worked great for me to keep me engaged. Would 100% recommend this course. 

- Alex Ankersmit-Udy, NZ

"The art of learning the craft is the goal and I am seeing that the lightness and balance my horse has developed so far its just amazing."
- Aidan

"This is the first time I’ve started to understand this crazy confusing sport! Turns out it’s not so complicated after all."
- Julia

"I don't have access to other instructors and have found the Ritters really fill the gap."
- Caroline

"I loved the combination of theory, mental images and horse exercises. The Feldenkrais lessons are awesome to create body awareness and uncover the rider's own stiffness and crookedness that reflects on the horse. I think my riding has improved quite a bit and I'm more confident solving problems as I've more tools in the box now."
- Verena

"I started the first Course hoping to train my own horses. One year later, I am rehabilitating someone's else's horses! I never thought I could impress this owner but I have! These courses reach all levels. You and your horses just continue to grow together. I have really learned to think through issues."
- Carole

"Since December 2017, I’ve learned so much compared to the previous 4 years. I wish I found you guys earlier. Onwards & upwards, I cannot suggest your courses more highly. Fellow riders at the livery asked what I’ve done as I improved so much."
- Juanita

"Excellent tutelage for a very modest price!!! For your horses’ health and happiness (and your knowledge ) I highly recommend!!"
- Ann

"My complicated mare has started to turn the corner now - it has been a VERY long road. But I got lots and lots of golden nuggets to use."
- Libby

"The course is motivational and gives structure as well as being supportive and fun. Lots of positive energy in the group."
- Eldur

"The Ritters are genuine and are really interested in you succeeding. I have taken several of their courses and am an alumni for this one. I have definitely seen progress in both me and my horse. I love that they put attention on the horses faults in addition to the rider. Most of the time I always felt like I was to blame and the horse was an angel saint. Not anymore. They give you tools to figure out what is wrong and how to fix it and give you lots of options. You will find so much support and a community of fellow riders to develop lasting friendships all over the world. It’s really a no brainer to at least try the course because if you don’t feel it is right for you, they give you your money back and without any hesitancy or shame."
- Marci

"Just do it!! The great thing about these courses is that you can go back to the materials over and over again. I did the Flying Change course a year ago before we were really ready to, but now as I revisit the course I find my horse and I are able to do things that we struggled with last year. So I am walking myself through the course a second time to refine what we've learned. The straightness course should be a great place to start, revisit and revisit again and again as you and your horse progresses!!"
- Eva

"I highly recommend any of the courses that are offered. I took a horse with a muscle disease that was so crooked that he was literally unrideable and he is now rideable a little over a year later and completely symmetrical in his body.M y vet could not believe the physical change in his musculature and that such a change could take place from riding exercises. He had extreme high/low hoof syndrome in his front hooves , and his right hind had a negative palmar angle and a bull nosed appearance. His hooves now all match. So the change in his body and his feet has been nothing short of amazing."
- Michelle

"The course and the daily feldenkrais work has helped me to become looser and more aware and that has changed a lot for me. The horses really like it.  Finally, after two years or more of "feeling" vulnerable, I no longer feel vulnerable. I  feel uplifted and good about where I am, safe, secure and supported."
- Sharon

"The first course turned our lives around. My funny little horse is complicated - so many call him naughty... but working through the course has totally changed everything! It gave me a better understanding of what was going on with him, and gave us a road map to a better way."
- Dawn

"For all of you who are still doubting to sign up - just do it. It can be life changing in your riding journey. I was member of the first course and learned so much. Going a second time through it made the foundation and understanding even deeper."
- Nan

"As a human and veterinary physio, I hope more friends and clients join (the course) as the progress I have seen is magnified with such a team working holistically!
- Andraya

"This full-loaded of knowledge -course makes riding simple and understandable in its complexity. It increases the creativity in working with both horses and humans."
- Marie

"(All) the courses are definitely usable on any level of horse and rider, Shana and Thomas suggest different level exercises for each problem."
- Tiana

"It is amazing how much I learned in the online course. So much more detail about theory then is able to be addressed in a ridden lesson. LOVED it!"
- Amy

"I would go for it. You will learn SO much, irrespective of you and your horse's experience level!"
- Vicki

