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I love the DTM focus on the pelvis which research shows is the key to riding success. His lessons will help all of us to reach our full potential in the saddle.
-Â Dr. Hilary Clayton, Veterinarian, Researcher and Rider, USA.
This is helping my riding so much. With DTM, I felt very free and fluid in my whole body, my horses too.  Today was the best canter work I have ever got with him I really felt that my upper body was moving properly with the rest of me. I got the most amazing trot too, piaffe and passage. He loved it. Everything felt very easy and effortless!
- Sharon E., U.K.
I am really surprised at the feeling I have in my body since just one online lesson. I was surprised to realize that my right hip was higher and in front of my left one.  Now after 3 lessons, I have the feeling that it is almost equal!  And in the saddle, I am better in the canter and have never felt so straight!
- Caroline Genois, Canada
My riding has improved! My mare is now welcoming my rein connection better. Â I am now able to support her, with light hands! Â It seems like I can relax my pelvis better and my hands seem to feel the reins differently now. I feel too, that my anxiety is getting more under control.
- Delli, S, Adult Amateur, CanadaÂ
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This method makes total sense.  It is based on a solid foundation in German classical riding and uses innovate ideas from the field of neuro-muscular programming, more specifically the Feldenkrais Method. Traditionally, longe lessons and school masters played a large role in teaching a rider about feeling and the correct seat. These days, people don't easily have access to longe lessons or true schoolmasters. This is what makes Dave’s work so great!"
- Cindy Ishoy, Olympic Silver Medalist, World Cup Rider and Canadian Hall of Fame Athlete.
What if you could move your body exactly as intended by nature—with economy and ease as well as with mental awareness and clarity?That’s what the Feldenkrais Method is all about. Feldenkrais said that the purpose of his method was to "make the impossible possible, the hard easy and the easy elegant.”
The Dave Thind Method (DTM) is all about that same Feldenkrais journey, but Dave, an international-level dressage rider, invites the participant to imagine applying those micro awarenesses to riding a horse. The ideal equestrian result is maximum effectiveness with minimal aids. Harmony grows from the economy and ease of movement, awareness and clarity that is learned while lying, sitting or standing quietly on a mat in class. The Feldenkreis journey—with Dave’s group classes or individual work—is enlightening and delightful. Try it. Your horse will thank you.
- Beth Baumert, Trainer and author of when Two Spines Align, USA
DTM has helped me finally find freedom from chronic hip and back pain. Plus the method has improved my seat and feel like no amount of lunge lessons could have done. So incredibly grateful."
- Carol C., Adult Amateur
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You’ll learn how to release the physical and mental tension, as well as  “over-effort” that blocks the full expression of your horse’s talent.
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Dave Thind is a certified German Equestrian Federation Level III  Trainer with decades of experience educating horses and riders up to the highest levels. He is also a guild certified Feldenkrais Method® practitioner. The four-year professional training in the method enables him to use movement to improve the function of the nervous system and the brain. "We're not just working on the body, we're working on the brain-body connection. We're helping people to move more efficiently, more easily, with less effort."
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- Discover the effects of DTM in your own body from your first lesson --- better posture, more effortless alignment, a sense of well-being and confidence.
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- Connect LIVE with riders around the world for a series of weekly DTM Feldenkrais® Awareness Through Movement classes
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- Work one-on-one with DTM Creator and German FN “Trainer A” Dave Thind.  Online, on or off your horse.Â
- Dave helps Olympians and other top FEI riders, aspiring professionals, Young Riders and anyone who wants to optimize their program and reach for the stars.
- Progress faster with individually tailored Awareness Through Movement lessons (unmounted).
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I have experienced so many revelations from this class, so much richness reaped;Â it has truly opened my eyes, heart and senses to other ways of being in relationship physically, mentally, and emotionally with myself and with my horses.
- Candace Platz, DVM & Grand Prix Rider, USA.
The Feldenkrais Method has not only helped me out of chronic pain but improved my riding tremendously through reducing tension and increasing suppleness, while highly increasing my body awareness and refining my aids! Not just an investment in your riding but in how you will feel and move for the rest of your life! The method helped me get out of chronic pain, tension and anxiety, so I can truly enjoy the horses.
- Record Scoring Trainer Felicitas von Neumann-Cosel, USA
Working with Dave was amazing. Starting with I normally wake up with some stiffness in my back, and I did not the next day!  In my riding, I was able to easily keep my shoulders level, my "shorter" leg now equally long and I easily found my eyes up, much better head-carriage and spinal decompression, giving me a much straighter and more efficient position. I was really happy about this! The first days after our session I thought a lot about my body, but now without thinking about it too much, I still feel positive results but definitely wish to explore more. And an update from one of my international students whom Dave also  worked with, the tools Dave gave us have made it much easier to correct her, and I think the riding is getting better with this! Highly recommended.Â
-Carina Sholz, German Olympic Squad Rider, World Cup German Team Rider 2025
My riding has improved! My greener mare is now welcoming my rein connection better. Â I am now able to support her, with light hands! Â It seems like I can relax my pelvis better and my hands seem to feel the reins differently now. I feel too, that my anxiety is getting more under control.
- Delli, S, Adult Amateur, Canada
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