The Dressage Coach™

Expert coaching. Smart technology. Supportive community.

A Complete Dressage Performance Platform.

Plan, Ride, Review and Improve with training sessions, ride tracking, competition results, ScoreLens™ analysis, CoachFlow™, Health Hub, EquiGuardian™ and coach-led accountability in one connected rider development platform.

Real Coaching. Real Riders. Real Progress.

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The Complete Rider Platform

Everything You Need. All in One Place.

Planning, riding, coaching, competition, analytics, safety and horse care — connected in one platform built for real dressage progress.

Weekly Hub

See what's coming up and keep your training week organised.

Training History

All your sessions, organised and easy to review.

Learning Hub

Courses, exercises and test movement guidance when you need it.

Training Analytics

Understand your training balance and overall progress.

Training Focus

See where your training focus is going and where to improve.

Consistency

Build habits, track streaks and understand your active training days.

ScoreLens™

Advanced analysis to reveal strengths and opportunities in your performance.

Competition Hub

Manage competitions, entries, events and performance in one place.

Rider Performance

Track readiness and performance trends over time.

Ride Analytics

Track rides, routes, gait, heart rate and key training metrics.

EquiGuardian™

Live ride safety, tracking and SOS support when it matters most.

Health Hub

Keep health, care and wellbeing records together for every horse.

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Award winning technology

Equestrian Tech of the Year 2023

Highly Qualified Coaches

British Dressage Level 3 and BHS Accredited Professional Coach credentials across the coaching team

International coaching

Riders Worldwide

From first steps to ambitious goals

Support for Every Stage of Your Riding

Find your fit

What Kind Of Rider Are You?

Answer a few quick questions and discover how The Dressage Coach™ can help you train smarter, ride better and choose the membership that fits your goals.

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Your coach

Maddi Burchell

Professional dressage coaching led by experience, empathy and technology.

Meet Maddi

Meet Your Coach

Maddi Burchell combines more than 30 years of dressage experience with a modern coaching platform built to help riders train with purpose, build confidence and develop — whether you want clearer everyday direction, stronger competition preparation or the challenge to discover what you and your horse are capable of.

Over 30 years experience

Trained with Carl Hester

Experience across all levels and various disciplines

British Dressage Level 3 Coach & British Horse Society Accredited Professional Coach

International coaching

Rehabilitation specialist

Meet Maddi

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Why The Dressage Coach Exists

For years, access to high-quality coaching depended on where you lived, how far you could travel and how often you could afford lessons.

We believe every rider should have access to expert guidance, regardless of location, experience or budget. The Dressage Coach™ exists to remove those barriers.

By combining expert coaching, innovative technology and a supportive community, riders can train smarter, ride better and make progress with real people behind them.

Remote coaching review with The Dressage Coach

Coaching without barriers

Access, affordability, inclusivity and sustainability are part of the coaching model.

Access

High-quality coaching should not depend on postcode, transport or how often you can travel.

Support

Coaching feedback should be bespoke to you and your horse — based on your actual situation, not generic advice.

Affordability

Access to high-quality coaching should not have to be prohibitively expensive. Quality support should be within reach.

Community

Progress is easier when riders can learn together, share experiences and feel understood.

Welfare

Putting horse and rider on an appropriate training pathway — with work suited to age, stage and circumstances — supports better equine welfare.

Sustainability

Remote coaching and video feedback reduce unnecessary travel while keeping expert eyes on your training.

More than an app

More Than An App

The Dressage Coach™ combines expert coaching, powerful technology and a supportive rider community in a complete platform for planning, riding, reviewing and improving.

Training & Coaching

Plan, Ride, Review, Improve.

Featuring CoachFlow™

Training Sessions

Session planning

Session reviews

Remote lessons

CoachFlow™ feedback

Powerful Technology

Purpose-built tools designed specifically for dressage riders.

Featuring ScoreLens™ · Competition Hub · EquiGuardian™

Ride Tracking

ScoreLens™

Competition Hub

Health Hub

Rider Performance Hub

Supportive Community

Join riders who share your passion for learning and improvement.

Featuring Members-only community and events.

