2025 Through the Back Course
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Too deep, too hollow, not coming “through”, horse not “on the seat”... where do you even begin? Get ready! In this 18-week course, we explore the concept of working the horse THROUGH the back, but we go much deeper than that because “throughness” involves the horse’s back, of course, but it is not only about the horse’s back. It is about how ALL the aids come through the horse and how the seat interacts with the horse. Complete with theory lessons, riding exercises, Feldenkrais lessons, imagery lessons, audio lessons you can play while riding your horse, and a complete Ritter Q&A package.
This is a full 18-week course complete with Q&As and online support and feedback. Taught by Dr. Thomas Ritter and Shana Ritter, with rider awareness and imagery and audio lessons assisted by Catherine McCrum
🌟 BIOMECHANICS-FOCUSED INSTRUCTION BASED ON CLASSICAL PRINCIPLES
🌟 RIDDEN EXERCISES WITH DETAILED EXPLANATIONS AND DEMO VIDEOS
🌟 AT-HOME FELDENKRAIS LESSONS YOU CAN DO ON YOUR SCHEDULE
🌟 RIDER IMAGERY LESSONS
🌟 RIDDEN AUDIO LESSONS
🌟 BI-WEEKLY GROUP COACHING Q&A SESSIONS
🌟 EXCLUSIVE AUDIO PODCAST
🌟 EXCLUSIVE COMMUNITY WHERE YOU CAN GET FEEDBACK ON YOUR VIDEOS
🌟 A SCHEDULE BUILT FOR SUCCESS
🌟 COURSE COMPLETION CERTIFICATE SIGNED BY THOMAS & SHANA
🌟 LIFETIME ACCESS AND PREMIUM COURSE BENEFITS
💝 BONUS #1 - Introduction to Stirrup-Stepping Self-Study Course (value €110)
💝 BONUS #2 - Supple Ribs Bonus Pack/Mini Course (value €100)
💝 BONUS #3 - “The Ritter Way” Journal eBook (value €19)
Course begins February 11, 2025.
"I always learn so much from the Ritter courses. We all know that “look,” the perfectly balanced horse, displaying their natural beauty and power. I think ultimately we all want that, but we forget it takes time. Through the back isn’t just then “ideal” look, it’s helping the horse achieve their most balanced self. I enjoyed learning the components—form, strength, timing of the aids… that through time and consistency, build a horse’s strength, stamina, and body awareness to be able to move in such a balanced way. This course is one I’ll keep coming back to over and over, as my horse moves through the levels, as I start new ones—to continually remind myself (and probably reteach) all the minute components that help a horse find their own balance.
I also love how Thomas always refers to each horse as an individual. There is no cookie cutter method. This teaches the tools, but we each have to learn our own horse—their personality, conformation, crookedness, our crookedness and how they combine…
- Mollie McLam, Idaho
"The best part of the course was realizing I didn’t need to do five exercises in one day. It helped the horses and myself if my riding sessions were 80% routine from one day to the next, and a little bit trying something new.
The horses appreciated having the cones set out and doing the same exercise around the cones three times in a row. They were able to relax when they knew what was coming next.
I feel that in the year I followed the course, all the horses have relaxed, they turn and bend more easily, and muscle appearance has improved.
I look forward to watching the videos again and repeating the exercises. Progress happens on a spiral, even if it looks like I’m doing the same thing again, there are different degrees of focus.
I recommend the course to anyone wanting a good explanation of the theory needed to get a horse moving through the back plus exercises to help the horse develop. The feldenkrais lessons and rider imagery lessons help the rider as well.
My horse is easier to ride this year and I have even ridden him outside the arena on the trail around the fields."
- Sheryl, Ontario, Canada
"Archie had a tendency to invert a lot in his ridden work. It was his first response to most requests. This course has showed him that he can move in a better and more comfortable way. All his work has improved from taking this course and I regularly use the exercises particularly to warm up if he's feeling a little resistant.
I would definitely recommend this course as it teaches the horse to move in a healthy and balanced manner. It was easy to understand and easy to follow."
- Michelle King, Wales
"The exercises and the better awareness/know-how helped me to improve both me as a ride and also him a lot. And even the course is done, we still keep on improving and I will listen to the course many times more. He got a stronger back, got more stable in the head position, through then the quality of the gaits improved a lot.
I like the demo videos a lot, I think there are a good addition to show how it should look like and how you give the aids and so on.
I also like that there is a good blend of theory but also practical exercises and a very good “manual” how to get there, what are the difficulties and what can go wrong. I also like that this course is kind of for everyone. I have icelandic horses, even I train them a lot in gymnastic exercises they are no dressage horses, but the course also fits well for us. I also have retrain horses, young horses and horses on different levels, but every horse benefits on its way from the course. I love that. It is kind of a holistic concept of training."
- Siska
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