The Onya Equi Showjumper Beginner Strength Plan is a 6-week, rider-specific programme designed to help you improve stability, confidence and control both in and out of the saddle. Whether you’re returning to training, new to strength work, or tired of guessing what riders should be doing in the gym, this plan gives you a clear, progressive structure that is designed to transfer to your jumping.

This on-demand online programme gives you a clear, progressive structure you can follow at home or in the gym. Delivered through the Onya Coaching App, it is a self-guided plan with everything you need to train confidently, safely and effectively.

Using the Onya Equi pillars of strength, mobility-with-stability, neural control and nervous system regulation, this programme is designed to help you develop the physical qualities showjumpers need – not just general fitness, but the ability to stay more balanced, stable, elastic and organised while your horse moves underneath you.

This programme is designed to help you work on:

• Lower-leg stability without gripping

• Hip and pelvis dissociation for a more independent, balanced seat

• Glute, hamstring and calf strength to support two-point, approaches and landings

• Postural and scapular control for steadier, softer rein contact

• Core strength and anti-rotation control to support straighter lines and cleaner turns

• Reducing unnecessary tension in shoulders, hips and lower back

You’ll work on movement patterns intended to support better jumping mechanics, reduce asymmetry, and help minimise common rider issues such as tipping forward, collapsing in corners, drifting in the saddle or relying on the hands for balance.

What’s included

• Full 6-week structured beginner strength plan

• 2 full-body strength workouts per week

• Pre Ride Warm Up & Activation / Post Ride Cool Down

• Optional Onya Flow mobility / nervous-system down-regulation session

• Clear cues, coaching notes and progression guidance

• Habits, Rider Body and Showjumping Insights, mindset check-ins & nutrition tips

• Video demonstrations for every exercise

• Delivered inside your personalised Onya Coaching App (online, self-guided)

This programme is ideal for riders who want a clear, disciplined and biomechanically sound way to start strength training, with exercises chosen specifically for the physical demands of showjumping.

Written by a UKCC Level 3 British Showjumping and Level 4 Strength & Conditioning Performance Coach with over 25 years of coaching experience.