6-Pre recorded classes 

An exciting New Series of Classes:

"DTM FALL WHEEL ALIGNMENT" 

6 pre-recorded classes for you to complete and re-do on your own time. 

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GIVING TUESDAY!
6 PRE-RECORDED CLASSES -   

DECEMBER 3, 4, 5 ONLY

GIVING TUESDAY COMMUNITY OUTREACH OFFER:

PAY WHAT YOU CAN, over $125 (Price is normally $379).

In addition, $25 of each purchase will be donated to the Dressage Foundation. 

An exciting New Series of Classes:

"DTM FALL WHEEL ALIGNMENT" 

 

Students have raved about this series of classes!  About the great feeling after the classes, but also how well they have been riding since! No prior experience required. 

You can now purchase the recordings, and Dave will personally answer your questions posted in the public area under the lessons.

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Expect a major improvement in your riding, whether an Olympic Medalist, or someone struggling with balance and coordination.

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$379 

DECEMBER 3, 4, 5 ONLY

GIVING TUESDAY COMMUNITY OUTREACH OFFER:

PAY WHAT YOU CAN, over $125 (Price is normally $379).

In addition, $25 of each purchase will be donated to the Dressage Foundation. 

 

Designed as a foundational reboot, similar to what Dave used this summer to help top riders in Germany,  including German National Team Riders and Olympians

  • This material is well thought out, to emulate working with Dave one on one. 
  • A 360 approach that will leave you feeling better, riding better, and overall moving and looking better.
  • Become more symmetrical, balanced, supple and easily be able to do what you want - on both sides. 
  • The material is foundational on many levels, and will work with your nervous system in a chronological way; functional chronology, developmental chronology and evolutionary chronology. This unique system is what fuels the reset. 

A course unlike any previous DTM courses.

Scroll down to view the unique curriculum. 

Recordings of the classes will be available but to benefit fully, you should attend all classes and you are encouraged to ask questions.

The live classes are interactive,  you will be required to take photos of yourself (front, side, back) before and after the series. You may wish to document your riding with video as well.

These photos and video are not to be submitted, and are for your usage only.

Even the world's elite riders continue to work on their seat.

This self-work is for the mere satisfaction of self-care and self-improvement but also for their craft - to be able to better feel, supple and train their horses. 

They know this work is crucial, exciting and rewarding - which is why Dave was so busy while in Germany.  

Whether we call it a "wheel alignment', "reboot", "recalibration" or even a "rider-makeover", these specific DTM Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® lessons will do just that and more. 

Sometimes our bodies seem to work against us, and unless something changes, these  struggles don’t just go away — often they intensify, stealing away the pleasure of your ride, and disrupting the harmonious connection with your horse.

Whether you're a professional or amateur, we call have dreams and goals including better performance while meeting classical objectives such as better biomechanics and more harmony and enhanced communication with our horses. This course will help you achieve those dreams and goals. 

Photo: Martin Stamkötter, GER

The curriculum is completely new.  

 

Using photos and video and mirrors  to track our improvement?

 

Normally we do not do this, and focus on feel. We will continue to focus on feel, but we are trying to emulate working with Dave 1-on1 to understand and resolve our personal questions and issues.

Someone will assist you to take photos of yourself standing and sitting on a flat stool (not every class, once before class one, and once again at the end of the series is sufficient).  Front, side and back. You may also wish to take a photo of a laying down scan, and additional make video of yourself riding. If you choose to make video, please ride the same horse, in the same tack, on the same line, with the camera at the same place.

These photos and even video are helpful to understand your patterns, and hopefully to amaze yourself with the improvements! PLEASE do not use your photos/video to self-judge or "fix". We only wish to, in a neutral way, observe. Feldenkrais does not work by "fixing" and takes a very unique approach by agreeing with the nervous system, to better understand all the pieces that make a pattern and the function. Next we provide choices, and leave it to the genius of your nervous system to do the reboot.  It is really quite magical. 

 

Before and After:  Stella-Sabrina Wittek at DTM clinic at Olympic Gold Medalist Klaus Balkenhol's stable in Germany. 
 
And from Belli Balkenhol: "
"I have to say I really was amazed!
In just short time he took away some of my pain I had in my back.
And after he treated me, I could see how my whole body position changed."
 

Group classes have their own benefits as opposed to privates, but because we are trying to emulate a 1-on-1 experience with Dave.

 

 

Using photos and video and mirrors  to track our improvement?

