Posture and Movement Training

This premium course offers all the same features as the standard course but with access to live Zoom meetings with other students as well as videos and pictures reviewed by Vicke. You’ll gain hands-on guidance and support every step of the way. Plus, enjoy a one-on-one virtual lesson with Vicke to ensure correct application, decision-making, and progress tailored specifically to your horse. Enrollment dates will be announced soon. This course is offered only a few times per year, with limited spots available each session.

Functional Anatomy

Gain insight into your horse's anatomy to better understand posture, what influences it, and how it can be changed.

Spinal Alignment

Learn in-hand patterns and exercises designed to strengthen and activate weak or underused muscles, while relaxing and lengthening overactive and restricted muscles to support healthy movement, balance, and spinal alignment.

Case Studies

Over the years, Vicke has retrained many complex cases. In this class, you'll watch her work with some of these horses, introduce the patterns to horses experiencing them for the first time, and explore case studies of previous horses.

Follow along as Vicke demonstrates how to influence different parts of the horse’s body, helping them develop awareness in key areas. Each exercise is designed to strengthen the muscles that support spinal alignment, stability and balance, allowing the horse to move more comfortably and efficiently. Most horses struggle with proper spinal alignment, often leading to compensatory movement patterns, tension, restrictions, and soreness. The challenge is that many people don’t know how to recognize when a horse is properly aligned. In this class, Vicke breaks down how to identify spinal alignment and correct axial rotation, giving you the tools to support better movement and function.

To successfully retrain a horse and improve posture, you need to understand what each horse truly needs. This course presents functional anatomy in a clear, easy-to-follow way, designed for horse owners while still offering valuable insights for professionals. Vicke teaches anatomy in a highly visual and practical way, using a painted horse to clearly illustrate key structures, along with PowerPoint presentations that break down the factors that influence posture, how they affect the horse, and the movement patterns they create. These are the same patterns she frequently encounters in her movement retraining work.

Whether your horse is dealing with kissing spine, tension, or resistance under saddle… struggles to stay supple and balanced… has lost the joy in their work… or you simply want to help them become a better athlete - this movement retraining course is designed for you. Through targeted, thoughtful exercises, you’ll help your horse restore healthy posture, strength, and stability, allowing them to move with greater freedom and ease. The result? A more comfortable, willing, and empowered partner in both body and mind.

Meet the Expert

Introducing Vicke, a renowned bodyworker and movement expert with a heart for improving equine health and performance. Drawing from years of experience and a lifelong connection to horses, Vicke excels at pinpointing and correcting movement imbalances. With a proven track record of retraining horses with challenging behaviors, Vicke focuses on restoring balance and harmony. Committed to helping you and your horse achieve optimal performance while prioritizing their well-being. Join our journey to unlock your horse's true potential!

Course Curriculum

8 Chapters · 36 Lessons

1
Zoom meetings
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Zoom Meetings
2
Introduction
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Course Introduction
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Disclaimer
3. (Included in full purchase)
  Disclaimer Acknowledgement
3
Anatomy and Movement
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Anatomy Outline and Note Sheets
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Understanding Postural Patterns Before Retraining - Presentation
3. (Included in full purchase)
  Painted horse Intro
4. (Included in full purchase)
  Painted Horse - Extensor lines and Flexor lines
5. (Included in full purchase)
  Collection and Ground Reaction Forces
6. (Included in full purchase)
  Poll Flexion
7. (Included in full purchase)
  Poll flexion: In-hand and Under-saddle
8. (Included in full purchase)
  How to succeed
9. (Included in full purchase)
  Kissing spine E-Book
4
Movement Patterns
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Tools
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Following the lead - First session
3. (Included in full purchase)
  Moving the shoulders one step
4. (Included in full purchase)
  Moving hindend one step at a time
5. (Included in full purchase)
  Continuous shoulder pattern - Backing up in circle
6. (Included in full purchase)
  Continuous hindend pattern
7. (Included in full purchase)
  Staying off inside shoulder at walk
8. (Included in full purchase)
  Putting it together on lunge line during first session - Backing up - Summary of first session
9. (Included in full purchase)
  Letting go of tension
10. (Included in full purchase)
  Lateral suppleness/letting go of tension (Max)
11. (Included in full purchase)
  Lateral suppleness - Rope behind butt (Max)
12. (Included in full purchase)
  "Cowboy Caveson"
5
Continued work with Palomino horse
1. (Included in full purchase)
  2nd session with Palomino horse - in hand
2. (Included in full purchase)
  2nd session with Palomino horse - under saddle
3. (Included in full purchase)
  More ridden work with Palomino horse
6
Using your property in your work
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Working outside of the ring
7
Wilma and Kyon the Lipizzaner
1. (Included in full purchase)
  Kyon and Wilmas story and initial evaluation
2. (Included in full purchase)
  First lesson: Mastering the walk and personal space
3. (Included in full purchase)
  First lesson: Introducing patterns, putting it together on lunge line, reducing tension
4. (Included in full purchase)
  Second lesson: In-hand work
5. (Included in full purchase)
  Second lesson: Reintroducing ridden work
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Case studies - Overview
1. (Included in full purchase)
  About the case studies
2. (Included in full purchase)
  Chestnut warmblood with severe kissing spine

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Equine Posture and Movement Training - Premium Course

Functional Anatomy

Spinal Alignment

Case Studies

Balance - Stability - Suppleness

Discover functional Anatomy

Unlock your horse's potential and transform your ride

Meet the Expert

Course Curriculum

Zoom meetings

Introduction

Anatomy and Movement

Movement Patterns

Continued work with Palomino horse

Using your property in your work

Wilma and Kyon the Lipizzaner

Case studies - Overview

Ready to Transform Your Horse's Performance?