Trish Hyatt & Working Equitation Simplified Present:

Fix Your Horse's Drift

A 3-day live implementation challenge.

You ride. You film or make notes. You post in the community. I watch and respond... 

By Sunday, your horse is drifting less every pass, and you'll know why.

I'm pleased how the intentional drift turns into a win-win situation when they "drift' away.  

The first time I used it on another horse I ride I sensed a surprise in the horse. 

Completely de-railed a go to move.

Francesca Saveri

You know the moment...

You're approaching the 'thing'

  • The bull. 
  • The gate.
  • The spooky corner. 
  • Letter C in front of the judge's booth.

Your horse starts to drift.

​​You've been told to use more leg.
More hand.
Hold the line.
Be stronger. 

You've been doing that. For months.  
And your horse just gets tenser.
You get more frustrated.
The drift is still there.  

The problem isn't your effort. It's the direction of the fix.

Challenge Details

  • Dates: Fri May 8 – Sun May 10, 2026
  • Instant Access to the Intentional Drift Workshop recording
  • Short Daily task video trainings sent at midnight Eastern
  • 3 Live Q&A calls via Zoom
  • Community feedback
  •  Lifetime access to all replays

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN AND LEAVE WITH

In these practical session, I’ll help you understand:

  • The Intentional Drift pattern. Match the drift. Turn. Re-approach. Ride past. By Sunday, you'll watch the drift get smaller each pass. 
  • Why "more leg, stronger leg" makes drift worse. And the direction flip that turns every leg-yield into a conversation instead of a fight. 
  • Three daily task videos walking you through exactly what to do. Delivered at midnight Eastern so they're waiting for you in the morning. 
  • Two detailed video reviews each day from me. Picked from community submissions. Everyone learns from them. 
  • A rider awareness and balance exercise (Saturday's bonus Q&A) that will change how every leg-yield you ride feels. Most riders have never been taught this. 
  • A training principle (Sunday's bonus Q&A) that keeps everything you learn this weekend working. For the rest of your training life. 
  • Lifetime access to all three task videos, all three Q&A replays, and the original Intentional Drift Workshop replay.

I took a short course with you several years ago and my eyes were opened to the importance of flexion first.

I am always interested in a little more “magic” and it feels like magic when a mere change in awareness can bring such profound results.

Peggy Chisholm

What YOU'LL ACTUALLY DO

The included workshop is your first step and gives you a great overview. Then in the daily lessons for the Intentional Drift Challenge, we’ll take the next steps to implement what you're learning.

  • Training 1: Match the drift with a controlled leg-yield, at walk.
  • Training 2: Add the turn and the re-approach. Start riding the pattern as a conversation, working with your horse’s balance.
  • Training 3: The full pattern. Repeating until the drift gets so small you barely see it and your horse no longer needs it.

You ride 20 minutes a day. You film a clip if you can. You post it in the community with a quick note about what you felt. You get feedback. You come back tomorrow with more information..

LIVE Q&A CALL SCHEDULE

  • Fri May 8 — 5pm PT / 8pm ET
  • Sat May 9 — 5pm PT / 8pm ET (includes the rider awareness/balance bonus training)
  • Sun May 10 — 1pm PT / 4pm ET (includes the One-step principle bonus training)

Can't make one live? No problem. Lifetime replay access is included for every call.

IS THIS FOR YOU?

This is for you if your horse drifts: Off the rail. Away from obstacles. Past spooky spots. And the usual advice (more leg, more hand, hold the line) hasn't been working.

It's for you if you want to understand what's actually happening underneath the drift, not just correct it.

It's for arena riders. Trail riders. Working Equitation riders. Discipline doesn't matter. The skills underneath are the same.

This is probably not for you if you want one specific formula to memorize and use on every horse. Horses are individuals.
The pattern works because it teaches you to read what your horse is telling you in the moment, and work with it, not because it follows a recipe.

When you ride with awareness instead of force, your horse learns that staying with you is the easiest, safest choice.  

Join me for the Intentional Drift & Leg Yield Challenge and start turning resistance into responsiveness.

Ready to Transform Your Horses Drift into Straight, Balanced Travel?

  • Lifetime access to all 3 trainings + bonus training sessions. Watch and rewatch at your own pace.
  • Short, Focused Lessons:  Under 20 minutes each, easy to fit into your schedule and simple enough to try right away with your horse.
  • Includes Q&A replays with questions from others that you may also have.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Absolutely! The Challenge is flexible and designed to meet you where you are. Whether you're in the saddle or working on the ground, you’ll learn practical, transferable skills that improve your communication with your horse. Not riding right now? No problem — groundwork is a great way to build the pieces you’ll need when you are.

The trainings are designed to be about 20–30 minutes long. The Q&A and coaching sessions are longer, but you can watch them in pieces. The exercises themselves can fit into a short ride — you won’t need to overhaul your whole schedule.

Absolutely. While the challenge is hosted inside the Working Equitation Simplified platform, the skills you’ll gain apply to any discipline, from trail riding to dressage.

That’s the beauty of this challenge. these aren’t just “fancy” or "basic"movements — they’re tools to make your horse straighter, and more supple and responsive. You’ll be introduced to them in a way that’s accessible for any horse, at any stage.

Just click the Sign Up button, enter your info, and you’re in! You’ll get all the details in your inbox.

Meet your guide: Trish Hyatt 

International Coach and Clinician
National and International Top 10 Competitor
Retired Technical Delegate and WEDU Judge of Working Equitation

Trish Hyatt puts her many skills to use introducing the international discipline of Working Equitation to riders eager to improve their partnership with their horse, with a focus on fun, classical horsemanship and use of the horse for practical work or as cross-training for other disciplines.

Trish's superpower is the ability to give you and your horse what you need in a way that you understand so each horse and rider makes progress and knows what they need to work on.

Here’s what riders from past Challenges had to say:

"Saying the Challenge has helped a ton is definitely an understatement!" 

Brenda: "We've really enjoyed the Reverse Gate Confidence Challenge!!"

Trish: "Had you ever done a reverse gate before?"

Brenda: "We gave it a try last summer, but it ended up causing my horse a lot of anxiety and anticipation. So, saying the Challenge has helped a ton is definitely an understatement."

Brenda B.

"From anxious to confident: How I improved my horse's performance!" 

I knew the basics of the pen obstacle - to enter and circle both directions.  What I was missing was how to achieve a smooth transition at the pen entrance, maintain bend and tempo, exit in order to smoothly re-enter the opposite direction while maintaining correct bend.

Trish broke down the pen obstacle in separate pieces to practice then put together. The teaching process led me to successfully achieve my goals to fine-tune the pen.

Monica Falk

Thank you, Trish~it makes perfect sense now that you have explained how to work with the horse's drift, keep their trust, and get them to realize you are working together as a team.

Vicki Webberley

Ready to Transform Your Horses Drift into Straight, Balanced Travel?

  • Lifetime access to all 3 trainings + bonus training sessions. Watch and rewatch at your own pace.
  • Short, Focused Lessons:  Under 20 minutes each, easy to fit into your schedule and simple enough to try right away with your horse.
  • Includes Q&A replays with questions from others that you may also have.