"Highly recommended - it took my riding to the next level."
- Anne-Marie

" I kept saying I was doing something fundamentally wrong but no-one could tell me what that was, a lot of yelling and me just feeling like a terrible rider. What I have learned so far has been amazing, it’s a work in progress but I now feel possibilities not barriers. I also feel like every ride is a gift where I learn something new and find a new gem of wisdom in the practical, not just the theory. I love this community as it’s like I have found my people and I am not alone in my thoughts or journey."
- Tracey

"Besides the course material, this is THE most supportive, encouraging, warm group of equestrians you will ever encounter in your horsemanship journey. It truly doesn't matter where you're at in your horsemanship journey, EVERYONE is welcome and treated with respect. <3 My FAVORITE part about the way the Ritters structure their courses is that you can tweak practically every principle and exercise they present to suit the individual needs (and limitations) of you and your horse."
- Laura

"I think I've been in every online course the Ritters have offered. Every course has been invaluable in training my horses. Even my gaited horses have benefited from the information and exercises in these courses. The feedback and support from the Ritters and group members adds so much to the course material. The theory and details given have taught me to think through problems and choose the right path for each individual horse. No cookie cutter training here."
- Sandy

"Their courses are great."
- Val

"Do it!"
- Charlotte

"The Ritters’ courses are amazing. I cannot recommend them enough."
- Fran

"I would highly recommend it, It will help train your eye and mind to knowing what your goal should be. These courses are amazingly suited to all levels of learning. It can save you and your horse from poor trainers and training styles by knowing what you should look for and do."
- Nathalie

"I really can’t get enough of the Ritter approach… at this point it is the BEST coaching & goal/objective setting program. After 4yrs, it is now how I think and feel and ride my horses. I love the concept of being immersed in it forever."
- Tracy Farrell

"This is the best on line learning site I have found and love the Ritters deep dive into biomechanics of dressage. Little by little pieces are starting to fall into place. Thank you to the whole team for all that you do , sharing your knowledge, and being grounded in classical dressage."
- Cindy

"I've been doing Ritter courses for a few years now. Through their instruction and examples, I've transformed from a skilled but driven, frustrated, rider into one who is calm, happy, and analytical in my training. I rarely get frustrated now that I have a big selection of Ritter tools in my training tool kit. Despite having had decades of excellent instruction, it took the Ritters to teach me to be calmer, more analytical, and therefore much more effective in my riding. Everyone is happier AND we make better progress. My horses and I all thank Thomas Ritter and Shana Ritter."
- Anne

"The Ritter courses have given me my confidence back. I felt over-horsed and completely inadequate. I was almost ready to give up and just be an owner and find someone who could ride him. I dreaded doing anything other than hacking as I would feel so despondent when I left the arena, and we were stuck in a cycle of 1 step forwards 2 steps back in our training. A year later I feel so much more empowered and my relationship with my horse is so much better.  I enjoy riding again and I know that he and I are on the right path, and I’ve found the right community of people to help us succeed."
- Katharine

"I suspect that in hindsight this will be the most significant step forward in my riding. I need to know not just movements and exercises but their affect on each horse, especially as I seem to collect damaged discarded horses. Until now, I have been quite tentative in applying the work because I lacked the wherewithal to analyze the details. The Courses and Challenges have given me confidence and the skills to choose exercises more intelligently - and even more importantly, sympathetically. It is a stellar course! Thanks a million."
- Ruth

"For all the ones still unsure about this course:  It was an eyeopener for my riding and it helped my horse a lot! Also great is the private Group Community. I Love them all. You get nice comments to your Videos or questions. Everybody is Happy for your improvements."
- Eva

"I have done most Ritter courses and love the teaching style. Thomas and Shana are amazing at getting into the reason of everything, the Why. They have helped me to decode what I feel at the end of the rein. Now any contact issues are simply information about the horse's body and as soon as I fix the cause the contact is back to being fab."
- Morgan

"The Ritter courses benefit everyone from beginner to upper level. The earlier you get correct advice and exercises that help you and your horse develop, the better of you'll be!! Thomas is very easy to understand and always willing to help. Go for it!!"
- Lynn

