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I am feeling so much more at ease and confident. Everything you are teaching in the course is refining my riding and also explaining the big picture.
Paula Gonsalves
Ride with Balance and Clarity and Your Horse will Feel the Difference.
Over the years, I’ve worked with riders at every stage:
nervous beginners, returning adults, competitive riders who feel something’s missing.
They all came to me with the same quiet questions:
“Why does my horse pin his ears when I ask for trot?”
“Why does he always drift to the gate or hollow his back?”
“Why do I feel like I’m just being told to ‘fix’ things without really understanding how to improve?”
And the answer is never just “kick harder” or “sit deeper.”
Because those are just pieces of a much bigger picture—one that includes your balance, your timing, your horse’s understanding, and even how you prepare them on the ground before you ever climb into the saddle.
This course gives you that full picture - and I'll be there every week!
It’s a complete, step-by-step system to help you ride with balance, clarity, and connection.
So you can feel good about the way you ride—and so your horse can feel good carrying you.
I can't begin to express how this course had changed my world in horses. I am forever grateful!
Rosanne Wellmaker
Why this system is different
The Balanced Riding Course is a complete learning path—built to teach you everything weekly lessons never have time to cover, and most instructors don’t know how to explain.
We start at the beginning, because that’s where good riding really begins:
understanding your horse as an individual
learning how they communicate
building trust and clarity from the ground up
preparing both of your bodies to feel strong, balanced, and ready
Then, we build in the saddle:
You’ll learn to follow your horse’s movement, stay balanced in different situations, guide their balance with your own body, and help them move in a way that feels better for both of you.
For every kind of rider
This course is just as relevant if you ride school horses as it is if you have your own.
You don’t need to own a horse to benefit—and in fact, it might be even more important for you if you’re riding different horses every week.
Because no matter which horse you ride, you bring your balance, your clarity, and your partnership into every ride.
Weekly Support - as long as you need.
I created this course to be a guide you'll come back to time and time again.
When you join, you get Immediate Access to:
The Full Balanced Riding Course curriculum
Personal Textbook Shipped to you, NO COST
Ongoing Weekly Support Calls with Callie (where we can choose the best exercises for you to practice!)
ALL the course bonuses
You can go through it at your own pace, revisit lessons as many times as you need, and keep improving long after your first time through.
If you are worried about another book sitting on your shelf...
Let me guide you to exactly what to practice for the FASTEST results.
Make the investment in your riding—and your horse’s well-being—that you’ll carry with you for life.
Ready to ride in a way your horse enjoys too?
If you care about how your horse feels—and want to feel balanced and confident too—then you’re in the right place.
This course will teach you how to ride with balance, clarity, and connection.
It’s helped hundreds of riders like you. And it can help you too.
Click below to get started today.
You’ll have everything you need to finally feel confident and proud of the rider you’re becoming—and your horse will thank you for it.
I’ve packed a lifetime of riding instruction in the Balanced Riding Course.
Here is exactly what you will be learning:
Module 1 Who is the horse?
In Module 1, you’ll appreciate the history of the amazing horse. It’s a species that has thrived across the entire planet – and even helped build our modern world.
We’ll explore how the horse experiences the world. Specifically, we’ll unpack how the differences in our sensory experiences can easily lead to misunderstandings. Comparing their perception to ours leads us to look at behavior, what influences the horse to “do what he does,” and what “normal” is for a horse.
You’ll discover:
How horses sense things differently than humans (How they see differently… hear differently, and what that means for your training)
What influences a horse’s behavior (hint: it’s not just one thing)
Why horses act the way they do
What motivates horses and which behaviors are instinctive versus learned
I can't begin to express how this course had changed my world in horses. I am forever grateful!
— CARLA COVERT
Module 2 The Science and Art of Training
Training techniques and riding advice are easy to find but rarely explained. Now you can learn what underlies effective training. You’ll understand the actual learning mechanisms that make any technique effective or ineffective.
