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Promoting compassionate horsemanship through brain-based, biomechanics based training & coaching.

10/30/2026

Your horse has a plan. Schooling days, conditioning, rest days, all thought through. Most riders I meet have no equivalent plan for their own bodies; just hope, stiffness, and good intentions. That gap is exactly what the program I am announcing on November 1 is built to close. Pilates, taught for riders, online, starting this November. Honestly, who has the better training plan at your barn; you, or your horse?

10/30/2026

A quick hello from the coach behind this account.

I am Brittany Fex. I coach riders in Richmond and the Ottawa Valley in hunter, jumper, dressage and western; I run horsemanship programs through Thrive and Ride and rider fitness through Balanced in the Bridle; and I compete as a Grade IV FEI para-dressage rider.

Fall season is fully underway here: lessons, groundwork, and a lot of honest conversations with horses who have opinions about the weather.

This account is where I share what I actually teach: horsemanship, rider biomechanics, and real riding life. No quick fixes, no hype.

One honest note: I am not currently taking on new riders. If you would like to be notified when a space opens, the interest form is at bfexequestrian.ca/new-riders.

What would you like to learn about here this fall? Tell me in the comments.

10/29/2026

A small announcement before the real announcement.

For years my coaching has circled the same idea; we train our horses thoughtfully, and our own bodies mostly get whatever is left over. Rider fitness is not separate from horsemanship. It is part of it.

So this November, Balanced in the Bridle: Pilates for Equestrians is launching online. Full details and registration open Sunday, November 1, right here.

Follow this Page so you see the launch post first; and tell me below, what does your body ask for most after a ride?

10/28/2026

Before you ask your horse for more under saddle, read what the groundwork is already telling you.

Three things I read before I get on:

1. Where the brakes and the balance are. How a horse moves between halt, walk and trot on the ground is exactly what you will have in the saddle. No surprises if you looked first.

2. How they answer a question. Ask for a small change with a light cue. If you need the big, loud phase on the ground, you will need it mounted too. Lighten the groundwork and the ride lightens with it.

3. Which horse showed up today. Ride the horse in front of you, not the one you planned for.

Horsemanship is bigger than riding, and five honest minutes of groundwork can change the whole ride.

Save this for your next session. Which of the three do you read first?

10/26/2026

Your pelvis is your seat.

Not your shoulders, not your hands, and definitely not the death grip in your knees. If your pelvis cannot move, everything above it has to compensate; and your horse feels every bit of that compensation.

Here is one checkpoint you can practice tonight, no horse required. Sit on a firm chair, rock gently forward and back, and find the middle where your weight is even on both seat bones. Then breathe: five slow breaths, even on both sides, no gripping.

That steadiness is what a following seat is built on. Slow, unglamorous, and worth doing.

Save this carousel and try it before your next ride. Which side feels heavier when you sit; left or right?

09/15/2026

The best medicine 🤕♥️

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http://bfexequestrian.ca/

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