EVS Equine

31/08/2025

24/08/2025

🌟 Round isn't just about a pretty neck...

Think about it! 🤔 We sit on our horse’s spine, expect them to balance our weight, and perform perfect circles ➰, balanced transitions ⚖️, and leg-yields ➡️⬅️. That can’t be comfortable. Can you imagine carrying someone around on your back and trying to dance? 💃🐎

📚 Last year, Dr. Hillary Clayton, a renowned researcher on equine biomechanics, was a guest speaker for my Strides with Amelia program. She explained that the force of the rider's weight is more than doubled at the trot and canter. The added weight of the rider puts the horse more on the forehand and often makes a horse hollow their back. 🚫 This is not good!

If your horse is hollow or on the forehand, it can be uncomfortable and even painful for them to carry you 😣. Imagine walking around all day with bad posture, carrying a child on your shoulders 👶.

If we can get our horses round, it makes a "bridge" 🌉 or arch from their hips to shoulders. Did you know that a bridge is the strongest structure in nature? This “bridge” makes it easier and more comfortable for your horse to carry and manage your weight 💪🐴! Plus, they strengthen their topline and engage their abdominals 🏋️.

✨ Asking our horses to go round does wonders for them (and for us)!

Roundness:
✅ Makes it more comfortable to carry the weight of a rider
✅ Makes it easier for your horse to turn, stop, and move forward
✅ Strengthens the topline and engages the core
✅ Increases your horse's longevity and health 🩺
✅ Makes your horse easier and more fun to ride 🎉

Now I’ve convinced you that your horse will be happier and healthier if they are round. But how do you do it? 🤔

🎥 If you need help, I have a FREE LIVE webinar on Contact and Connection Sunday, September 7th, and stay tuned because the 30 Days to Round Challenge is opening for enrollment soon.

Remember — a round horse is a happy horse! 🐎💖
Comment "RSVP" below and I will send you the link to save your seat for the webinar!

13/08/2025

Gymnastic jump clinics are back!!

10/08/2025

Our ever popular pole clinics are returning. Come and join us for some fancy footwork and see if we can get everyone’s legs in order 😁

10/08/2025

Are you finding some difficulties in moving your body effectively? Aches and pains affecting your riding? The lovely AJ from Ridewell Therapies will be joining us for a rider sports massage clinic to help work through any physical issues and improve your efficiency in the saddle.

09/08/2025

Turns out I’m not very good at doing nothing 😂

After managing 3 whole days under house arrest I made my escape this morning to return to a small sense of normality. Seeing the herd, a bit of teaching and a couple of gentle lunges and my heart feels light and my brain can breathe again.

Lovely morning of lessons and a play with the ponies, fab to see everyone, I am/will take it steady but boy was it good to be back!!

One thing I’ve established is horses are my passion, they will likely rob me of my sanity along with providing me with a body that is 50 years past the best before date but I genuinely could not live with it.

So for now we’ll take the small wins, lots of plotting and planning has been happening for you all to look forwards too and I’ve even managed to do posts!!!!

Maybe pigs will fly after all 🐷😂

08/08/2025

Thank goodness for home!! I arrived home Monday evening, thanks again to for the ride, to the comfort of my own bed and a well needed shower and boy I can tell you it’s never felt so good to be clean 😂

I did manage a sneaky ride out to the yard on Tuesday morning to see the horses and just allow my brain a bit of air but since then I have been playing somewhat by the rules and resting, sort of.

Going forward I will be offering some limited coaching sessions from tomorrow and throughout the next week. Please message for details or to book.

I can’t wait to get back to some sense of normality well for me at least 😁

03/03/2025

Meet Chico

This cheeky little chap is looking for a sharer a few times a week.

Chico is 12.2hh Welsh gelding who needs a brave, capable jockey to have some fun with and keep him occupied. He is a sweet affectionate sort of chap who loves a pamper and fuss but has got a sassy side so is not suitable as a first pony or for a nervous or beginner rider. Chico is fantastic to hack, loves to jump and would do a tidy test with the right rider so would suit a small teen or adult wanting to have some fun. He is kept on a full livery yard so no yard duties but a financial contribution is required.

Please DM for more info

12/11/2024

Join us at for a pole work clinic.

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