The TSE Membership is for riders who are committed to being full athletic partners for their endurance horses, but want accountability, support, and companionship along the way.

Are you determined, but know you’ll struggle with motivation? This is EXACTLY what the membership is for! 

Our members are dedicated to regular workouts and good nutrition in order to optimize their endurance riding experience. We support each other through unmotivated moments, share ideas and encouragement, and celebrate each others’ wins as if they were our own.

TSE membership is ideal for riders at all levels of fitness. As long as you’re interested in doing your best by yourself and your horse, you are welcome in our crew!

Our members range in age from late twenties to mid-seventies. Many are recovering from injuries or working around chronic conditions. Others want to lose weight, and we all want to be stronger and more mobile so we can perform better on the endurance trail, even as we age. 

The Essential Endurance Rider Fitness program is appropriate for personal-fitness beginners and riders returning to the saddle after injury or illness (with your doctor’s permission, of course). It is perfect for maintaining or regaining the physical ability to ride long distances as you age.

Next Level Endurance Rider Fitness (currently under development) is my intermediate program appropriate for riders who have completed the Essential program or have a good fitness base but want to customize their workouts for distance riding.

Yes! This is EXACTLY what the TSE membership is for.

As a TSE Member, you’ll be surrounded with motivation, accountability, and support. You’ll get access to live calls with me and your fellow members, fun monthly challenges, our members-only Facebook group, Email Extras with motivational tips and healthy recipes, and even direct email access to me as your personal trainer.

Inside the Essential program, you’ll find weekly Ride Meeting videos and Trainer Talks to keep you encouraged and informed about why the exercises are relevant to you, as an endurance equestrian. Essential also includes optional homework assignments and Rider Opt-In exercises to keep your new skills top of mind and applicable in the saddle.

Essential offers flexible workout programming totaling about 3.5 hours per week, broken into 30-minute segments that you can fit into your schedule as needed.

The Next Level program (currently under development) will require a slightly higher time commitment of about 4.5 hours per week, broken into 30- to 40-minute segments.

The program also includes Trainer Talks to provide support and motivation. These brief lessons, plus community chatter in the members-only Facebook group, can be accessed at your leisure. Our monthly live calls last for one hour in the evening.

The Essential program is designed to use minimal, inexpensive equipment that you can use at home. You might have some of it already!

The full equipment list includes: resistance bands (loop style with removable handles and door anchor); stability ball (optional); yoga mat; and foam roller. The program incudes a shopping list with links to each item, so it’s easy to get exactly what you need. 

You’ll also need a good pair of shoes and, ideally, a horse to be your partner as you integrate your new skills into your riding life.

The same equipment will continue to serve you if you choose to graduate to the Next Level Endurance Rider Fitness program (currently under development) after completing Essential. For Next Level, you’ll also add some dumbbells to your home gym.

Your TSE Membership offer so much more than other fitness programs!

As a member, you’ll enjoy wraparound support from fitness-focused distance riders all sharing camaraderie, accountability, and celebration of your success. You’ll also have direct access to your trainer, an endurance rider and NASM-certified personal trainer and nutrition coach, via email and in the community.

Unlike other rider fitness programs, Essential and Next Level (under development) are designed specifically for distance riders who need to be able to maintain good riding posture for very long periods, plus be able to mount from the ground, hike out of a sticky situation, trot out for the vet, and handle unwieldy objects like portable corral panels and buckets of water.

Most rider fitness programs focus heavily on flexibility and core strength. Essential certainly includes those elements, but also focuses on:

• Counteracting common muscle imbalances that cause discomfort for both horse and rider
• Building cardiovascular fitness so you use up less energy while riding for hours at a time
• Increasing strength to support good riding posture and reduce delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)
• Training your neuromuscular system to react appropriately to sudden challenges, like stepping in a hole or sticking a “teleport” spook

Absolutely. Not all of our members are distance riders!

Although the Essential program was designed to specifically target the needs of endurance riders, it is also highly applicable to all kinds of equestrians. If you want to feel stronger, more balanced, and more energetic for anything from trail riding to dressage lessons, Essential offers the foundation you need.

Probably!

Current moderate exercisers (like those who take daily walks in addition to their barn time) will absolutely benefit from the equestrian-specific nature of the Essential program, which targets the exact needs of distance riders.

Very few of us – even fitness types – rarely engage regularly in the mobility and balance work that riders need. Even fewer do that PLUS thoughtful, progressive cardiovascular and strength training to support longevity on the endurance trail.

And who doesn’t want to hang out with other fitness-focused distance riders? These are our people!

If you are already committed to regular weight-bearing cardio and strength training, plus balance and mobility work to keep any muscle imbalances in check, keep an eye out for my upcoming Next Level Endurance Rider Fitness program, which will also be included with a TSE Membership.

As a TSE Member, you will have access to the Essential program, plus all other membership benefits, for as long as you remain a member.

TSE Members get special access to a network of motivation, accountability, and support. In addition to the Essential program itself, you’ll get:

• Monthly live calls with me and fellow members to share successes, solve challenges, and ask questions
• Connection with other fit-focused riders in our members-only “Crew Area” on Facebook
• Participation in motivational monthly challenges (sometimes with completion awards!)
• Direct email access to me, as your personal trainer
• Email Extras containing everything from fitness tips to healthy recipes
• The Essential Rucking Mod (build your cardio with NO running)
• Automatic access to future resources that I’m developing now, including: my intermediate Next Level Endurance Rider Fitness program (keep growing your fitness after Essential) and the Busy Season Maintenance Mod (stay fit on a minimal time commitment during the height of the ride season)

Yes, memberships can be cancelled at any time. If you cancel, you’ll continue to have access to all membership benefits through the end of your current membership period.