 

Normally we do not do this, and focus on feel. We will continue to focus on feel, but we are trying to emulate working with Dave 1-on1 to understand and resolve our personal questions and issues.

Someone will assist you to take photos of yourself standing and sitting on a flat stool (not every class, once before class one, and once again at the end of the series is sufficient).  Front, side and back. You may also wish to take a photo of a laying down scan, and additional make video of yourself riding. If you choose to make video, please ride the same horse, in the same tack, on the same line, with the camera at the same place.

These photos and even video are helpful to understand your patterns, and hopefully to amaze yourself with the improvements! PLEASE do not use your photos/video to self-judge or "fix". We only wish to, in a neutral way, observe. Feldenkrais does not work by "fixing" and takes a very unique approach by agreeing with the nervous system, to better understand all the pieces that make a pattern and the function. Next we provide choices, and leave it to the genius of your nervous system to do the reboot.  It is really quite magical. 

 

Group classes have their own benefits as opposed to privates, but because we are trying to emulate a 1-on-1 experience with Dave, here is special offer: EARLY-BIRD registrants that attend all 6 live classes, qualify to work with Dave 1-on1, and the first lesson will be at half-price. 

- To receive special offer: Must be an early-bird registrant (before September 4) and must attend all six classes. Must take private before December 20, no exceptions. 

Before and After: Stella-Sabrina Wittek at DTM clinic at Olympic Gold Medalist Klaus Balkenhol's stable in Germany. 

And from Belli Balkenhol: "
"I have to say I really was amazed!
In just short time he took away some of my pain I had in my back.
And after he treated me, I could see how my whole body position changed."
 
This series aims to emulate in-person work with Dave. 
 

  Our curriculum for this rider make-over is below, but first imagine this… your movements flowing effortlessly, a super seat, totally in sync with your horse. Your body feels capable, strong, natural, and gracefully while happily absorbing the concussive forces of each stride. You're not just reaching your performance goals — you're exceeding them.

You've unlocked a new level of riding, one that not only feels good but also looks spectacular! Sounds like a dream, doesn't it? Well, it doesn't have to be. 

Lesson 1:

Improvement toe to head. Yes toes! 🦶

We will begin this series and illuminate your toes in your mind's eye, providing better support, comfort, stability and "inexplicable" improvement and changes from the ground up. Your feet and everything above will function better. 

From a top GP rider after doing this same, privately online just last week: "My hips feel super, I'm sitting much better and I'm riding so much better. So great! It helped so much I can't even describe! You know Feldenkrais, not describable."

Lesson 2:

We will clarify and improve the functional movements of your legs🦵

Both as a biped human, and as a seated rider.  Continuing to improve your system from the ground up! We will of course incorporate other parts of the body such as hips, and we expect to improve function, comfort, suppleness and springiness throughout the system. You will find smoother, more effective yet more subtle  leg aids while riding. 

Lesson 3:

Part of our foundational work is developmental. baby 🍼

We go back to being a toddler, recalibrating and rebooting by doing genius lessons designed by Dr. Feldenkrais that explore rounding the spine in order to find upright posture effortlessly — exuding confidence in and out of the saddle. Endure longer riding sessions without any discomfort or fatigue — Say goodbye to back and hip pain.

Lesson 4:

We incorporate what we have learned 🧠💪 and move on to leveling level our seat-bones and leveling our shoulders, like a measuring scale, working with our shoulders, sternum, ribs, shoulder blades, spine and how they relate to each other, to find self-carriage and better function.  We will do a lesson to better understanding how to find symmetry and easily rectify common seat faults in yourself, and if you are a trainer, in your students. A flat stool and mirror will be required for this lesson.

Lesson 5:

Now from a place of supple legs and hips as well as level seat bones and shoulders, we will work on improving even contact, ✊and turning aids using, by refining our senses 🦻👁👄👃.

 

REQUIRED TOOLS FOR THESE 6 CLASSES:

- Mat or carpet space (larger the better)

- Foam gardening pad or book for under your head

- A flat stool that is a comfortable height for you to sit on

- A long mirror

 

Lesson 6:

We will finish up this 360 degree 🌎 improvement with easy to repeat seat polishing tools. Tools that you can easily repeat before a lesson or show or to improve a specific goal. For your chest/shoulder blades, spine, head/neck carriage and finally returning to your toes for an elite rider's finishing touch. 

 

OPTIONAL for final class:

- Miracle Balls, Franklin Balls, Disc Shaped Balance Pad or Balimo Stool 

 

What Sets Us Apart?