You’ll also learn the essential physical skills that keep you balanced in the saddle. By gaining better balance and alignment through achieving a physical position that works for your body, you’ll discover how to give precise cues, along when to use those cues or aids and what they mean to your horse.
With the information in this module, you will evaluate any training method or technique, communicate effectively with your horse, and choose the methods you need.
You’ll discover:
The training techniques that help you change your horse’s behavior (and why they work)
A way to work through any training problem using my 6-step Problem Solver Checklist
How to “thin-slice” a behavior for results
The truth about many desensitization techniques (along with positive and fun ways to “despook” your horse)
I am only on week 2 but can’t say enough good about this course. I absolutely love Callie’s way of teaching. She is so thorough and makes things easy to understand.
— Elizabeth Maxwell
Module 3 Healthy, Balanced Movement
How our horses move affects how they feel physically and emotionally.
Becoming mindful of how they move is essential to building a good relationship and establishing a sense of connection and responsiveness. By the time you’re done with this module, you’ll find that the simple, day-to-day exercises of leading and lunging are perfect opportunities to practice being aware of our habits and our horse habits.
Through everyday interactions and groundwork, we can help our equine partners move correctly and feel good about the work we do with them under saddle.
In Module 3, you will discover:
Proper movement of horse and rider for a comfortable and calm ride
How to read a horse’s body language
Essential skills to to lunge a horse correctly and with a purpose
Simple in-hand exercises to improve your horse’s bending and suppleness
Thanks so much for these lungeing videos, Callie! Your tip on sending the horse out to the circle helped me so much–seeing how your shifts in body position and energy influence the horse.
— Julianne Rowland
Module 4 The Foundation of Riding
Riding isn’t about looking a certain way or putting your hands and feet in a particular position.
Effective riding is about balance, alignment, and movement principles, taking into account the differences in each rider’s body.
But what does alignment feel like? And how can you use riding aids in a way that allows you to move effortlessly with your horse?
That’s what you’ll learn in Module 4:
What the elite in almost every riding discipline have in common (and how you can implement that in your own riding)
The different types of seats (and why they matter)
How to ride the walk, trot, and canter so you can stay balanced and not feel “bouncy” or unsteady.
Where you hold tension–and how to let go
I am a huge fan of Callie – the time she puts in to present each video/lesson/blogs in a practical easy natured way (beautiful horses too), so easy to understand and put into practise, and any lesson online that offers many aha moments is worth its weight in gold! This online course was just brilliant, a grand investment. I’ve watched many times as a reference point. Thank you so much.
— Linda Cox (& Boy), Melbourne, Australia.
Module 5 The Journey of Improvement
Training good movement is about more than a comfortable ride or even a sound horse. A horse who moves well is a horse who can be calm and responsive.
This is why training a horse’s movement is an art required by every discipline of riding, not just dressage horses.
You’ll discover:
How the classical training scale applies to every horse and rider – and where you are on this scale
The gymnastic exercises you should know (and do with your horse)
How jumping can improve other riding skills (even if you’ve never jumped before)
Concepts such as collection and bending (we’ll break these classical tenets down into straightforward explanations for any level of rider)
Callie helps pull riding knowledge together. She has the missing links other instructors tend to leave out!
— SK
Module 6 Riding in the Real World
In this final module of the course, we hit the trail! I’ll guide you through how to respond in emergencies and will discuss what truly creates confidence in both riders and horses. We’ll also cover how to determine if you and horse are a good fit for each other (and what to do if you find yourself needing a different partner).
In the last module of the course, you’ll learn:
How to respond to real-world emergency situations
How to apply your riding skills on a trail ride
What’s different on the trail and what to watch for
How to get in the right mindset (so that fear or worry doesn’t overwhelm your riding)
How to determine if your horse is a good fit for you
I got off track after a bad accident and was never able to get myself back in the saddle on a regular basis. This course is really great with basics and also learning theory. A plan each day really helped me feel excited about riding again
— Eliza Read
Practice and implement what you learn with your 187 page Textbook
In addition to all the video lessons, you’ll also get a 187 page printed Personal Textbook with all the theory, explanations, and exercises you need to practice what you learn and excel in the course.
