Main session: Focus on collected trot → passage transitions.
AI guidance: Video app highlights rider seat depth + horse’s hock flexion.
Feedback: AI notes slight loss of rhythm when rider’s shoulders tip forward. Suggests posture cue (“shoulder blades back”) + repeat with rider breathing regulation.
Cool down: Long rein, HR recovery tracked.
Rider psychology: AI journal prompts: “How confident did you feel in passage work today? Rate 1–5.”
Adaptive adjustment: If HR recovery slow → AI flags next day as lighter.
Tuesday – Rider Mental Skills + Horse Suppleness
Rider prep (off-horse):
AI breathing app, 10 min guided HRV training.
Visualisation practice: imagine piaffe transitions with calm shoulders.
Arena session (light):
Focus on suppleness: lateral work (shoulder-in, half-pass) in trot and canter.
AI video: Detects horse straightness issues (quarters trailing in half-pass). Suggests pole exercise tomorrow to improve engagement.
Horse HRV: Lower stress, good recovery → confirms yesterday’s workload was well absorbed.
Wednesday – Strength & Gymnastic Training
Ground poles & canter transitions:
AI wearable tracks stride length consistency over poles.
Video analysis: Rider tendency to collapse hip on left rein flagged. AI suggests targeted off-horse exercise (side plank) for stability.
Session intensity: Moderate.
Evening AI journal: Rider prompted: “Notice how your seat stability affects canter balance. What mental cue helps you stay centered?”
Thursday – Active Recovery & Connection
Horse: Hacking or long, low schooling session.
AI suggestion: Based on slight muscle stiffness (from HR motion tracker), keep it easy to avoid overloading.
Rider: Off-horse Pilates session suggested by AI (based on posture asymmetry detected in video).
Behaviour monitoring: AI detects relaxed ear position and steady tail carriage → confirms welfare positive.
Friday – High-Intensity Skill Session
Focus: Canter pirouettes & transitions.
Video analysis: Horse rhythm loss when pirouette too tight. AI recommends building with ½ pirouettes and bigger circles first.
Rider HR: Spike before attempting pirouette → AI suggests short breathing exercise before retrying.
AI coaching tip: “Try 3 breaths before each pirouette attempt. See if HR stabilises and horse maintains rhythm.”
Outcome: Improved second set of pirouettes.
Saturday – Competition Simulation
Arena test ride: Ride through PSG test under “competition conditions.”
AI tracks accuracy of lines, transitions, and horse’s gait quality.
Video highlights areas for improvement (e.g., late changes, crooked halt).
Rider HR: Elevated in first centerline → AI suggests refining pre-ride routine (mental warm-up + relaxation).
Debrief in journal: Rider notes confidence, stress triggers. AI app correlates with horse data (slight tension in first medium trot).
Sunday – Rest & Reflection
Horse: Pasture turnout or very light hack.
Rider: Recovery (stretching, mindfulness, maybe short gym).
AI summary: Weekly review generated:
Best sessions: Wed (strength) + Fri (pirouettes).
Key rider cue: Maintain shoulder alignment to prevent rhythm loss.
Horse welfare: Good overall HR recovery; stiffness on Thursday suggests careful monitoring.
Mental note: Stress peaks at start of complex movements → incorporate breathing + visualisation in warm-up.
Big Picture Benefits
AI integrates all streams → no guesswork about whether horse/rider were “tired or stressed.”
Progress tracking → video + biometrics + journal show real change in horse movement & rider mindset.
Personalisation → plan evolves week by week, based on real responses.