ERIN CRAIN
RIDER PERFORMANCE COACH
WORK WITH ERIN
You don’t need more advice.
You need the right support for where you are right now.
Whether you’re stuck on one specific problem, repeating a pattern you can’t seem to change, or ready to understand your riding on a deeper level, Rider First coaching starts by figuring out what matters most.
FIND YOUR STARTING POINT
What do you need help with
right now?
You don’t have to know which program you need. Start with the problem you’re trying to solve.
01
GET CLARITY
I don’t know what
to change first.
Maybe your position feels off. Your horse isn’t responding the way you expect. Or every ride leaves you with more things to think about.
You don’t need ten more corrections.
You need to find the thing underneath them.
RIDER FIRST RIDE AUDIT
See your riding differently.
An asynchronous video analysis designed to identify what's driving the problem, what your horse may be responding to, and the clearest priorities for your next rides.
ROOT CAUSE · TOP PRIORITIES · CLEAR NEXT STEP
RIDER FIRST RESET
Knowing isn’t always enough
to change the pattern.
A private 60-minute session designed to help you understand and interrupt the mental or physical pattern getting between what you know and what you actually do in the saddle.
UNDERSTAND THE PATTERN · INTERRUPT THE RESPONSE · CREATE A NEW WAY FORWARD
02
CHANGE THE PATTERN
I know what keeps happening.
I just can’t stop doing it.
You tip forward. Grab. Freeze. Overthink. Hold your breath. Ride differently at shows. Or fall back into the same response even though you know what you’re supposed to do.
This isn’t necessarily an information problem.
AFTER ONE RIDER FIRST RESET
“He hasn’t changed.
Only me.”
She changed the way she responded—and the whole ride changed with her. Later, even with police horses cantering nearby, she described some of their best, most consistent work.
03
BUILD YOUR RIDING
I want to understand
riding better.
You don’t want to depend on someone constantly telling you what to fix.
You want to understand why things happen, recognize what you’re feeling, and know what to change.
Better riding starts with better understanding.
RIDER FIRST ESSENTIALS
Build the understanding
underneath better riding.
Rider First Essentials teaches the foundations I come back to again and again when helping riders create better balance, relaxation, communication and feel.
Learn what’s happening, understand why it matters, and start recognizing what to change in your own riding.
LEARN · APPLY · RECOGNIZE · ADJUST
NOT SURE WHERE TO START?
Start with the problem.
Not the program.
You don’t have to diagnose your riding before working with me. Rider First is built around finding your clearest next step—not giving you more things to work on.
ONGOING COACHING
Sometimes you don’t need
one answer.
You need someone in your corner.
For riders who want continued feedback, personalized direction, and support applying Rider First to their own riding, I offer a limited number of higher-touch coaching opportunities.
PRIVATE COACHING
More support.
More feedback.
More continuity.
Private coaching is for riders who want ongoing access to my feedback and direction—not just help solving one problem.