Froxfield Dressage

14/11/2024

Couple of spaces left for our pole work clinic this Sunday (17th November)

10-10.45 slot: 1 space left
11.30-12.25 slot: 2 spaces left

Booking available through My Riding Life & My Show Secretary here:

Equine Affairs presents Froxfield Dressage Polework Clinic with Jessica Gale - Sun, Nov 17, 2024

30/10/2024

Happy Halloween x

24/10/2024

Congratulations to Oliver Gould Dressage who has been nominated for the Young Rider of the Year at the Horse & Hound Awards, in partnership with NAF and Agria. Oliver (left) credits his dad Andrew Gould as his biggest inspiration. You have until 11.59pm on 24 October to get your votes in!

24/10/2024

Last day to vote for Oliver Gould please VOTE TODAY!

https://www.hhawardsuk.com/vote/info?ref=ORGANICSOCIAL+&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_content=horseandhound&utm_medium=social

Congratulations to Oliver Gould Dressage who has been nominated for the Young Rider of the Year at the Horse & Hound Awards, in partnership with NAF and Agria. Oliver (left) credits his dad Andrew Gould as his biggest inspiration. You have until 11.59pm on 24 October to get your votes in!

19/10/2024

⭐️ The Winter Training Series ⭐️

*** 2 spaces left ! Booking details below ***

A big part of the Winter Training Series is about the 6 private 45 minute lessons that take place at Froxfield Stud, Hampshire

Not only will you be in the warm 20x60m indoor away from the wind and rain, but each session has a specific focus to keep you progressing and never feeling like you are getting stuck on a specific problem.

⭐Session 1: Position Day

This is all about getting you the correct, balanced secure seat youve always wanted and fixing any position issues you feel you have (whether thats wobbly handly, a leg that wont be still, or youre struggling with your sitting trot!)

⭐Session 2: Way Of Going & Paces Day

This is all about improving your horses way of going, whether thats getting them more forward; reducing tension or getting that soft, elastic, even contact youve always wanted!

⭐Session 3: Suppleness Day

Whether youve always dreamed of getting your horse on the bit or youre always being told you need more bend on your circles or your wanting to really get to introducing or improving your lateral work.

⭐Session 4: Test Riding Skills

This session is all about you riding your corners correctly and setting your horse up and preparing them to be able to do a movement correctly. This is one of the most important sessions and makes probably the most different to a riders test and score!

⭐Session 5: Accuracy Day

Whether its your centre lines, your circles or a specific movement; your accuracy can be the difference between a 4 and an 8!

⭐Session 6: Test Riding Day

We put everything we have learnt together and run through a test of your choice, receive feedback on where you could improve your marks further. This is a perfect way to prepare and get ready for your first competition of the year!

Lessons will run from 3rd November to 26th January (if you cant make certain dates we can alter / adjust to suit you)

We only have 6 spaces for the Winter Training Series and already 4 people have joined so there are only 2 spaces left!

➡ If you would like to join us or would like more info head to
https://www.decomplicatingdressage.com/wintertraining

16/10/2024

I was having a really interesting conversation with another coach recently about how important it is for a coach to be able to read and quickly ascertain how our riders are feeling at the beginning of a lesson.

This has been super prominent recently as children and teachers have been going back to school; and everyone is back to work after the summer. Plus the dark nights and recent huge bouts of wet weather are definitely starting to already take their toll.

So during this conversation we spoke about our role as coaches within this transition. Its probably not often talked about but i genuinely feel that a big part of my role as a coach is to be able to quickly work out where my client is at mentally (and physically) on the day they come for their lesson.

- Are they in a mentally resilient place or have they had a lot going on this week ?
- Are they tired, stressed, burnt out or perhaps going through something i don't even know about that is taking its toll on them.

This is going to totally change how i approach the lesson. It wouldn't be a great decision to decide to do a pressure filled test riding session, hyper focus on a positional issue or introduce a new movement to a horse and rider on a day when i can tell my rider is mentally at capacity. But equally, i still want to make sure my rider is getting the most out of their lesson, still learning and progressing and developing in their skills and knowledge.

It then raises an interesting question: if you are a rider going for a lesson and know you aren't necessarily in the best place mentally, you might be tired, had a crazy week at work, had a bad week of training with your horse or maybe havent been able to ride at all. Would you cancel your lesson? Would you let your instructor or coach know how you were feeling? Would you stay quiet and just try to power through?

13/10/2024

Are you...

⭐ Worried about losing motivation this winter
⭐ Don't really know what to work on in your training sessions
⭐ Really want to make the most of the winter to progress in your training ready to start the new year with a bang!

The Winter Training Series is all about giving you everything you need to really see progress over this winter.

It Includes:

⭐ 6 In person private 45-minute lessons taking place in the gorgeous 20x60m INDOOR arena at Froxfield Stud
⭐ Supporting and mentoring tailored to you for the whole programme (this has previously included creating warm up plans, competition routines, training plans, packing lists, being at the end of the phone after a bad test or training day, sending in videos of your tests or training for feedback in between lessons, help to solve problems and issues youre facing outside of lesson time...the list goes on!)
⭐ Your own bespoke Training Plan so you go into every ride knowing exactly what youre going to achieve and exactly how to do it (including exercises with diagrams!)
⭐ A series of workshops and masterclasses to improve your confidence and mindset as well as your dressage knowledge - these are also TOTALLY tailored to you and what you are working on at the time

We only have 6 spaces available and 3 spaces have already gone. Our early bird offer also runs out on 15th October so get in quick before it runs out!

https://www.decomplicatingdressage.com/wintertraining

12/10/2024

This is for all my riders worrying about making a mistake in a test!

This week i have had a few riders test riding and what kept coming up was the question:

✨'what do i do if i make a mistake' ✨

Its a question that i think a lot of riders think about and spend A LOT of time worrying about too. Whether you're worried you might forget your test or get a movement wrong; or you're worried about your horse spooking or you're worried about a specific movement you've had trouble with at home.

Hopefully, this article with give you some things you could try to help alleviate that anxiety and, importantly, give you a few things to try to give you a plan and get that test back on track.

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05/10/2024

03/10/2024

03/10/2024

we have one more space available for our final camp of the year!

01/10/2024

💥 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐋𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 💥

𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗥 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗜𝗗𝗘

It has recently been brought to our attention that a number of saddles that were stolen in July 2023 are reappearing on the second hand market via Facebook and Ebay.

If you are looking to purchase a second hand saddle please give the office a call on ☎️ 𝟬𝟭𝟲𝟮𝟵 𝟱𝟰𝟬𝟯𝟰𝟯 and we can verify the unique saddle number and protect you from receiving stolen goods.

22/09/2024

A couple of spaces left on our upcoming pole work clinic on Sunday 29th September - booking link available below

https://www.myridinglife.com/eventdetails.aspx?id=476813

⭐ UPCOMING POLE CLINICS ⭐

Our ever popular pole clinics will keep coming through the winter so come along and enjoy a laid back, fun session focussing on your horses strength, suppleness and mobility - perfect for those want to do something a bit different whilst still improving their flatwork and dressage.

✨ Sunday 29th September
✨ Saturday 12th October

Booking is available through the Froxfield Dressage website:

https://www.froxfielddressage.com/demosclinics