Trish Hyatt & Working Equitation Simplified Present:

Intentional Drift & Leg Yield Challenge

Working With, Not Against, Your Horse’s Movement

Stop fighting your horse’s drift.
Learn why it happens and how to turn it into communication.

If You Ask Your Horse To...

...ride along the
edge of the road

and instead they decide it’s safer to step into traffic than risk a piece of garbage eating them...

...ride on the rail,
around the arena

and instead they drift away from the judges stand because there may be invisible horse eating monsters hiding there...

...ride beside an obstacle
To perform a task

and instead you can’t even get near enough to try, because your horse drifts away...

then this Challenge is for you!
Are you in?

What You’ll Discover inside

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

  • What “Drift” really is and why even balanced horses do it.
  • Why fighting the drift doesn’t fix it and often makes things worse.
  • What “Intentional Drift” means and how it transforms resistance into responsiveness.
  • A simple way to start working with your horse’s natural balance instead of against it.

You’ll come away seeing your horse’s sideways moments in a whole new light;  and you’ll know the steps to improving them.

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

Why This Matters

If your horse:

  • Falls out through the shoulder on circles
  • Shies or drifts away from obstacles
  • Loses rhythm when you try to correct them

…then this workshop will help you understand why that happens and how to start turning those moments into trust-building opportunities.

Intentional Drift isn’t just a riding technique; it’s a way to communicate clearly, build confidence, and make your rides smoother and more connected.

What's Included

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

  • Training 1: The Leg-Yield Foundation; teach or refine your horse’s leg-yield.
  • Training 2: Turning Drift Into Intention; apply it to real riding situations
  • Training 3: Corner Challenges; applying the skill in unique situations
  • Bonus Training: Bits and pieces that affect the quality of the work; Rider Balance, the One Step and more...

You’ll put the “why and what” from the workshop into action and start feeling the change in your horse.

Who The Challenge is For

Riders who:

  • Want to understand their horse; instead of forcing them.
  • Enjoy learning how balance, trust, and timing all connect.
  • Ride in the arena, on the trail, or in Working Equitation.
  • Prefer clear, kind, step-by-step training methods that make sense.

No matter your discipline, this will give you tools you can use every ride.

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 session. 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 session. 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.