The Equestrian Athlete Compass
24/7 coaching, programmed by USDF Gold Medalist Deirdre Sabo-Frary, for equestrians looking for fitness, mindset, meditation, and video analysis.
One honest step at a time: notice what happened, decide the next useful thing, and keep a weekly rhythm that survives a busy week.
Strength, mobility, and recovery built for the seat, plus the mental habits that hold up under competition pressure.
Submit a ride and receive clear observations, the reasoning behind them, and the next refinement to work on.
The Compass works in 90-day chapters. You begin by naming one horse-first goal, the thing you actually want to change in your riding, and the plan turns that goal into a weekly rhythm you can keep even when the week falls apart.
Every day you log a short check-in: what happened, what you noticed in your horse, and the next honest step. Every week you reset: what you were proud of, what was hard, and the one priority you will protect for the coming week.
Progress in riding rarely arrives as one big breakthrough. It comes from noticing patterns: a horse that is consistently tight on one rein, a rider who holds their breath in the canter, a body that runs out of energy by the third day of the week. The check-in is where those patterns become visible, and where your coach can respond to them.
The weekly reset turns a week of small observations into a decision. You look honestly at what worked, choose the one thing to protect, and set a plan you can genuinely keep. A busy week gets a smaller version of the plan, never a cancelled one.
The Compass is used by dressage riders, eventers, show jumpers, western riders, and pleasure and trail riders. The movement work, the mindset practice, and the coaching are adapted to your discipline, your horse, your available equipment, and the time you really have.
Rider strength is not gym work for its own sake. It is the seat that stays quiet in a spooky moment, the hip that opens in the sitting trot, the core that holds you upright through the last ten minutes of a test. Sessions are short, drawn from a curated movement library, and adaptable to home, gym, barn, or travel.
Nerves before a test, a round that follows you home, the voice that second-guesses every decision: these are trainable skills, not fixed personality traits. The Compass includes a library of guided audio meditations for pre-ride focus, post-ride processing, competition nerves, confidence, rest, and everyday mindset work.
Submit a riding video and receive structured feedback: what is happening, why it is happening, and the specific refinement to work on next. It is the same observation-and-solution format used throughout the app, applied to your own ride instead of a general principle.
The Compass is programmed by USDF Gold Medalist Deirdre Sabo-Frary and delivered as coaching available whenever you are: early mornings before work, evenings after the barn, the night before a show.
Answer five quick questions and see a free 90-day projection built around your discipline, your horse, and the time you actually have. Memberships begin with a 7-day free trial.
Adult equestrians who want their riding, their fitness, and their mindset moving in one direction, with a plan that survives a busy life.
No. Many members are working toward a goal at home, rebuilding confidence after a break, or simply wanting to feel stronger and calmer in the saddle.
The daily check-in takes a few minutes. Movement sessions range from a short mobility reset to a full session, and you choose the path that fits the day.
Yes. Start with the free rider assessment to see your 90-day projection, and memberships begin with a 7-day free trial.
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