"Having started riding somewhat later in life than most others (and with an older horse that had never experienced "dressage principles" and was at times a snorting, spooking dragon), the Ritter courses helped me to understand my horse and myself so that we were able to form a solid foundation to our partnership.  Whether it was mentally, spiritually or physically, the courses’ path encompassed it all.  From the dressage teachings by Thomas Ritter and Shana Ritter to the wonderful and eye-opening Feldenkrais exercises by Catherine McCrum and Charlotte Rhonwen Zetterberg...wow!  It is an experience of a lifetime that you do not want to miss out on regardless of what discipline you are in.  I can't wait to keep moving forward now with so much more confidence in my own abilities as a rider and with a horse (the same one) that has become so much more comfortable in his own skin that our partnership has blossomed and flourished.  I no longer have a snorting spooking dragon beneath me but rather a horse that is both confident and more assured than he has ever been."
- Babs

"Now I have to say something serious!
I've done a few online courses and had some good riding instructors in my life but this course is my personal highlight! And although I'm honestly not a big fan of people, prefer to ride alone rather than in a group and am otherwise rather reserved when it comes to large groups, after the first few weeks I have to admit that it's a lot of fun with all of you.
Compliments to Thomas and his team: you find the right words for everyone here to motivate and still improve! Not many people can do that!
Thanks also to the Holstein girls (pod) who are a real help to me personally when the knot in my head gets too big again.
I was so skeptical before this course but I am really enthusiastic and more motivated than I have been for a long time.
Thanks to all of you!"
- Luna

"Lots of inspiration and knowledge. And yes, it paid off. This was a major breakthrough!!! 
This was the beginning of a new book in our riding. The next level!! I can more and more reach his hind legs and he is more forward and on the aids. Instead of him blocking and me being impatient I let him figure it out because I notice he is reacting and thinking about it. This gives him confidence and positive energy for both. I don’t have to use the whip the way I had before, and I can do sitting trot so easily now. and... When I open my seat he goes forward and enlarge his pass length. Wow wow wow. I can feel him lifting his withers and moving his shoulders like a dressage horse (haha😅). I am so grateful. And… we have the pleasure back in our riding. Thomas Ritter (and Shana Ritter of course too) - Thank you ever so much." 
- Jacqueline

"These courses are just the very best thing I’ve ever done, in terms of how much I’ve learnt, how much better and more confident I am, how much more balanced and happy my horses are and how much fun we’ve had, and are still having, along the way.  There is nothing else out there that comes even close to all these courses have to offer - go for it, you’ll be so thankful that you did!!!"
- Helen

"A dressage background is not necessary for this course (or any other Ritter Dressage course). This is the basics that any horse should have no matter what discipline they will be used for. I have gaited horses, a Quarter Horse, and an OTTB that have competed in Mounted Shooting, Hunter Paces, and 2 are currently used for fox hunting. All have been trained using what I have learned from the Ritters."
- Sandy

"I am enjoying the course. It motivates me to work with more awareness of what I’m doing. I already learned a lot. It brings me back to my gains - helping the horse stay healthy and becoming better on working with them every time and not just riding to make the horse move enough. Thank you very much." 
- Marion

"Thomas's commentaries on the videos are also invaluable on your own videos and other people's."
- Caroline

"The education toward riding biomechanics has indirectly helped me improve my groundwork and In Hand."
- Carole

"I have had the most AMAZING feedback by uploading videos for comment."
- Dawn

"Loving it!!! You’re answering questions I didn’t know I had! I’m absolutely inspired to keep at it and keep learning."
- Jennifer

"I love this course and the Q&As are so informative and helpful. You are giving me the biggest present to be able to be part of your group. Thank you."
- Sue

"Loving all the information. I just LOVE all the information, so much learning. I’m in heaven. Thank you so much!"
- Margaret

"My gratitude for you guys and this course is overwhelming, and the course was so perfectly timed. I started reading the “Gymnasium of the Horse” last week and it matches these concepts so well. I have been riding for over 20 years but started Dressage about 2 years ago. I think a lot while riding - but too much, and about the wrong things!! I have struggled so much with the Dressage concepts. Nothing about riding has ever been explained to me like this before, and it seems that I have fallen even more in love with the concept of Dressage and may passion to learn and become better is overwhelming. I feel incredibly sad to think I haven’t had this information to help my horse.  Thank you guys so much for this knowledge. It’s incredible that you are so willing to share this information and answer questions. I think things are finally clicking into place and I’m very excited to start thinking about my riding and Dressage exercises as diagnostics to improve my horse."
- Sara

