ERIN CRAIN
RIDER PERFORMANCE COACH
RIDER FIRST
Better riding starts
with better understanding.
Rider First coaching helps you understand what your body is communicating, what your horse is responding to, and how to create lasting change—without more force, more pressure, or more guessing.
VIRTUAL COACHING WORLDWIDE • IN-PERSON COACHING IN CENTRAL TEXAS
THE RIDER FIRST DIFFERENCE
Your horse is giving you information.
Your body is giving your horse information.
Most riding problems aren't solved by simply trying harder.
They're solved by understanding what's actually happening—what your body is communicating, what your horse is responding to, and which change will make everything else easier.
Rider First puts the rider back into the equation.
Not as blame. As opportunity.
01
RHYTHM + RELAXATION
Before correction comes regulation.
02
BETTER TIMING
More pressure isn't always the answer.
03
CLARITY OF AIDS
When your body gets clearer, your horse can too.
RIDER RESULTS
When the rider gets clearer,
the whole ride can change.
Sometimes the biggest breakthroughs don't come from doing more. They come from finally understanding what needs to change.
RIDER FIRST RESET
“He hasn’t changed.
Only me.”
After one Reset:
Her horse was through and pushing from behind. No spooking. No searching for danger. On a later ride with police horses cantering nearby, she described it as some of their best, most consistent work.
RIDER FIRST RIDE AUDIT
“Some of the best riding advice and coaching I’ve gotten in all my riding career.”
- Rider, 7 years of experience
RIDER FIRST RESET
“It’s the least stressed and tense I’ve been at a show.”
Calm. In control. Present. She used the tools from her Reset throughout the show.
WORK WITH ERIN
You don't need more things
to work on. You need to know what matters first.
Choose the kind of support you need right now.
01
GET CLARITY
You know something isn't working, but you're not sure what to change first.
02
CHANGE THE PATTERN
You know what keeps happening—tension, fear, overthinking, an old habit—but knowing it hasn't been enough to change it.
03
BUILD YOUR RIDING
You want to understand riding more deeply, build better foundations, and become more confident solving problems on your own.
MEET ERIN
I explain riding differently.
I’m Erin Crain, a second-generation horse trainer, instructor, and rider performance coach.
For more than 20 years, I’ve studied what changes when the rider changes—how balance, timing, tension and understanding shape the entire ride.
My job isn’t to give you more things to think about. It’s to help you understand why something is happening, find the change that matters most, and give you a way forward that actually makes sense.