 Dave has 30 years of  experience in the horse world and has ridden to the GP level in both dressage and jumping. He is certified as a German Trainer A, and holds an International Trainer III passport. That background combined with his speciality in biomechanics and love to teach allows him to understand and help all riders, using the Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® — a cutting-edge brain-rewiring method that enhances the connection between the brain and body through effective movement training, resulting in more efficient, effortless saddle ride. 

Sounds exciting, doesn't it?

"With the Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® in this series,  I’ll help you understand your persona skeletal alignment, focusing on your abilities and showing you how to work your body, finding improvement without "correcting" or fixing". Your best version of yourself. You’ll recognize your own natural patterns of movement, in order to help you better do what you want to do, and  reduce any discomfort with every ride.  

You’ll be able to fine-tune your posture, boost your suppleness, and break down barriers.

Whether you just want to  be a little bit better, or you're struggling with posture/alignment or injury related pain/stiffness, our program is designed for dedicated riders — just like you."

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Despite two decades of experience, Dave continuously refines Feldenkrais Awareness Through Movement® lessons for riders. He personally explores function-specific classes and gathers feedback from private clients. Crafting a beautiful outcome requires the art of selecting the right lessons and sequence.

Hear from our successful students who've already benefited from the curriculum you're about to encounter in this series.

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. 

- Carina Sholz, German Olympic Squad Rider. 

After first experiencing outstanding results for myself and then for my wife, this summer we organized a few clinics with Dave. He taught a group of young riders who were thrilled with the class and the trainers of these girls very happy with the results too. And then we had Dave teach a group class for our Professional Rider's club, and the results and feedback from these top riders (which included Olympians and national team riders) was so positive.  Many of the riders later worked successfully with Dave in private. From Dave's student's themselves to their trainers and chiropractors, everyone is impressed with the exceptional results that seem to be the "normal".  I think Dave will be even busier on his next trip, as there are many riders now eager to work with Dave. 

- Martin Stamkoetter, GP Rider and Trainer, Germany

An in incredible experience and so very helpful. It is as though he has x-ray vision of the riders, and horses. Dave is able to see the small problems immediately and in a positive and pedagogical way, he is able to make big improvements with small changes, equally helping top international riders or less advanced ones. The changes are not only structural or for beauty, but they bring out more softness, feeling and better movement in horse and rider. This really works, it is fun, even relaxing.  I am so happy, my trainer too. Naturally I think my horses are also.

- Uta Schmidt, Osteopath and Adult-Amateur, Germany 

 

Hear from Our Successful Students who've already benefited from the curriculum you're about to encounter in this series.

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. 

- Carina Sholz, German Olympic Squad Rider

After first experiencing outstanding results for myself and then for my wife, this summer we organized a few clinics with Dave. He taught a group of young riders who were thrilled with the class and the trainers of these girls very happy with the results too. And then we had Dave teach a group class for our Professional Rider's club, and the results and feedback from these top riders (which included Olympians and national team riders) was so positive.  Many of the riders later worked successfully with Dave in private. From Dave's student's themselves to their trainers and chiropractors, everyone is impressed with the exceptional results that seem to be the "normal".  I think Dave will be even busier on his next trip, as there are many riders now eager to work with Dave. 

- Martin Stamkoetter, GP Rider and Trainer, Germany

An in incredible experience and so very helpful. It is as though he has x-ray vision of the riders, and horses. Dave is able to see the small problems immediately and in a positive and pedagogical way, he is able to make big improvements with small changes, equally helping top international riders or less advanced ones. The changes are not only structural or for beauty, but they bring out more softness, feeling and better movement in horse and rider. This really works, it is fun, even relaxing.  I am so happy, my trainer too. Naturally I think my horses are also.

- Uta Schmidt, Osteopath and Adult-Amateur, Germany 

Meet Dave: Your Trusted Instructor on the Path to Masterful Riding

Dave, a lifelong equestrian and an expert in the Feldenkrais Method®, knows firsthand the struggles dressage riders face. From major injuries to frustrating stiffness, he's experienced it all and emerged stronger, thanks to his application of the Feldenkrais Method®.

With years in the horse world, each endeavor he took has been an incredible learning experience. Dave understands your challenges and dreams like no one else.

His passion? Sharing this transformative method with riders across the globe.

Whether you're battling discomfort or aiming for the next level of performance, he's dedicated to helping you achieve your dressage goals and transform your riding experience.

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