I’m Here to Break Down Your Riding Difficulties

Enhancing Your Riding, Body, and Connection with Your Horse

Hi, I’m Samantha Hulme, and my passion for horses drives my commitment to continuous learning. As a restorative exercise specialist, horse and rider musculoskeletal therapist with 25 years of experience, helping thousands of horses and riders, rider and riding coach .

Through my combined knowledge, I really see you and your horse and what you need to reach your individual goals.

Let me give you a proverbial leg up with your riding!

I have been where you are today. The fun times, the eureka moments, the falls, and those confused patches! What do I bring to the table (or stable) A passion for horses since childhood, and oodles of diverse experience. I speak your language, whether you are:

• A rider who isn’t progressing as you would like, or feel stuck in a riding rut.

• Advanced riders, I can give you clarity with those subtle refinements.

• Mature riders, it’s never too late to make changes.

• Injured riders, I am most certainly here for you. To get you back to enjoying your time in the saddle.

Putting the spotlight on you riders, A Simpler Path to Better Riding!

How we ride influences which parts of the body the horse can use, which shape their posture. The rider's influence is often overlooked when horses face movement challenges and some lameness issues. Consider your current posture and symmetry; many riders have a mix of:

• Overused areas (like balance pulling you one way)

• Weaknesses (like a hand that has a mind of its own)

• And blind spots (where corrections feel strange and hard to connect with).

Investing in yourself benefits you, your riding and horse. Preventing premature wearing of joints, aches and pains, stiffness, restrictions, promotes ageing well and enhances health.

I can show you the specific movements your body needs and how you can easily weave them into your day (no more having to set aside a portion of the day for exercises). Enhancing your sense of feel, balance, coordination, mobility, strength and much more!

I spent years searching for answers and found something amazing

If you sit in a room full of horse riders, there will seldom be anyone who hasn’t stacked up a few riding injuries (I see you!). Or are a casualty of yard work.

At age 20, I seem to embark on a career of constant injuries! Ruptured ankle ligaments, multiple fractures, torn muscles, neck, shoulder, back pain, and a significant hip injury. Chronic pain inspired my training in human and equine therapy.

My injuries progressed, limiting my walking, making riding painful and affected my health. I began searching for something that conventional therapy did not appear to influence. Restorative exercise gave me my life back, enabling me to achieve things I never thought possible.

My Training Journey and Experience

With over 25 years of experience in therapy, movement, and equestrian coaching, I take a whole-body approach to rider and horse well-being.

Training in Elite Yards - UK → USA → Europe 🌍 My training spanned different therapeutic approaches in the UK, USA, and Europe, shaping a well-rounded approach to horse and rider therapy and movement.

Restorative Exercise Specialist 🧍‍♀️Certified in Katy Bowman MS Biomechanist work - 7+ years

McTimoney-Corley Animal Manipulator 🦴 Skeletal therapy, equine, canine, feline (formerly Oxford Collage of Chiropractic) – 20+ years

Human & Equine Sports Massage & Anatomy 🐎 ITEC qualified in anatomy, physiology and equine sports massage (Taught by Mary Bromiley) – 25+ years 💆‍♀️ ITEC qualified in Human Anatomy, Physiology, & Sports Massage Therapy – 25+ years

Equestrian Coaching & Horsemanship 🏇 British Horse Society level 3 coach in complete horsemanship - 30+ years

Knowledge I Keep Building On 📚 My continued learning

• I Am Passionate About Horse Welfare I have a deep commitment to horse welfare, having performed performed dissection and lectured for the British Horse Society.

• Media Appearance
  I was interviewed on the BBC TV programme Inside Out , where I discussed my work in rehabilitation and sports therapy with retired racehorses.

• Equestrian Background
  I have competed up to Medium Level affiliated Dressage as well as unaffiliated Showjumping and Cross Country.

• Practical Experience
  My equestrian career began when I worked as a rider and groom on eventing, racing, and showjumping yards.