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Understand What’s Actually Driving Your Asymmetry

A guided Rider Symmetry Screen with videos, PDF, and tracking sheet.

Measure your strength and mobility so we stop guessing in the saddle.

Every rider has patterns.

A side that works harder.

A joint that moves less.

A position that feels harder to hold.

The Rider Symmetry Screen gives you a structured way to assess your strength and mobility, joint by joint, side to side, so you can see where your current capacity stands.

Katie Wood, MSc, PT

The Equestrian Physio

Who This Screen Is For

If you’ve ever caught yourself dealing with:

▷Hard hands that creep in when things get tough

▷A chair seat you can’t seem to fix

▷Collapsing through one side

▷A seat that feels stiff or bouncy instead of fluid

▷Lower legs that never seem steady

▷Rounded shoulders or a hunched posture

▷Pinching your knees or losing weight in your stirrups

▷Ankles that give out after a few laps

▷Always getting ahead of your horse, or falling behind the motion

…then this screen is for you.

These types of performance faults are often rooted in real physical restrictions and strength gaps. This test helps you see where those issues might actually be coming from, so you can start addressing them off the horse.

What you'll get

✅ Step-by-step videos so you can do each test correctly and feel confident you’re not wasting your time.

✅ A simple results worksheet so you can see exactly where you’re strong or uneven, compare to benchmarks, and track your progress over time.

✅ Connections to your riding, so you can finally link what you feel in the saddle with what’s happening in your body.

✅ A clear starting point, so instead of guessing, you’ll know where the low-hanging fruit is, giving you the power to get started without overwhelm.

✅ Direction for what’s next, so you can stop playing whack-a-mole with weaknesses and start building a resilient foundation for the long haul.

Every single one of these came from conversations I’ve had with real riders. Real stories. Real comments. Real DMs at 11pm on a Tuesday.

And the thread that runs through all of them is the same: you care so deeply about your riding and your horse that you’re willing to sit with the uncomfortable truth that something needs to change.

Riders that care so deeply. That want it so bad. That have been waiting for the opportunity to get back in the saddle or to finally have their heart horse for so long.

But the pieces still don’t seem to fit together. You still hear the same comments from your coach, week on week, that you never seem to be able to overcome no matter how hard you try. You still see the same compensations and faults every time you ride by the mirror. You vent the same frustrations ride after ride when you’re still not seeing the progress you hope for.

And it’s not for a lack of trying. It’s not for a lack of dedication, or willpower, or wanting it more than anything. That’s not the issue. The issue is an industry built on outdated standards of what it means to be an athlete.

That’s what TEP Training is for. It is my call to shift the standard. To give riders the structure, community, and education that it takes to help them come into their own as athletes and equestrians, and to stop being the thing that is holding the performance of their partnership back. It’s a platform designed specifically to give you to the tools to finally click things into place.

Because your life is far too amazing for your body ever to be the thing holding you back❤️.

Enrollment opens April 13th. If you’ve been following along waiting for the right time, this is it. Comment, “STRONG” Or check the link in my bio to drop your name on the waitlist.

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I am SO excited to share this!! I’ve partnered with @oneventing to create a free three-part webinar series for adult amateur riders.

We invest so much in our horses. This series is about investing in the other half of the partnership: YOU!

📍Session 1: Build the Stronger Rider: Strength Training for Adult Eventers — April 8
📍Session 2: Why Riders Hurt: Common Injuries and Smarter Rehab — April 29
📍Session 3: Ride All Season: Recovery & Load Management — May 13

All sessions are Wednesdays at 7:30 PM EDT, online via Google Meet

Each session is 45 min of teaching plus a live Q&A. OEA members get priority access to the Q&A and their pre-submitted questions are prioritized. Everyone is welcome to attend, including non-OEA members!

The content is geared toward adult eventers but the principles apply to riders across disciplines. If you ride and you have a body, there’s something here for you.❤️

Can’t make it live? Register anyway and the replay comes to you.

This series is generously sponsored by the OEA Adult Amateur Rider Fund, which means every session is completely free for you. I grew up competing as an OEA youth member, so getting to give back to this community in a way that actually helps riders feel better and ride longer is incredibly meaningful to me.

Comment STRONGER and I’ll send you the link, or head to the link in my bio 🐴

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Riders need a unique blend of physical qualities. Strength, power, stability, motor control, and more. All of which can be developed through intentional training off the horse. These directly influence your ability to ride well, and more importantly, to ride RESPONSIBLY.

Building general strength translates to countless benefits in the saddle. The ability to produce force, hold positions more securely, and stay organized under pressure means more accurate aids and better ability to stay in-phase with your horse.

Because riding well isn't just about points or seconds. It's about MINIMIZING the IMPACT we have on the horse. And that takes serious strength and control.

If you don't have the strength to stay centred over a big oxer after a long spot, or balanced through a tight rollback around a barrel, your horse is the one compensating. THEY rebalance for you. Every time your balance falters or your timing is off, it's the horse absorbing the consequences, physically and on the clock.

Strength is also foundational to what we loosely call "balance." A stable trunk, upper body, and lower body help maintain an upright posture and give you the capacity to absorb forces coming from the horse. When you're strong and stable, you can stay with the horse more easily, respond to the unexpected, and communicate clearly, especially when shit hits the fan.

And then there's motor control: the ability to move with precision. Through strength and mobility work, you build awareness of how YOUR body moves and refine neuromuscular control so every aid is intentional, not accidental.

We pour so much into our horses' training, their fitness, their soundness. Strength training is how we hold ourselves to that same standard. The more you can do independently, the less they have to do for you.

TEP Training App opens its doors for Spring enrolment April 13th. Comment "SPRING" and I'll DM you the link, or check the link in my bio!

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Little Katie had no idea what she was getting herself into...

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I hear this one a lot. And I get it. Riding IS physical, it’s demanding, time consuming, and it absolutely builds riding-specific conditioning that no amount of gym work can replicate.

But there’s a difference between OCCUPATIONAL adaptation and athletic preparation. Your body becomes efficient at a repeated task. That’s not the same as being physically prepared in a way that supports longevity, injury resilience, and raising your performance ceiling.

The SAID principle (Specific Adaptation to Imposed Demands) tells us your body adapts to the specific demands placed on it. Riding adapts you to riding. Structured training builds the broader physical qualities that riding simply can’t, general strength, tissue resilience, power, recovery capacity.

And I already know the follow-up: “But I don’t have time.” Valid, but keep in mind, it doesn’t have to be a lot! Two 20-30 minute sessions a week moves the needle significantly. And one 15 min session still counts! It’s a lot less about the time it takes, and more about structuring things intentionally. If you’re riding that volume, your body is absorbing serious load, and the case for structured strength work to keep you resilient and performing well actually gets stronger, not weaker.

This isn’t about replacing riding with the gym. It’s about understanding they serve different purposes, and you need BOTH to be the athlete your horse deserves.

If you’re not sure where to start, how to structure your training, or how to fit it into an already packed week, that’s exactly what the TEP Training System is built for. No guessing what to do, how to schedule it, or whether it’s going to work. It’s all laid out for you, with answers and support along the way.

Comment TRAIN or check out my bio for a link to join the April waitlist. 🐴❤️

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