TRT Method · Groundwork
Help your horse feel good in his own body. All from the ground.
Tristan Tucker's groundwork program: simple exercises that leave your horse looser, calmer and happier in his body. Fifteen minutes is plenty, and you never have to get on.
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Groundwork is where the connection starts
You don't need a problem horse to do groundwork. It's a way to help any horse feel good in his body, and to spend time with him that isn't riding.
Help him feel good in his body
Groundwork gives you a way to actively support how your horse feels: looser, more balanced and more comfortable in his own body, session by session.
Time together that isn't riding
Some of the best moments with your horse happen on the ground. These exercises give that time a shape: something to do together that builds trust and connection.
Always know what to do next
You watch a lesson in the evening, and by the time you're standing next to your horse, the details have gone fuzzy. With the Cheat Cards in your hand, the next step is never a guess.
What's inside
Two things that belong together
The module teaches you the exercises. The cards keep them at your fingertips while you practice.
Digital courseModule 1: Groundwork
The digital groundwork module from the TRT Method, taught by Tristan Tucker. This is where you learn to understand what your horse's body is telling you, and how to help him let go of the tension he's carrying.
- Tristan Tucker's proven groundwork exercises
- Learn to read, find and release tension everywhere in your horse's body
- Help your horse feel balanced, controlled and regulated
- Lifetime access to the training videos and the online community
Cheat CardsTRT Cheat Cards: Groundwork edition
A practical, ready-to-use summary of the exercises taught in the Groundwork module. Designed to take with you to your horse and use while you practice, not something you read once and file away.
- Every groundwork exercise from Module 1, summarized card by card
- Step-by-step cues, tips and troubleshooting on each card
- Available as a digital edition, or digital + physical cards
- Made to be used at the stable, next to your horse
What you'll learn
A better, more comfortable life for your horse
A supple, comfortable horse
Simple exercises that help your horse feel supple, balanced and comfortable in his own body.
Support his wellbeing
A calm, structured way to support your horse's long-term wellbeing, entirely from the ground.
A connection beyond riding
Build a connection with your horse that has nothing to do with riding, on the days you get on and the days you don't.
Proven groundwork exercises
Access to Tristan Tucker's proven groundwork exercises from the TRT Method.
Lifetime access
Lifetime access to the training videos: learn at your own pace, revisit whenever you need.
The online community
Lifetime access to the online community, so you're never working through it alone.
How it works
From the screen to the stable, in three steps
1Watch the module
Work through Module 1: Groundwork at your own pace. Tristan shows you each exercise and, just as importantly, why it works.
2Take the cards to your horse
The Cheat Cards summarize every exercise. Bring them to the stable so the details are in your hand, not in your memory.
3Practice and build the connection
Practice with your horse, card in hand. A session takes about fifteen minutes, entirely from the ground, and each one builds a clearer, calmer connection.
Meet your trainer
Tristan Tucker
Tristan is the founder of the TRT Method. Over the past thirty years he has worked with just about every type of horse and rider imaginable, and in all of it he kept following the same set of steps, steps he realized anyone could use.
Module 1: Groundwork is where his method begins: giving your horse the tools to manage tension and stress on his own, starting from the ground.
My goal is not to train your horse. My goal is to give you the tools to become the mentor your horse needs.
The Exercise Bundle
Choose your bundle
Both options include lifetime access to Module 1: Groundwork and the digital Cheat Cards. The only question is whether you'd like the printed cards in your hands too.
Fully Digital
Everything on your phone, tablet or laptop.
- Module 1: Groundwork (lifetime digital access)
- Digital TRT Cheat Cards: Groundwork edition
- Lifetime access to the online community
- Physical Cheat Cards
RecommendedPhysical + Digital
The printed Cheat Cards for the stable, plus everything digital.
Excluding shipping, calculated at checkout
- Physical TRT Cheat Cards, shipped to you
- Digital TRT Cheat Cards: Groundwork edition
- Module 1: Groundwork (lifetime digital access)
- Lifetime access to the online community
30-day money-back guarantee on this bundle.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Both options include lifetime digital access to Module 1: Groundwork and the digital Cheat Cards. The Physical + Digital option adds the printed Cheat Cards, shipped to your door, so you have a physical set to take to the stable.
No. The digital Cheat Cards contain exactly the same content, and you can view them on your phone at the stable, or print them yourself at home. The plus side of the physical edition is that the cards are waterproof and come in a useful box to store them in.
For life. Your access to the Module 1: Groundwork training videos and the online community doesn't expire.
Yes, we ship the physical Cheat Cards worldwide.
Shipping is calculated at checkout, based on your address. The €99 price excludes shipping.
The bundle comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Yes. Module 1: Groundwork starts from the beginning: learning to read your horse's body and release tension step by step. You don't need any particular level of experience, just a horse and the willingness to work with him from the ground.
No. Every exercise in Module 1: Groundwork is done from the ground. You never need to get on, and many members use the program on days they don't ride at all.
The exercises are done entirely from the ground, so your horse doesn't need to be in ridden work. If your horse is recovering from an injury or on restricted movement, please check with your vet before starting any new exercise.
No. Module 1 is the starting point of the TRT Method, so no previous TRT experience is needed.
Module 1: Groundwork is included in most TRT packages, as it's the foundation of the training. Not sure whether you already own it? Send an email to info@trtmethod.com and we'll check for you.
Theory and practice, in one package
Learn the exercises from Tristan, then have them in your hand at the stable. Backed by a 30-day money-back guarantee.
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