"My advice is to do it !!!! There is so much to be learnt and my experience of being in the Ritter groups is that the information is plentiful. There is ALOT of it, unlike other courses. Thomas and Shana ALWAYS answer questions, like always !! There is so much value it is just so hard to even put a monetary price on it. But if its the cost, then think of it as 'lessons' and you get lifetime access to the data. So really its not expensive for all you get. Clearly I'm a big fan, and I'd say sign up and do it. I've been in dressage for more years than I care to mention, trained with some of the top trainers, but I have learnt more in here than from anywhere else, and, if I could have trained with the Ritters as a beginner then I'd be much better than I am today :-)
- Elizabeth

"You will be blown away by how much you learn! The Ritters are very generous with their time and information. Thomas will take his time to answer your questions fully. The community is supportive. The course will add to your overall life. Your horses will be grateful as you learn to help them balance better and learn to shift their weight easier. You will learn about biomechanics and how to ride the horse in a healthier way. I enjoyed the hot seats, the community, and the exercises kept me motivated. Discussions were enlightening. Friends made were special. Information was clear. Exercises very useful. My horse seemed to actually understand the purpose of becoming more straight. I feel like she looks for more straightness now."
- Carla

"Thomas Ritter, thank you so much for reviewing my videos during the Q&A. Invaluable insights on what to work on going forward. I am grateful for all that you, Shana Ritter and Catherine McCrum have put into your courses. Over the last week, there are so many little bits of insight that I've gotten from the three of you that I feel the cost of the course has been more than covered. So the three most insightful things I've taken away this week from the three of you include (there are many more, but these are the three that clicked the most in this moment) 1)Per Thomas Ritter's review of the demo rider videos in Module 1, there are aids for all four corners of the horse in the TOF and TOH to keep the horse in balance and activating them in sequence helps to make the movement fluid, 2) Somewhere I got from Shana Ritter the insight to "feel" the horse underneath us to feel the imbalances. This week I spent less time making my horse go where I wanted him to go and more feeling where the different parts of his body were going and then I would change things in my weight, seat, aids to see how they changed my horse... so amazing and lastly, 3) from Catherine McCrum from Module 1 she spoke about tipping her foot in her stirrup to get her thigh closer to the saddle. Wow! I have been struggling with my right leg hanging out in the air and flopping around and that one change made a huge difference in bringing it in to a better position. Again, loving this journey and thanks all!"
- Eva

"Thank you so much - it is exactly what I was hoping for and a great way of learning. I am having dressage lessons from an instructor and with the help of this wonderful information and visually being able to watch others do it is helping me put the pieces together. I’m fairly new to riding Dressage. I’ve been a racehorse rider mostly so I am excited to be able to connect better with my horse and have a greater understanding from this. I really can not thank you enough. It gives me the motivation to improve."
- Kylie

"I'm totally amazed at how much I've learnt (and glad that there is still SO much more to learn because I'm enjoying the learning :) ). The material is there on the Course Platform for you to access at ANY time in the future so you don't lose the info and we have a saying "no question is too daft to ask" so don't be afraid to ask basic questions so that you TRULY understand :) I have learnt so much from the Ritter courses and it has helped me SO much in my lessons with my Classical trainer."
- Carol

"I am blown away with how much I am getting out of it. My whole mindset about riding in an arena changed. Both my guys have challenges with different parts of the exercise and the Q&A has clarified for my why. The pointers on how to ride the exercise has helped me find why I have more problems in the right shoulder-in. Sooooo looking forward to the next course."
- Paulina

"I love how you present it. I love how you ask me to experience it first and then you came in with more helpful tips and ideas."
- April

"I love the in-depth explanations. Breaking down 1 exercise on multiple levels has really helped me understand. It has allowed me to back up, rethink, then move forward slower. My mare seems happier. Thank you."
- Sue

"Loving it… thank you so much. I keep sending your contact info to people I know. Hopefully it will help them, horses in their lives, and perhaps wet their appetite to take courses with you. Thank you."
- Sheryl

"It has focused me to get back to feel my horse and where to put the weight and his feet. The light bulb really came on today and my horse felt amazing. With watching my body movements, I was able to help him. I had a new friend and my trainer go WOW! So loving the course.
- Donna

