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Ramelia Equine

Rebekah Adshead
Competed to AdvMed BD/BE100/InterB on home produced horses. Offering Freelance Riding, Clipping & Teaching.

Fully Insured and Qualified instructor. Covering Shropshire and surrounding area. Will travel further - pm for more details!

22/06/2025

I don't care how much you know - or don't know.
I don't care if 12 months ago, you were clueless. Or 12 weeks ago. Or 12 hours ago.
I don't care if you have previously made questionable choices.
I don't care if previously, our principles didn't align.

What I DO care about is where you are at today.
Do you WANT to learn?
Do you WANT to make changes?
Do you WANT the same things I do for your horsemanship & riding?

You don't need to come to me already knowledgeable (though a willingness to do your own research will go a long way!), but please do bring a positive attitude to learning! 🥰

It's easy to become judgemental of people for the choices that they made previously. Even worse, these may be "choices" that were influenced by others around them who were supposedly more knowledgeable or experienced.
We all deserve a chance, or several, to realise we want to change. And we all deserve help to make that change. 😊🧡

19/06/2025

Braved the heat to visit to pick up Twig's last qualifying score for Prelim Area Festivals 🥰

He is feeling so much more mature about producing a test, just needs to develop more strength now to maintain the quality throughout.

Definitely going to be a candidate for a summer clip though if this weather carries on 🥵 with that native pony coat! Grateful for our early times today making it bearable!

Twig's ever changing shape helped by our wonderful, flexible, Elite dressage saddle. Twig is almost very slightly roach backed, creating an interesting level of flatness! Combined with being very elastic behind and not yet strong, means I'm very glad his saddle can move with him else I'd predict all sorts of issues! 😅

17/06/2025

🔸️ Tuesday 24th June - Working Equitation training

Hadley Park, Whitchurch in the morning, possibly early afternoon.

Ludlow RC at Aston Munslow in the afternoon/evening!

🔸️ Thursday 26th June - WE Clinic at Milford Equestrian, Baschurch (afternoon/evening)

🔸️ Tuesday 1st July - Clinic with Lynne Macleod at Hadley Park, Whitchurch

Drop me a message if you have any questions or are interested in booking!

16/06/2025

Had the absolute best weekend teaching a working equitation camp for Your Horse is Your Mirror at Dudgeley Farm 🤩

Just the best atmosphere, horse-centred, supportive, and everyone wanting to do the best for their horses 🥰 It was an absolute joy to be a part of, massive thank you to Julia for organising and to everyone who attended and of course, all the wonderful horses (I had soooooo many pony cuddles!)

It was also epic to see such a range of horses, from children's ponies to dressage horses, we had a whole range of tack inc several types of bitless bridle, western, all ages of riders from many different disciplines, riders who had done WE before, to those who had barely any knowledge of it at all! Everyone got stuck in and took something away from it 😁

Twig also made a guest appearance for our lunch time demo, he has become such a handy little dude and I can't believe how much he improves every week. Proud pony mum here 🧡

Roll on next year, dates are being discussed 😍 If you want any info, please get in touch with Julia McHugh or myself ^_^ (I'm only good at explaining the WE part though admittedly!)

If anyone who attended has any comments or feedback, please let me know 😊

13/06/2025

It's our job to do better.
It is our task to seek out more information, and use it to do what is best for our horses.
We take this upon ourselves when we choose to take these creatures into our care.

It is not enough to own them. To "love" them. You can love something AND cause harm to it. That is reality.

Much knowledge in the equestrian world is secreted away. I'm fortunate to have worked with many people who were generous with their knowledge, for the sake of the horse. I'm also fortunate to have worked for many people who held their knowledge close to their chest. I say this is fortunate only because it taught me how I do not wish to be. This kind of jealous guarding of things which are not, in fact, secrets, only serves to hurt the horse by creating more guarded, defensive humans.

The internet has created a space where much more information is freely available, but also a confusing realm where it is easy to get lost in which concepts are true and right, and which are maybe not so much. But still, it is out there, if you can be bothered to find it, even if you perhaps lack in other resources.

But we owe it to our horses to know the basics.
Our horses do not want "their own field" - they want friends & forage.
Our horses do not want to "always wear a rug" - they want freedom, and comfort.
Our horses do not want "love" - they want care. They want their needs to be met.