This is truly your Balanced Riding Course textbook that you can study at home and take to the barn.
There are QR codes with each lesson, so you can easily navigate to the accompanying video and demonstration.
This printed textbook will be shipped right to you – no matter where you live!
I found the program incredibly helpful.
Callie shared a wealth of information in such a pleasant, informal manner. The information was theory based however it was her use of self that kept me engaged. I look forward to having ongoing access to the videos...
— JUDITH MACCUISH RYAN
The Balanced Riding
Course is excellent
The best I have ever seen!! This is my third time to go through the course, and each time around, new things catch my attention!! Callie’s vast knowledge, skills, easy-to-understand direction, and great demonstrations make the course truly extraordinary!! I would recommend this course without hesitation, and I look forward to going through the study again!! That’s an advantage of being part of her courses....you have lifetime access!!
— Teri Hinrichs
Absolutely recommend this course
I went from confused and intimidated to a forward confident (and forever learning) rider. Best decision.
— JENNA CARDA
Course Bonuses
Bonus #1
Getting Started with Horses Mini-Course
This 6-part bonus video series, Getting Started with Horses will help you master the basics of riding and horsemanship.
By the end of this mini-course, you’ll know how to:
Catch a horse in the field safely and in a way that starts your ride off right
Go in and out of a gate, even with other horses around
Safely move in and out of even a narrow stall door
Tie with quick-release knots
Choose the right equipment for you and your horse
The little things to do while tacking up to prepare for your ride
Bonus #2
Getting the Most from Your Riding Lessons
Mini-Course
Having an excellent local instructor is terrific! The Balanced Riding Course is designed to help you get even more out of your lessons–so you understand what your instructor really means when they say things like “bend your elbows” or “sit straight!”
You’ll learn many things that you probably won’t get in your riding lessons in the course. You’ll learn how to diagnose horse behavior and read body language…how knowledge of anatomy improves your riding…the theory behind riding cues and position…so you know when to use them…. and SO much more.
You won’t just learn how to sit in the saddle and what to do with your hands–you’ll learn how to speak your horse’s language.
Another advantage? You can focus, visualize yourself taking the correct steps, and hit rewind as many times as you want! (That last part isn’t easy to do in the arena – our student’s words, not ours!)
“Some may wonder why I take your courses when I ride 3 days a week with a wonderful trainer.
The Answer: I can sit quietly, focus, absorb and digest your lessons, visualize myself taking the correct steps or procedures, and hit “rewind” as many times as I need (which is impossible in the arena. LOL!)
The Payoff: I can see a marked improvement in my skills since taking your courses!”
— Teri Hinrichs
This bonus mini-course, Getting the Most From Your Riding Lessons bonus, teaches you how to handle typical “lesson horse” behavior, how to communicate with your riding instructor, tips for riding in groups…and more.
Bonus #3
Six Audio Lessons to
Follow Along as You Ride
With 6 Bonus Audio Lessons, you’ll have me right in your ear, leading you through warm-up exercises, getting on the horse, feeling your body and setting your posture.
One of our students used a technique from the audio lesson to get her slow horse to trot easily…
“So I just wanted to tell you about something that happened on Wings, my current lesson horse. Wings is a big Chestnut, a somewhat slow horse — she can jump and get a move on when a good rider is on her, but she is not a “forward” or anxious horse. She will only move forward when I am balanced, ready, willing…
In fact, two years ago, when I was just starting out, it took about 4 weeks of lessons for me to “get” her to trot, because I was doing that thing you talk about in the audio lesson — where I wwasn’treally, actually, ready to trot, so even tho I seemed like I was cueing her to trot, she absolutely refused to trot. Now I can get her to trot consistently — but occasionally she just stops.