"This is brilliant. I am getting so much from this program of choosing a pattern and delving deeply into the nuances. I have been looking for suppling exercises for years. These Ritter patterns take the menage patterns to a new level and I imagine I will have a bit of influence at our barn because of them."
- Candace

"Thank you both. I thought the riding patterns were an interesting study of the biomechanics we are not always conscious of, and the broken-down explanation of all its components was really helpful. Leaning a lot about weight and how to help the horse to use their hind better."
- Susan

"From the information from this course, I am feeling super inspired - feeling positive with so many actions to work on and develop."
- Jacki

"Going through for a second time carefully finding the things I missed before and celebrating a deeper understanding."
- Carla

"My physio is totally fascinated with the exercises that we do. She likes watching us ride to see how the work we do under saddle marries so nicely with the physio work she does on him!"
- Dawn

"I have really learned to think through issues. These courses reach all levels. You and your horses just continue to grow together."
- Carole

"Awesome clear explanations. I love these courses and the learning that goes with. Would still be struggling with flying changes if it weren’t for the last course I took with you. Thanks for all your help!!!"
- Brie

"I’m addicted to the knowledge you share. For me, it is so important to know where the mistake begins and how to repair it."
- Regne

"Loving it! I have to say I have gotten so much help with my horse with your detailed explanations of what to do when and possible reasons why he got resistant. Discovering the Ritters has been such a huge help in my riding and teaching. In many cases you have confirmed my basic thoughts of what to do (I lack confidence and think I may be making things up) and in other areas, you have given me insight into why things are happening and thus help me to work through it. So grateful for this work!"
- Ann

"You guys are saying many things that I say to my students, especially regarding rider position and weight distribution that - as you say - no one talks about! I find this invigorating. It’s SO refreshing to have shared values and to go beyond the “do this and do that” with no rhyme or reason. Dressage is supposed to benefit, strengthen, and help the horse become more beautiful. You two are reinforcing this! Thank you."
- Beth

"The exercises clearly decrease my horse's hollowness to the right and stiffness to the left. At the same time we are finding more power and energy and the “laziness” has not been so dominant lately. As I start to understand that what’s and why’s, I can help him to make correct decisions and he seems to enjoy the help. He seems to hear my aids better,  the contact is easier to find, and my horse now tries so hard and learns quickly. This journey is truly interesting and motivating!"
- Henna

"This course is adding more pieces to the puzzle! Quite an empowering experience."
- Any

"Second time through and it is such a great course. Getting more tips!"
- Karen

"I really appreciate the detailed guidance on aids."
- Alexandra

"This is such a comprehensive course with so many resources! The lessons are clear and make sense to me. I’m really enjoying the Straightness Course!"
- Cait

"Lots of very well-prepared input. I have been able to implement everything and I have gotten a lot of new ways of thinking."
- Inga

"Really enjoyed this course. Tao is so much straighter and more balanced now."
- Rachel

"This course has given me a much deeper understanding of the concept of true functional straightness, and how important it is to ride the horse correctly, and achieve true connection. I love all the different exercises, and am also using them in my lessons with my students, which has enhanced their understanding of their horses crookedness. The mare I ride feels more supple to both sides, looser in the poll, and more powerful at the end of the work out. Love the course. Thank You very much!"
- Erica

"I have done a lot of walk exercises with Pacino my palomino, and it has really helped a lot on his straightness, he feels happier, more balanced, mostly stays with me without falling forward in trot etc. It has been a tremendous help! So much that my trainer was really impressed and really happy. 😊 I realised I need to be a lot more aware of differences left to right, as they are much larger than I realised - when I find the right exercises to reveal it to me! So really happy with the course."
- Tone

"I am feeling a big difference in one of my horses (lighter, more power and energy with us, too) and am really enjoying all the new exercise videos and explanations. I am working on developing my 'feel' and really want to learn more about timing my aids better, too. I have no doubt that these exercises are helping me and my horse loads at the moment. Thank you so much for keeping these wonderful classical training traditions alive."
- Kate

"My horse has become more relaxed. I broke all the exercises down into very small parts and practiced them in the step motion. After a few days, there was suddenly something like attention and interest, and she was with me. Quite obvious she has gained more strength and balance and is developing more confidence."
- Petra