Dedicated, highly supportive members-only Facebook Group

Join The Dressage Coach Live Events

Regular member meet-ups at competitions and events

Community

You're Not Riding Alone

Join riders around the world who are learning, training and achieving together. From events, camps and clinics to shared learning and encouragement, community is a central part of The Dressage Coach™ experience.

Learn Together

Coaching content, resources and shared experiences help riders understand the ‘why’ and not just the ‘what’.

Coaching content

Resources

Shared learning

Train Together

Events, programmes and community support create momentum, motivation and get you back on track when training feels difficult.

The Dressage Coach Live Events

Camps and clinics

Member meet-ups at competitions

Achieve Together

Achieved goals, competition journeys and everyday progress are recognised and celebrated inside the rider community.

Achieved Goals

Competition journeys

Celebrating success

Rider profile

What Kind Of Rider Are You?

Answer a few quick questions and discover how The Dressage Coach™ can connect you with expert coaching, supportive community and the technology that fits your goals.

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What is your biggest challenge right now?

Why riders join

Top 5 Reasons Riders Join The Dressage Coach

Riders come for expert coaching, useful technology and a community that understands the work — not another generic training app.

I'm not sure what to work on next

Riders want clear direction between lessons — a sense of what deserves attention in today's schooling.

I want expert input between lessons

Regular coach eyes on your work help you stay on track without waiting for the next visit.

I want to understand whether my training is working

Ride, training and competition information together make it easier to see what is improving.

I want more structure and motivation

A connected platform helps riders keep momentum when life, weather or confidence gets in the way.

I want to feel part of a supportive riding community

Shared learning, events and encouragement help riders feel less isolated on the journey.

Experience The Platform

Real CoachingReal RidersA Connected Rider ExperiencexyzReal Coaching plus Real Riders equals A Connected Rider Experience

The Dressage Coach™ brings expert feedback, rider development, analytics, preparation and confidence tools together without replacing the human coaching relationship.

Remote video feedback

CoachFlow™

With CoachFlow, riders can submit schooling videos and questions for feedback from a real coach, then connect that advice back into the Plan, Ride, Review, Improve training cycle.

Unlimited Video Feedback Requests on Standard Membership and above

Get personal coaching advice from a real coach

Get feedback on your competitions, schooling, horse welfare and more

Included in Standard Membership and above — video time limits and response times vary depending on membership level. Compare Memberships for more information.

CoachFlow™ screen in The Dressage Coach app

Remote video feedback

CoachFlow™ Preview

Powerful equestrian performance platform

Experience The Ultimate In Equestrian Analytics

See every ride, training session and competition result come together in one intelligent performance dashboard. Track progress, spot trends and understand exactly where horse and rider are improving, with technology that helps real coaches make better coaching decisions with you.

Understand your progressTrack every rideAnalyse your scoresTurn Data into Better Performance

Track every ride

Training consistency

Live

Analyse your scores

Score trend

Training Balance Score

Programme Completion

82%

Ride Tracking

Live

Performance Trends

+18%

Competition Insights

ScoreLens™

Spot patterns

Ride intensity

Train with purpose

Programme completion

62%

78%

82%

91%

Turn training data into plans you can use.

The Dressage Coach brings ride, training and competition information together so riders and coaches can spot patterns, set priorities and build actionable training plans — not just store records.

Screens and visualisations shown throughout this website are representative examples of The Dressage Coach platform. Features, layouts and functionality may vary depending on membership level, device type and future platform updates. EquiGuardian helps support rider safety but does not replace normal riding precautions, emergency services or telling someone where you are riding.

The Dressage Coach™ Technology Suite

Powered By Intelligent Systems™

Powered by CoachFlow™, ScoreLens™, Competition Hub and EquiGuardian™, these tools help deliver targeted coaching, better planning and rider development. Technology helps support your development journey.

CoachFlow™

Personal feedback. Real coaching. Meaningful progress.

With CoachFlow, riders can submit videos and questions for feedback from a real coach — personal advice on competitions, schooling, horse welfare and wider training support.

Video SubmissionsCoach ReviewTraining Session Links

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