About
Rider's Position Coach is an innovative equestrian training app that combines smartphone motion-sensing technology with AI analysis to give riders objective, data-driven feedback on their seat and position. By placing your phone in a bum bag or tucked into your breeches waistband, the app captures movement data throughout your ride and scores you across five key performance indicators: rhythm regularity, balance and stability (forward/backward movements), impact force on the horse's back (measured in kilos), impact variation, and stability variation. The free plan offers unlimited rhythm measurements in rising trot with no credit card required, making it accessible to beginners and casual riders. Upgrading to Premium unlocks impact measurement, full balance and stability analysis, and consistency metrics — all designed to help you understand exactly how your body interacts with your horse. After each session, the app delivers personalized exercises tailored to your unique weaknesses so you can improve step by step. Progress is tracked over time so you can see quantifiable gains across multiple rides. The app is aimed at equestrians of all levels — from those just learning the fundamentals to competitive riders seeking marginal gains. By promoting a softer, more synchronized riding position, Rider's Position Coach also contributes directly to horse health and welfare. Currently available on iOS via the App Store.
Key Features
- Rhythm Analysis: Measures the regularity of your riding rhythm during rising or sitting trot, giving you a score and helping you establish clearer, more consistent communication with your horse.
- Balance & Stability Scoring: Analyzes your forward and backward movements to assess whether you are ahead of or behind your horse's motion, promoting a synchronized and harmonious position.
- Impact Force Measurement: Quantifies the force (in kilos) you apply to the horse's back during trot, helping you reduce jarring impact and improve horse comfort and welfare.
- AI-Personalized Exercises: Generates targeted exercises based on your individual scores and riding weaknesses, giving you a structured path to improvement after every session.
- Progress Tracking Over Time: Stores historical ride data so you can visualize improvement across sessions, stay motivated, and identify recurring patterns in your riding.
Use Cases
- Beginner equestrians building a solid foundation in rising trot rhythm and basic position using the free-forever plan.
- Intermediate riders tracking balance and stability metrics over multiple sessions to identify and correct recurring positional faults.
- Competitive riders optimizing their seat and minimizing impact force to improve performance and communication with their horse.
- Riding instructors supplementing lessons with objective, data-backed feedback to accelerate student progress.
- Horse owners and welfare-conscious riders monitoring and reducing the impact force applied to their horse's back to support long-term equine health.
Pros
- Truly Free Entry Tier: The free plan is free forever with no credit card required, making it accessible to anyone wanting to start improving their riding position.
- No Special Hardware Needed: Uses the sensors already built into your smartphone — no wearables or extra equipment to buy beyond an optional bum bag.
- Objective, Data-Driven Feedback: Replaces subjective instructor guesswork with quantifiable scores and metrics, giving riders a clear picture of exactly where they need to improve.
- Horse Welfare Focus: By measuring impact and balance, the app actively helps riders reduce harmful forces on their horse's back, benefiting animal health alongside rider skill.
Cons
- iOS Only: Currently only available on the App Store, excluding Android users from accessing the app.
- Premium Subscription Required for Full Analysis: Key metrics like impact measurement and balance analysis are locked behind a paid subscription (from 199 SEK/month after a 14-day trial), which may be a barrier for casual riders.
- Requires Specific Phone Placement: Accurate measurement depends on placing the phone in a bum bag or correctly positioned in your breeches, which may be inconvenient and inconsistent across rides.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does Rider's Position Coach work?
You place your smartphone in a bum bag or horizontally in the waistband of tight breeches with the screen facing your body. After warming up your horse for 15 minutes, you select rising or sitting trot in the app, press start, and the phone's built-in sensors record your movement data. The app then analyzes this data to score your rhythm, balance, stability, and impact.
Is Rider's Position free to use?
Yes. The free plan is free forever with no credit card required and includes unlimited rhythm measurements in rising trot. Premium features — including impact measurement, full balance and stability analysis, and consistency scoring — require a subscription (199 SEK/month, 499 SEK/3 months, or 1,599 SEK/year) after a 14-day free trial.
What metrics does the app measure?
The app scores five key performance indicators: Rhythm (regularity of your riding rhythm), Balance/Stability (forward and backward movement synchronization with your horse), Impact (force applied to the horse's back in kilos), Impact Variation (evenness of up-and-down movements), and Stability Variation (consistency of forward/backward movements).
Who is Rider's Position Coach designed for?
The app is designed for equestrians of all experience levels — from beginners learning fundamental position and rhythm to advanced riders fine-tuning technique. It is also relevant for riding instructors looking to provide students with objective performance data, and for horse owners concerned about their horse's welfare.
What equipment do I need to use the app?
You only need a compatible iPhone. The app recommends using a bum bag to hold the phone securely during the ride, or placing the phone horizontally in the waistband of a tight pair of breeches with the screen facing your body. No additional sensors or wearables are required.