"This course helps you to identify crookedness. Most riders are not aware of how much this can effect the horses way of going both in the physical movements and the mental stability of the horse. The horses I rode or the ones that were teaching became more stable in body and mind. They behaved in a calmer way and the onset that were spooky became less so. All in all I would say that the horses became easier to ride."
- Susan

"Finding the riding exercises very helpful. My horse is getting better balanced almost every ride. Much lighter and more forward. There may yet be hope for flying changes. He's a trot horse and needs to be motivated. 15 hd. Haflinger Draft cross. Short legs and wide but today was balanced, light and forward. Sometimes he feels as narrow as a 2x4. Love these DIY courses. Thank you Thomas and Shana."
- Linda

"I think this course has been amazing and has helped us out immensely!!!"
- Heather

"I am loving the fabulous information in the course and learning so much. Many thanks."
- Margot

"I loved the detailed explanations of the exercises, the What Where How details. Also the Q and A and zoom meetings. "
- Susan

"Very informative course that helps you really understand the importance of straightness and its effect on the horse. I love the interaction with like minded people from all over the world."
- Michelle

"I have found that the straighter Ollie becomes the less anxious, and far more compliant he has become. The modules definitely work for us and I am enjoying my schooling far more than before I started the course."
- Sue

"Probably best course to start with as straightness is crucial to balance and suppleness. Loved the Feldenkrais lessons. Crucial for riders to find better balance."
- Cindy

"Love the cool exercises! I can practice in my own time. Several ideas to manage a problem. You receive so much info to train your horse to receive a real partner that loves to work with you. Results: the even better relationship between me and my horse."
- Tanja

"The course made me work more on the basics in walk, and more in detail. Issues solved itself almost unnoticeably. Better awareness of my own body while riding. Loved the fb group feedback."
- Louise

"I love starting to understand the biomechanics of straightness. Lightbulb moments are..... That you can half halt into individual legs. Stirrup stepping. Needing to turn my pelvis more. That you can learn a lot from simple exercises." 
- Penny

"I read, study and watch what I can and am taking my time applying what I think might work for each horse. If I mess up, I take a step back and analyze. I'm getting way better at slowing myself down for the horse's sake. Love having met everyone via virtual work. The horses are getting better. Learning tons."
- Sharon

"This course has been so helpful keeping me on track with my work with my horse. It gives me a framework to work with, instead of aimlessly "practicing." My horse is improving and I am improving on my aids and sitting. It's so exciting to feel the increased ease he can do Shoulder-in and change bend within it now!!"
- Julie

"This course will help you interpret what’s going on during your rides and provide tools to address/resolve what’s going on. I would also recommend this course to anyone who is dealing with a mystery lameness.  I now have ideas to try during a ride when I notice that we’re dealing with a straightness issue."
- Ana

"Lessons learned: Slow down and feel how your horse responds to small aids. Make sure that you pay attention to what you are asking for from each part of your body and how it translates to each part of the horse's body. When you can give coherent aids and take away bracing then you can whisper your aids. These simple exercises have taught me to really pay attention to all four corners of the horse - and has taught me that I can use my legs to influence the front legs and not use my reins."
- Eva

"This is my 2nd time doing this course. Loved the whole course and have got so much improvement in both myself and my pony. Maybe we don't do the exercises exactly but I have done them all and I am very happy with what we have achieved so thank you so much. These courses inspire me to go out with purpose everyday some of which go well and others not so well but I just love my riding more and more even though I am 63 now."
- Robyn

"This course has been the perfect next step to the course I recently completed from Dr. Andrew Mclean on operant conditioning and equine learning theory. Now I have access to so many different exercises to mobilize the shoulders, and the hips, and get the muscles more even on both sides of the body. I understand now how a crooked horse can never properly have the rider's aids travel through the body with all the blockages .This course gives us so many more pieces of the puzzle explained in thoughtful and clear manner. I am so excited to ride each day as I am much clearer about what leg I am addressing and why. Can't wait to learn more. Thank You!!"
- Erica

"All the information about why, the information of straightness, this is great. To understand what the horse is doing and why things happen really helps. All the exercises are great and really helpful."
- Katrin

"20 meters bookshelves of grand masters and modern authors, trying to find the answers. Much writing but hardly any how’s. This course combines the why, then when and the how’s. Much to really study. I am very happy I found you. Thank you."
- Patricia