Don't get me wrong, none of us are perfect. But we can all strive to be better 🧡

12/06/2025

Aid - To help or support, to provide assistance.

Our aids as a rider are those that we use to communicate our intentions to the horse - the seat, legs, hand, voice and also artificial aids such as the spurs and whip.

It is easy for the spirit of "aiding" the horse to go amiss. When it becomes a request for the horse to simply serve whatever notion we have that day, be it half-pass across the arena, or jumping that 3ft oxer, or going for that "leisurely" hack up the road, who are we assisting? 🤔

Our aids should serve to help the horse to understand, and to find itself in the best balance to perform.
I'm not saying that "aid" always looks pretty, but it should certainly serve a purpose beyond our own needs.

11/06/2025

Gates!
Probably one of the most practical, and difficult, obstacles we encounter 😅 Whether it's working equitation, trec, or out hacking!

Probably one of the obstacles most people seek help with, if for the simple reason that it beats getting off out hacking 😂 In working equitation, a well ridden gate is a thing of beauty. Out hacking, it certainly makes life easier.

To ride the gate well your horse needs to be manoeuvrable, patient, off the aids and confident. Your horse should hopefully be able to trust that you wont accidentally bash them with the gate... but let's also be realistic, accidents do happen and you need to trust your horse wont leave you in the dirt if you make a mistake!

Hacking also brings the reality that not all gates are made equal 🙃 Some stick, some swing only one way, some have awkward latches. Your horse needs to be able to help you out even more here.

The first question to ask when it comes to gates is can you easily(!) move your horse forwards, backwards and sideways - and then can you do those things one handed? If not, we have a problem that needs sorting! 🤔😁

09/06/2025

"It's always the riders fault!"

This is one of those phrases I've carried around ingrained in my brain from childhood. It no doubt bears some responsibility for driving me to be a better rider (no bad thing) but equally, it is also a saying that can hold us back.

Because the reality is that no, it's not always the riders fault!

For me, this implies that all horses would be equally able in their movement, body awareness, athleticism etc if not for us humans 🙃 Well, I don't know about you, but I find most humans have differing skill sets, and horses are just the same.
When you watch them in the field, not every horse does a natural flying change. Some hate cantering. Some are wary in their actions. Some lack co-ordination. Some are bold, and a bit reckless! Some use their bodies with a natural ease and power that is breathtaking, and some well.... dont.

There might be a myriad of reasons why, and most certainly a rider can further hinder. But a rider cannot absorb all the blame for that which the horse struggles with before we even climb aboard!

Only in allowing ourselves to accept we are not the (only!) problem, can we then start allowing ourselves to help the horse where it is weak, and bring out their strengths so they can shine.

Although of course... riding well will give you the best chance of that! 😋🥰

05/06/2025

Happy June! We seem to be celebrating with some much needed rain 😅🌧

I actually love the rain. Not being rained on, really, but I do enjoy the atmosphere. It makes the world seem smaller somehow.

Today's thought is what are your biggest (equestrian!) challenges right now? I was originally going to ask what is your most challenging WE obstacle... well, you can answer that too if you like 😁
Then it got me thinking, well, why would that obstacle be a challenge? Isn't that the real question?

I think the difficulty when stripping a problem right back to it's core is it can then seem quite abstract. When the "problem" is so simple, it seems like it shouldn't be a problem at all.
I think most of us are quite well conditioned to believe that problems must be big, in order to have importance and gravity. Well, here's the thing. Gravity still acts on small stuff too 😅

It recently dawned on me that Twig's particular fear is small spaces. He tolerates them well, he really does. But his tolerance has lead me to overlook the sticky moments slightly. It's a small thing that is 100% manageable due to his excellent nature, but will be an unnecessary source of stress. I know what I'm working on this weekend!

Want help figuring out those little niggles?
I have one space left (11am) this Sunday at Hadley, Whitchurch (private/pair or trio welcome!)
Or drop me a message to book a session to suit you!

24/02/2025

What's coming up?!

🔸️ 6th March - Working Equitation clinic at
🔸️ 7th March - Working Equitation clinic at

Want to arrange a clinic or clipping day? My (full) available days listed below. These are days where I am bookable from 8am-8pm, though happy to cater to smaller group bookings and individuals also 😊
4th, 9th, 11th, 13th, 18th, 25th, 27th (March)

Other dates are available with shorter hours, drop me a message for further details!

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