The Why — Where It All Began

Thank you for coming to my webpage and thank you for taking the time to slow down, to discover how the Feldenkrais Method taught by me, can serve you.

Even the most experienced riders know there’s always room to grow. Every rider dreams of ease, confidence, and connection. Yet tension, pain, or physical or mental limitation often gets in the way.

When Effort Doesn’t Translate
Tired of getting the same old feedback from your trainer? You hear it in your coach’s feedback, sometimes even sense it in your horse: hips gripping, shoulders tight, your horse bracing. When you see video, you notice that the effort that doesn’t translate into the ride you imagine.

Regardless, as custodians of classical riding tradition, we must improve — for our horses, and for ourselves. They trust us to move with awareness and carry us with grace when we honor our own bodies and theirs.

The Turning Point

After a serious injury in 2002, I became fascinated with biomechanics, determined to discover what separates riders who move effortlessly from those who struggle. What separates the riders who move with obvious effort from those who move with grace. It is not just a matter of "talent" or the other common excuse - "that rider bought an expensive schoolmaster." NO.

Without excuses or schoolmasters, the Feldenkrais Method enabled my full recovery, gave me a whole new seat and refined ability to feel. With Feldenkrais as my secret weapon, I graduated top of my German Trainer A (Level III) class in 2007.

The Evolution of a Method

Over 30 years, guided by horses, two-legged teachers, and thousands of students, and after completing a four-year Guild Certified Feldenkrais Method® Practitioner education, I developed a method that retrains muscles and the nervous system — gently rewiring tension patterns that block feel, flow, and freedom.

Most riders carry subtle tension patterns that block feel, flow, and freedom — often unnoticed, developing over years. The good news? These patterns can be gently, permanently rewired.
With accurate self-observation — without harsh judgment — you can restore suppleness, ease, and power.

The Path Forward

With the Dave Thind Method as part of your weekly routine, every ride becomes an opportunity to be more supple, more responsive, and more present.

Not only will your rides and training consistently improve — you’ll be investing in your body now, for years of effortless, pain-free riding ahead.

A Personal Note

It is an honor and privilege to help you reach your goals.

Sincerely,
Dave

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Why It Works — The Dave Thind Method

The Science of Feel, Flow, and Function

“Not every riding issue can be fixed by riding more.”

Every rider knows the importance of correct position — but true mastery goes deeper than posture. It begins with the brain.

Through Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement®, riders learn gentle, mindful exercises that rewire how the brain and body communicate. This is not “exercise” in the usual sense — it’s neuro-motor retraining.

Each session helps you:
• Reset old tension patterns
• Improve posture, flexibility, and coordination
• Reduce stress and prevent injury
• Reclaim ease — in body, mind, and saddle

In person, I also integrate hands-on guidance and equine Feldenkrais®, helping both horse and rider rediscover balance, flow, and effortless motion.

Here, you awaken your body’s innate intelligence — noticing tension without judgment and reclaiming effortless movement — building trust in your own capacity to ride fully present.

The Science

The Dave Thind Method (DTM) blends principles of neuroscience, the Feldenkrais Method®, and German classical training.
Where most training focuses on what to do, DTM changes how your nervous system organizes movement.
Instead of drilling corrections, you learn to move with refined awareness — releasing tension, improving balance, and deepening communication with your horse.

Each lesson uses precise, low-effort sequences that activate the brain’s natural capacity for neuroplastic change — the ability to learn and improve at any age.

You begin to:
• Replace gripping and bracing with dynamic stability
• Refine independent seat and aids through subtle sensory awareness
• Ride with lighter hands, freer hips, and a calmer nervous system

The Art

The German classical training system is renowned for producing harmony, precision, and lasting results.
I studied this system firsthand in Germany, bridging the gap between what many North American riders were taught and the refined seat, subtle aids, and schoolmasters of the German tradition.
This perspective helps reset common faulty starts, building a clear system in both body and mind that consistently produces results.

Awareness

True transformation comes from more than technique.
Through the Dave Thind Method, riders develop deep body awareness — noticing tension, adjusting posture, and refining their seat in real time.
Each lesson awakens feel, expands your capacity to move freely, and nurtures a profound connection with your horse.

You’ll learn to move differently — not by trying harder, but by awakening ease.

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