Susanne von Dietze Clinic, Coaching, Teaching, Lesson

Courses

I created this series of online courses to help riders radically improve their performance both on and off the horse. This method is the culmination of my core professional interest: connecting the precise principles of human movement to the art of riding.

This approach is based on developing foundational rhythm, balance, and suppleness to create profound harmony in your movement. My own riding skills developed hugely during my physiotherapy studies, and I realized this critical knowledge was often missing from traditional equestrian training.

Thanks to the digital world, this specialized, body-focused training is now accessible globally, allowing you to learn from anywhere and transform your partnership with your horse.

Susanne von Dietze Clinic, Coaching, Teaching, Lesson

  • $500
  • $50/mo

2026 Equi Chair Class - Year Subscription

  • Course
  • 13 Lessons
  • 365-day access

Equi-Chair is a monthly online movement class streamed live for our community. If you can’t make the live session, recordings are typically available within 72 hours and guaranteed within one week of the broadcast.

All classes are designed to enhance the elasticity of the body and focus on the special needs for the rider. Many exercises will make you more aware of your seat when back in the saddle and give you tools to find a better balance and harmony with the horse. There is no “fitness-level” required, all exercises can be modified to your individual needs. You can do these classes on any chair everywhere.

The Equi-Chair Year Subscription provides access to the entire year of our movement classes (12 live classes and 12 corresponding recordings).

Select this option only if you wish to subscribe for the full twelve months.

2026 Equi Chair Single Monthly Classes

This one-month course plan gives you access to the selected live online webinar and its recording for 1 month.

The classes are all recorded and a recording link will be sent out afterwards (valid for 6 weeks)

  • $50

Equi - Chair January 2026: Pelvis Position and Hips

  • Webinar
  • Jan 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM IST
  • 30-day access

Pelvis Position and Hips: the center of your riding communication.

We'll stabilize and mobilize your pelvis.

  • $50

Equi-Chair 2026: Equi Mat a Class on The Floor!

  • Webinar
  • Feb 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM IST
  • 30-day access

February's focus is Equi-Mat (on the floor)!

Minimizing gravity lets us explore body mechanics and positional awareness.

  • $50

Equi-Chair 2026: Circular Movements

  • Webinar
  • Mar 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM IST
  • 30-day access

March focuses on Circular Movements to optimize energy and ride with less strength.

  • $50

Equi-Chair 2026: Breath Creates Movement

  • Webinar
  • Apr 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM IDT
  • 30-day access

Movement Creates Breath. We explore using breath to enhance aids and connect with the horse's movement.

  • $50

Equi-Chair 2026: The Importance of The Fascial Back-Line

  • Webinar
  • May 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM IDT
  • 30-day access

May focuses on the Fascial Back Line to improve the horse's top-line. Engaging your posterior chain (backline).

  • $50

Equi-Chair 2026: The Importances of the Fascial Front-Line

  • Webinar
  • Jun 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM IDT
  • 30-day access

June focuses on the Fascial Front Line to strengthen your core.

  • $50

Equi-Chair 2026: The Importances of The Fascial Spiral-Line

  • Webinar
  • Jul 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM IDT

July focuses on the Fascial Spiral Line for stabilization during turns and lateral movements.

  • $50

Equi-Chair 2026: Shoulders and Hands

  • Webinar
  • Aug 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM IDT

August's focus is Shoulders and Hands: Correct contact starts inside the body. We connect core, shoulder girdle, and hand for steady, precise aids.

  • $50

Equi-Chair 2026: Half Halts Inside Your Body

  • Webinar
  • Sep 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM IDT

September's focus is Half Halts Inside Your Body—refining aids via core, spine, and breath.

  • $50

Equi-Chair 2026: Warm-Up Class Using The Scarf

  • Webinar
  • Oct 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM IDT

October's focus is a Warm-up Class using a Scarf (or Strap). The strap supports gentle stretches to expand your body and gain freedom in the saddle.