"My biggest take away is the importance of having all four feet grounded evenly into the ground and only then the dance may begin..I am very lucky to have found The Ritters as I've struggled for years, my passion never waned, Finally, I believe I am starting to understand the mystery and mastering of horse training."
- Sharon

"I love having access to the valuable information. I'm so grateful we'll have access to it after the course concludes."
- Robin

"I'm really enjoying it. There is so much information that I want to savour it all. Think, ride, teach, take notes, reflect, repeat and so forth and all with several horses and combos."
- Morgan

"I love the idea of "discovering" something new rather than trying to achieve something during each ride is a great way of setting yourself up for success. Thank you!"
- Callay

"I have loved this course as it has given lots of food for thought, thank you all so much."
- Joy

"And again you guys offer us THE best value course upgrades in the world !! Thank you for your ongoing generosity and value."
- Elizabeth

"The (rider) exercises increased my awareness of the need to rotate my seat and develop more awareness of how I am weighting my seat."
- Andrea

"This is the best course I have been part of! I often listen and read through the material more often than twice, since I am also learning so many new concepts and words. I have implemented some of the movements to riding out in the "wild" (trail riding), and it makes a fun addition to the ride. I am actually quite amazed at how much is possible to explain and deliver to a rider who is so far away from you 🙂 You Ritters are just really good at explaining how something could feel."
- Throun

"With work/family etc. can only ride about 3/week 🙁 at most. This is a GREAT course - learning sooooo much. What I appreciate the most is able to access at any time (I'm often listening as I fold laundry!) and the 'Ritter' principle of just experiment with your horse, try this, try that. My early riding instruction was very technical instead."
- Sara

"My farrier came yesterday and remarked that my 18 yr old looked the best since I’ve owned him (2 yrs)… he always checks for soreness throughout the horse’s body before working on the feet. It was great to get this confirmed by someone I really respect. I know some of his improved conditioning is due to the Ritter courses and what I’ve learned and practice during our rides."
- Carol

"I have done all the feldendrais exercises and have enjoyed them all. I now rotate my pelvis alot more and am more aware of the differences in each side of my body regarding weight distribution."
- Robyn

"The exercises are making my horse more supple and more forward. He is becoming more balanced between both sides, able to move his shoulders and shift weight back and forth, and is getting his weight off his right shoulder and onto his hind legs little by little."
- Laura

"The exercises in the course help me get a more even rein contact, more awareness of where the horse's legs are, and help me feel a more relaxed, lifted back in the horse, making them easier and more enjoyable to sit. I am starting to feel a "coming through" that I have never felt before."
- Chelsea

"I feel that my horses gait and responsiveness to the aids improved with almost all of the exercise, some were much more evident than others. I think his trot typically shows improvement the most of the three gaits. Because he is QH trained as a Reiner and western pleasure his trot can be pokey and dragging and on the forehand. After the majority of these exercises he definitely gets softer, more on the haunches and his trot becomes more buoyant. Changes in the canter can be identified as a quicker response to the depart and have had success with flying lead changes in both directions!"
- Callay

"Thank you to Thomas and Shana for all the time they spend developing the course exercises.  Yesterday, my horse's massage therapist found so little that needed to be done on him that she took $25.00 off her regular fee. She said that the exercises that I am doing with him are getting amazing results. He's 18 but doesn't look or act his age thanks to being so fit from doing his therapeutic exercises in homeopathic doses. His massage therapist really liked that line of thinking. 
So don't doubt for a moment that these exercises won't transform your horse. They will!  You just need to be persistent."
- Linda

"Within the first 3 months my vet who does acupuncture and chiropractic commented on her body changes. She has worked on her since 2015 so she has a history. Her comment was “It is obvious she is being worked correctly now “  A year and a half later and she has the best body condition of almost any horse I see, all thanks to the amazing exercises and guidance from Thomas and Shana."
- Kim

"I have a record of my horse's tracings from the saddle fitter and she has become almost symmetrical after starting out about 1" bigger on her right side."
- Nika

"Both of my horses had massages yesterday, Masterson therapist. She said both my horses felt really good. She gave me some exercises for Napoleon s poll/jaw region which I asked for however she did say improved a lot in that area...all due to this course with the Ritters."
- Sharon

"My body worker finds my horse is always loose in the poll, tight in the hamstrings, from squatting, and last time, she was able to come, she noticed he is really developing in his topline."
- Angela