Gait & position analysis, in your pocket
See stride asymmetry, track stride strength, and refine your position — all from one app.
RideAlign turns a short video into clear, data-driven feedback. Screen your horse's stride for symmetry and strength using the same head-nod and hip-hike signs vets look for, or track your own riding position and see exactly how it's improved over time.
Built on the head-nod / hip-hike asymmetry signs used in real veterinary and objective gait-analysis systems.
Choose a module
Horse Gait & Stride Analysis
Film your horse trotting, tap two points, and get a GaitTrace stride breakdown plus a Symmetry Score — built on the head-nod and hip-hike signs vets look for.
Go to My HorsesRider Position Analysis
Film yourself in the saddle, tap four points, and get a SeatCheck posture read — then use Progress Tracker to compare any two past screenings and see how your position has changed.
Go to My RidersHow it works
Film
Record 5–15 seconds of footage — your horse trotting in a straight line, or yourself riding — filmed from directly the side, full body in frame.
Mark & Track
Tap the key points on the first frame — poll and hip for a horse, or ear, shoulder, hip, and heel for a rider. RideAlign tracks every point automatically across every frame.
Get Results
See a Symmetry Index and Stride Strength for your horse, or an Alignment and Stability score for your position — plotted against an idealized reference, plus plain-language guidance.
The clinical basis
Vets watch for exactly two things at the trot.
A "head nod" — vertical bob asymmetry between left and right stride halves — signals possible forelimb involvement. A "hip hike" — asymmetric vertical movement of the tuber coxae — signals possible hindlimb involvement. Objective gait-analysis systems used in equine practice quantify both from video, the same way RideAlign does.
Why this matters
Subtle asymmetry and position drift are hard to see in the moment — and easy to track over time.
Mild lameness can be genuinely difficult to catch during a quick look across the paddock, and slow slips in your riding position are just as hard to notice from the saddle. RideAlign gives you a repeatable, objective number for both your horse and yourself, so you notice a trend before it becomes a limp — or a habit.