  • $50

Equi-Chair 2026: Warm-Up Class Using a Dressage Whip

  • Webinar
  • Nov 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM IST

November's focus is a Warm-Up Class using a Dressage Whip (or stick) to connect and strengthen your body.

  • $50

Equi-Chair 2026: Balance in Movement: Rhythm, Balance, Suppleness

  • Webinar
  • Dec 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM IST
  • 30-day access

December's class focuses on Balance in Movement: Rhythm, Balance, Suppleness.

Susanne von Dietze Equi Chair

  • $500
  • $50/mo

2025 Equi Chair Class

  • Course
  • 16 Lessons
  • 365-day access

Have a 1 year access to the Equi - Chair 2025 Class recordings!

Good Morning Lynn!

My friend "Lynn" kept nudging me to record a warm-up class, but I kept saying that it is always different. Finally we came up with the idea of making a collection of different warm-up classes for you to choose and tailor according to your daily need! I hope you enjoy the classes as much as Lynn and I did making them!

Susanne von Dietze, horse, equine, dressage, passage, piaffe

Warm-Up Classes Before You Mount

These course has 10 different warm-up classes that can help you get ready for your ride by gently warming up those structures of the body needed when mounted. Each class warms up the whole body but does have a little different focus, like each ride you will warm up your horse slightly different according to the daily needs. By having a set of different topics you can learn and choose what is best for you body every day new.

The classes have proven helpful for riders of all ages and levels - Novice riders gain more elasticity and suppleness, and professional riders gain the preparation and care they need to put into their own body to be able to perform on high level on the horse in a healthy and harmonious way.

A Journey Through the Body

This is a series of recorded online lessons that were created during the Pandemic. Understanding the body and how it moves is a key to be able to master ones own body and balance. This course will focus on explaining functional anatomy – it goes deeper than simple bio-mechanics and gives many practical tips how this can be used when back on the horse.

Susanne von Dietze clinic, biomechanics, equine, horse

Each course has 4 lessons. One lecture and three exercise-movement classes.

  • Breathing and Riding

  • The Secrets of The Core

  • Pelvis and Legs

  • Shoulders and Hands

Susanne von Dietze clinic, biomechanics, equine, horse

This course is targeted for all riders that want to understand the why and how of the riders seat and get help how to improve, balance and posture to become more effective and harmonious in your riding.

Instructors can get valuable tips for their teaching while getting some important details for their own riding development at the same time.

Connecting Your Seat and The Aids

How to become effective using light and invisible aids.

Balance in Movement is not only about sitting beautifully on the horse, it explains how to connect and become part of the horses movement in such a way that the horse can be influenced in a light, harmonious and nearly invisible way.

Theses courses focus on explaing how to use your body in this way and giving specific exercises that will help you to connect with your dancing parter horse better.

It is targeted to all riders of all levels who want to understand and learn more about riding in harmony. It will help instructors to understand specific challenges their students may meet and give tools to solve them.

Susanne von Dietze clinic, biomechanics, equine, horse

Each course has 4 lessons. One lecture and three exercise-movement classes.

  • Aids

  • Connection

  • Stability – Mobility

  • Corners

Connect to The Horses Movement

Susanne von Dietze clinic, biomechanics, equine, horse

Each class contains of a lecture and some practical exercises how to achieve a supple and balance seat.

It is targeted to all riders of all levels who want to understand how to balance and connect in the most harmonious way into the horses movement.

This course has 4 Classes:

  • Walk

  • Trot – Rising Trot

  • Trot – Sitting Trot

  • Canter

In each gear the horses back moves different. For the rider on top it is a challenge to find the correct rhythm and balance. This course explains in detail how the horses back moves and what is demanded of the rider to follow the movement. It is the base to later be able to communicate with the horse with light and nearly invisible aids. This course will give a deeper understanding of the complexity of the riders balance and how each gear of the horse needs specific mobility and stability of the riders seat. There will be many practical ideas and exercise that later can be transferred into the riding situation.