SCREEN TIME TO SADDLE TIME
Rider posture and movement online course for office-based equestrians
Ride and move better. Work and live happier.
Does this sound familiar?
◦ You have office aches and pains — tight neck and shoulders, back ache or general stiffness.
◦ You get in the saddle and feel tight through your hips.
◦ Your body doesn't do what you want it to, even though you're asking it to.
◦ You struggle to maintain consistent rein contact.
◦ You don't always sit evenly — and you can't always feel when you're not.
◦ Your body feels pulled in different directions, affecting your balance.
Then this course was built for you.
You Don't Have a Riding Problem.
You Have a Desk-Life problem.
You arrive at the yard and tack up to ride… but your body feels tight, stiff and tired.
Your riding habits carry the imprint of your work day.
Hours of sitting and repetitive movements have silently and gradually shaped your body — in and out of the saddle. Your body adapts to what you do most
It’s hard to ride when your current posture means you're fighting against your own body.
You ride how you move.
Your Bridge Between Desk Life and Horse Life
Small changes. Big results
◦ Loosen hips that feel locked from sitting
◦ Not have to force yourself to sit upright
◦ Release aching neck and shoulders
◦ Release tension from overused keyboard hands and arms
◦ Be more saddle ready before you even step into the stirrup
Your Horse Can Feel The Difference
Better movement for you can mean better movement for your horse
Sometimes, you don’t need more lessons.
You need a body that supports your riding
What's Inside the Course
This is a practical online video course
◦ 70+ practical bite size video lessons
◦ Worksheets and quizzes
◦ Desk-based and everyday movement strategies
◦ Strategies to help your body when you ride
◦ Private course community
◦ Course Lifetime access
Created by Samantha Hulme
Restorative Exercise Specialist · Equine & Human Therapist · BHS Level 3 Coach · 25+ years professional experience working with riders and horses
£197 £157
Early access price — ends 25/10/26. Then £197.
One payment. Lifetime access.
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⏵ 1. Introduction (3:36)
⏵ 2. A few common cues meaning (2:40)
⏵ Learn how and why your body cheats to get you through your day!
⏵ 1. Hip tension: are you becoming chair shaped? (1:06)
⏵ 2. How sitting reshapes the way you stand (2:13)
⏵ 3. How sitting tensions show up in the saddle (1:27)
⏵ 4. How your riding habits and hip tension and weakness is crafted (1:13)
⏵ 5. The independent seat and your individual alignment (1:50)
⏵ 6. Start feeling: tune in to what your pelvis is really doing (1:00)
⏵ 7. Hip alignment in the saddle your foundation (0:27)
⏵ 8. The chair hack your body will thank you for (2:29)
⏵ 9. Unlock Your Hips with the Power of 8 (3:55)
⏵ 10. The hip strengthener you’re Missing that requires no extra time (4:03)
⏵ 11. Inner Thigh Revival: Gentle Awakening for Your Hips & Seat (1:54)
⏵ 12. This exercise enables you to build hip stability anywhere, anytime (4:53)
⏵ 13. A very inexpensive seat, that uses more of your body (7:52)
⏵ 1. Tap into your body's powers (1:14)
⏵ 2. How to create lasting changes and feel the difference (3:17)
⏵ 3. Why alignment really matters and how it can affect office back pain (1:53)
⏵ 4. Stop forcing your riding posture and feel a naturally balanced riding position (2:33)
⏵ 5. Lay the foundation for riding, living, feeling more and feeling better (5:02)
⏵ 6. Quick alignment strengthener for riders (1:15)
⏵ 1. Tight, stiff hands: could your keyboard be affecting your rein contact? (1:20)
⏵ 2. The keyboards influence on your body (2:04)
