Training your core shouldn’t make your seat tighter — it should make it softer. One of the hardest things as a rider is knowing what kind of training actually helps your riding… and what quietly works against it. No one wants to spend precious time training only to climb into the saddle feeling stiff, braced, or disconnected. We all want softness. But tough, generic workouts often leave us feeling the opposite — tight, sore, and less able to move with our horse. Dressage asks for elasticity and