Two lessons ago: I was in a lesson with another rider/horse duo. So I looked down — and I moved my foot/heel/stirrup back a few inches to get the line-up better.
All of sudden — with no other cue — just moving my legs back and opening my hips… she started to trot!!
But just now, listening to this audio lesson, realized that THE OPEN HIP ANGLE freed her up to move more fluidly. So just now, remembering all that, hearing the audio… understanding the effect that my lined up body and opened hip angle had on her… I just started laughing in sheer delight.
Thanks!!! This course is amazing. Worth every. single. penny.
– Pamela Thacher
Bonus #4
Horsemanship of Connection Series
This 6-part bonus video seI’m confident that by the end of this course, you’ll have a deep understanding of your horse.
But if that’s not enough, the bonus Horsemanship of Connection Series will take a deep dive into horse communication and behavior. It includes:ries, Getting Started with Horses will help you master the basics of riding and horsemanship.
A 5-part mini course with my mentors, Tim and Bettina Jobe of Natural Lifemanship
Conversations with Horses, a recording that studies videos of wild horse bands (to help us better connect with our own horses)
By the end of this series, you’ll know how to:
Read the horse’s emotional and physical state
Respond when you feel ignored or threatened by a horse
Use pressure without even touching the horse
Use your body posture and energy to communicate with your horse
Bonus #5
Buying Your First Horse eBook
If you are currently riding lesson horses, friends horses, or leasing and thinking about getting your own horse, this book is a practical guide on the process of purchasing a horse.
The dos and don’ts, common mistakes, and often misunderstood parts of finding your equine partner.
I will discuss different kinds of sellers, pre-purchase exams, questions to ask, and more.
*Currently only available through the Balanced Riding Course.
What Makes this Course Different
The Balanced Riding Course teaches you how to become a confident rider from the ground up. The order is logical, with each module building upon the next, so you won’t be left wondering “what video do I watch next?”
Also, many other programs take a single-solution approach, whereas the Balance Riding Course takes a holistic, open-minded approach. We get to the root of the problem.
For example, if your horse is bucking, the solution isn’t punishment or just hanging on. The key is to consider why this is happening so you can solve the core issue.
Your horse may have pain, they may be unbalanced, or you may be sitting and using your body in a way that’s restricting them. Together, we’ll figure out the cause and how to solve it!
The Balanced Riding Course isn’t only about riding or training. It combines behavioral science with learning to “feel” what is happening with the horse.
This course isn’t just about riding; it’s a complete journey. You’ll dive into theory, master hands-on exercises, reflect on your growth, and see real-life transformations that will inspire your own.
We know that everyone learns in different ways. Whether you’re a visual or auditory learner (or both!), our multimodal lessons (workbooks, videos, and audio lessons) make it easy to learn.
From Your New Online Riding Instructor - Callie
I would love to have you in the Balanced Riding Course and become your riding coach.
Together, we can make your riding dreams happen!
It takes practice and learning, but the feelings of connection, pride of achievement, and knowing you are being the best you can be for your horse is worth it!
I look forward to seeing you in the Balanced Riding Course!
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I am SO passionate about helping you become a confident, happy rider and want to make it as easy as possible for you to say “yes!”
That’s why we’re offering a Full Money Back Guarantee - if you get started and aren't happy with the program, we will refund the full purchase price and you can even keep the book.
If you don’t feel more confident, secure, and happier in the saddle after going through the course, just email [email protected] and we’ll give you your money back.
Your Course Includes:
6 modules of video lessons, released over 8 weeks
An 187 page workbook with linked QR codes to video lessons to help you practice what you learn
All your questions answered via the comments section
A 60 Day Full Money Back Guarantee
Weekly Group Guidance Calls with Callie
Plus These Bonuses:
BONUS Getting Started with Horses mini course
BONUS Getting The Most Out of Your Lessons mini course
BONUS 6 Audio Lessons with Callie
BONUS Buying Your First Horse Ebook
BONUS Connection Series with Natural Lifemanship
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