⏵ 3. How your keyboard could cause crookedness when you ride (1:50)
⏵ 4. The Hidden Players Behind Rein Contact (0:57)
⏵ 5. Hand exercises for riders (6:58)
⏵ 1. Release and recharge your hamstrings — your seat will thank you (3:47)
⏵ 2. Hamstring help: build strength without the struggle (0:47)
⏵ 3. Tight hamstrings? They affect your riding in more ways than you think (2:38)
⏵ 4. The big hidden impact of calf tension on your riding (1:51)
⏵ 5. One stretch that does more than you think (6:26)
⏵ 6. Riders, your lower legs are crying out for this stretch (4:58)
⏵ 7. Knee tracking in the saddle and why it’s important (0:29)
⏵ 8. Knee cap release: help those stiff knees (2:33)
⏵ 9. Knees feeling stuck or sore? Restore your natural knee tracking (5:47)
⏵ 1. Keyboard use: how it affects your ribs and arms (1:59)
⏵ 2. Ribcage, core and pelvis: how they work together in the saddle (1:07)
⏵ 3. Shoulder and neck tension? Here's what you might be missing (1:53)
⏵ 4. Breathing exercise: one you really don't want to miss (4:21)
⏵ 5. Simple shoulder opener: big ripple effect (4:02)
⏵ 6. Stiff rounded shoulders? Try this easy habit (4:20)
⏵ 7. Carrying habits: small changes, big benefits for your body (0:59)
⏵ 1. What forward head posture is doing to your riding (0:54)
⏵ 2. Nurture your neck: the vital exercise to restore balance (5:47)
⏵ 3. The overlooked cause of neck tension that’s right under your nose (0:38)
⏵ 1. How your foot tracking shapes your whole body (1:17)
⏵ 2. The most overlooked influence on your riding: your feet (1:30)
⏵ 3. Foot tracking in the saddle: why it matters (0:52)
⏵ 4. The starting block that's messing with your alignment (2:03)
⏵ 5. One stretch, three wins: foot, ankle and shin (3:12)
⏵ 6. No foot, no horse and rider (0:57)
⏵ 1. Movement hacks with big payoffs (2:30)
⏵ 2. Aches and pains that build up at work (5:11)
⏵ 3. Eye breaks and movement for screen time (1:50)
⏵ 4. Health effects of sitting and screen time that may surprise you (2:40)
⏵ 1. The hand sequence you didn’t know you needed (6:03)
⏵ 2. Wall sequence to refresh your arms and shoulders (3:33)
⏵ 3. Feel-good chair sequence for tight legs, stiff shoulders and an aching back (2:50)
⏵ 4. Chair sequence to wake up your hips, legs and inner thighs (2:14)
⏵ 5. The floor sequence your hips, legs and inner thighs have been craving (2:27)
⏵ 1. When you move better, so does your horse (2:34)
⏵ 2. Thumbs up: the big ripple effect on your riding alignment (2:28)
⏵ 3. From desk to reins: developing feel, hand sensitivity exercise (2:08)
⏵ 4. Neck care on the move: the alignment hack you need while riding (1:38)
⏵ 5. Jaw tension and its effect on your riding and body (1:27)
⏵ 6. Riding alignment exercises to boost your connection (7:23)
⏵ 7. The rider-horse movement connection (0:48)
⏵ 1. Road Trips, Realigned - Small Tweaks, Big Benefits (1:14)
⏵ 2. Driving Habits Guide PDF
⏵ 3. A big thank you! (0:12)
Movements you can weave into real life.
You don’t need to add more to your life
At your desk.
While waiting for the kettle to boil.
Before you tack up.
Between emails.
Over time, they stop being “exercises.”
They become habits.
You start to sit, stand, and move better without even thinking about it. And better riding follows.
And you don't need a gym, special equipment, or to find extra hours in your day.
Imagine...
Your body follows your horse’s movement
You unlock a whole new level of feel and body awareness
More stable through your core
Your instructor comments on your improved position
You ride and live with less aches, pains and stiffness
You feel more confident in your body and riding
No more hoping today is a “good body day.”
No more blaming yourself for something your desk created.
Meet Your Coach, Samantha Hulme
RES-CPT, EMST, ITEC, OCEPT, BHSAI
• Restorative Exercise Specialist (RES_CPT)
• Equine and Human Therapist (EMST, ITEC, OCEPT)
• BHS Level 3 Coach (BHSAI)
• Over 25 years Professional Experience Working With Thousands of Riders and Horses
• Lectured and Performed Dissection For The British Horse Society
• Interviewed on BBC TV on The Rehabilitation Of Racehorses
If you’re a rider struggling with stiffness, posture issues, or aches that seem to follow you from your desk into the saddle, you’re exactly who I'm here to help.
I understand both the rider’s and horse's bodies and the unique demands riding places on them.
I’ve overcame significant riding injuries that left me with years of restrictions and pain.
I've also experienced first hand how hours at a computer can quietly reshape your alignment, balance and movement. And this may surprise you — I've met riders whose pain from desk-based work was as significant as pain from falling off a horse.
Join Riders Who Are Already Feeling the Difference!
Richard E.
Sam has Improved my back problems ten fold when it seemed I would never get better.
Marianne C.
Sam helped me when I sustained an injury to my back. I don't think I would still be riding without her help.
Gina M.
Sam is extremely dedicated and phenomenally well educated, and is able to explain what she is doing and why it works in terms everyone can understand.
Questions Riders Are Asking
If your day is spent sitting at a desk, in the car, on the sofa your body adapts to that shape. None of that resets when you ride. The body you've shaped throughout the day shows up even more the moment you sit in the saddle.
Yes. Hours of sitting, screen use, and repetitive movement don't stay at your desk — they travel with you to the yard and into your life. Tight hips, a locked pelvis, rounded shoulders, stiff hands from typing — all of it shapes how you sit, how you feel your horse, and how easily your body can move with theirs.
Yes, this is one of the most common patterns I see. Prolonged sitting can shorten muscles around the hips, hamstrings and calves, affect the core and upper body, and make it harder to sit deep, follow your horse's movement, or maintain an independent seat. It's exactly why Module 1 of this course is dedicated entirely to the hips.
Start with what's happening off the horse, not just on it. Your riding position is built from the alignment and mobility you carry into the saddle, so undoing the effects of a desk job (tight hips, forward head posture, rounded shoulders) is often the fastest route to a better position, not more time spent fighting against your body when you ride.
Rein contact isn't just about your hands. Your wrists, forearms, shoulders, neck and whole body are all involved after a day of typing or screen use. Releasing that tension can help restore a softer, steadier contact, which is exactly what Module 3 works through.
Still Wondering if This is for You?
You don’t need to carve out extra time in your day. This course is designed to sprinkle into your life in little moments—while waiting for the kettle to boil, filling a water bucket, or even standing in the shopping line. You can practice with little to no extra time, simply as you go about your day!
This course is designed to make movement habits and exercises simple and doable, fitting naturally into your daily life, so they become second nature, not another program you have to “stick to.”
Plus, you'll get plenty of unexpected benefits that will keep you motivated and wanting to continue.
The exercises and tips have worked for me and countless clients. If you apply them consistently, you’ll notice real improvements. You’re in control of your progress, and even small steps can create big changes.
None! You can use whatever’s around you, no special equipment or space needed. These exercises can be done anywhere (I even do them while waiting in the shopping line!). Your body itself becomes your gym.
Sprinkle practice throughout your day in small, manageable bursts at a pace that suits you. The more consistently you weave these exercises into your routine, the faster you’ll notice real improvements in how your body feels and moves.
Absolutely, you’ll be improving your body both in and out of the saddle. Even if you ride infrequently, these exercises prepare you for the saddle so you make progress whenever you do ride.
No worries if you fall behind! This is a self-paced course, so you can work at your own speed, anywhere. You have the course lifetime access also, and I'm always there to support you in the course community section.
The course is delivered entirely online through a user-friendly platform. You'll have instant access to all 70+ video lessons, downloadable worksheets, quizzes, and the private community. Where I will answer any course questions. You can access the content from any device - computer, tablet, or smartphone - and work through it at your own pace, whenever and wherever suits you best.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out; you can contact me via refinedriding@gmail.com
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