Fully insured, BHS Accedited coach. Classical dressage, in hand, rider position with Franklin balls.
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My boys are both at school so I have more time🥳.
Now my youngest son has started school I have space to teach more clients! 🥳
I specialise in Classical dressage, classical in hand work and rider position using Franklin balls. I have a calm, gentle approach to training, where the focus is on building balance and harmony between horse and rider. We also have lots of fun! I’m happy to travel up to 15 miles of Tisbury, Wilts.
Now my youngest son has started school I have space to teach more clients! 🥳
I specialise in Classical dressage, classical in hand work and rider position using Franklin balls. I have a calm, gentle approach to training, where the focus is on building balance and harmony between horse and rider. We also have lots of fun! I’m happy to travel up to 15 miles of Tisbury, Wilts.
Lovely to be back out competing again at Half Moon stud after an unplanned break for 3 months! Trying to polish up my test riding for the Area Festival at Sparsholt College in a few weeks. Benny was such a good boy. He warmed up beautifully, then a bit of tension in the test meant he wasn’t quite as confident in his walk work. Lots to be pleased with and as always lots to learn from and improve. It was also lovely to have some friends coming to watch and support me. Thanks Jenny, Nova and Harriet 🙏🏼
This is great!
I have had to make the decision to have a cancellation fee for same day cancellations unless for exceptional circumstances. This will be 50% of my standard lesson fee. Thanks so much to all my lovely clients for your understanding.
New haircut 💇♀️. Hope the horses like it 🤔🤭
I’ve done it! First affiliated competition post accident and our first Mediums.
I had such a fun afternoon! Benny was so up for it and felt great!
I had some huge mistakes in both tests due to being fairly competition rusty, but the good bits felt really nice. Most importantly I felt good in my body and mind, which is a massive step forward. I’ve been doing loads of work on my mindset as my confidence had taken a big hit from my accident. I’ve come to realise that mindset can take as much work, if not more than the physical side of riding. I’m really excited about building on all these things with the best dance partner a girl could have….my gorgeous boy Benny 🥰
I’m working on lateral flexion, rein back and a bit of Spanish Walk with Benny in this video. I warmed him up on the lunge over raised poles first. We did walk and trot small circles around me, making sure he was laterally stepping his inside legs over his outside ones on both reins. I then worked on shoulder in, in walk and trot on both reins. We then did some rein back to trot. Finishing with some Spanish walk. I find these sessions so valuable in my training and Benny loves it as he gets lots of treats 😋. The whole session lasted about 35 mins including half on the lunge.
Another lunge day today and this time over some walk and trot pole. I rarely use training aids to lunge now, but I do like to put the passoa on without attaching the front part. The bit that goes round the hind quarters just gentle encourages the hind legs to step under. As you can see you don’t need to force a horse into a low frame…Benny is finding that stretch himself 😊.
Our competition was cancelled today, so we decided to do a beach trip instead! Couldn’t have picked a better day! Benny was totally over excited by the whole thing! We did get some relaxed moments in the sea though and the scenery was spectacular!
Tomorrow’s schooling challenge for Benny! Helping to improve my half pass…..traver on the the pole lines. Looking forward to it 🦄🙂🤓
Benny is feeling so good at the moment! I’m absolutely loving training him. Very excited to get him competing again soon 🤩🤩
RIP your majesty! What a queen you’ve been 🙏🏼👌🏽😢.
Poppy’s second outing! We had an in hand and ridden lesson with Diane Thurman-Baker. She was foot perfect 🤩. Travelled perfectly. What a super mare she is 😇😍
When your horse thinks the traffic sign’s a monster!! I’ll be borrowing this for a few days!! 😂😂👹
It’s time to get the spring back in my step! 3.5 months since my accident and rehab is going well! 👌🏽👍🏻👍🏻🙌.
Injury rehab is a like a rollercoaster ride….For me I’m finding I get massive highs and then smooth sailing for a bit, then you get the inevitable dip down. I had a bit of a dip a couple of weeks ago. I thought I was ok to hack out, and the unforeseen happened and I got badly jarred…luckily I didn’t fall off, but it hurt and made me realise I’m still early days in my recovery. I felt frustrated and a bit down…luckily I had a break booked so I used the time away to rest. I’m back now and back onboard (only in the school) and I’m feeling really good for the break. I had a fab session in the gym last night with Joe , and I was able to do everything I was doing before (less reps and weight)! So I feel I’m on the up again! 🙌💪🏻👍🏻
New 🏡 Reg PRE mare. Orchid Posephone was bred in the UK. She’s Smokey black, sir Mas Ural double cream, dam black. I brought her as a yearling and she’s now 5. I’ve done everything with her myself using classical dressage and natural horsemanship techniques. She has an amazing temperament, very cuddly and loves all attention. Not mareish at all. She hacks perfectly with company and is just starting to hack alone. She’s still very green on the flat as I don’t like doing too much in the school when they’re young. She has done loads of groundwork and in hand lateral work. She’ll need a competent, confident rider just because of her age and level of training. I’ve taken her to a working equitation clinic and she was fantastic travelling and behaviour. Her confirmation is really good and she has a lovely head. She’s 15.2hh but bum high again so should make 16hh. She’s very baroque…big neck and bottom. Very sad ⛵️ due to personal injury, so unable to give her the attention she deserves. Low 5 figs to a 5* home, tack and rugs available. Based in Wiltshire. Loads of pics and videos available. PM for more info.
I can do sitting trot! Benny can now give me the legs from on top now! Such a clever boy 😇.
Beautiful early morning ride with Poppy! This gorgeous girl is sadly going to be looking for a new 5* 🏠. If any of my friends know anyone that would like a genuinely gorgeous, sweet natured PRE before I advertise her in a few weeks then PM me. 😍😢
So we now have alternate legs for the Spanish Walk! Still need to move forward…..👏🏼👌🏽
I got up at 6am, got dressed to ride, got it the car and realised I’m bloody sore today…..cancel that! Yoga for me instead! So nice to have the time to get back on the mat…just what the doctor ordered! 🙌
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Gorgeous Poppy, playing in the sunshine with some Working Equitation exercises today.
I’m working on lateral flexion, rein back and a bit of Spanish Walk with Benny in this video. I warmed him up on the lunge over raised poles first. We did walk and trot small circles around me, making sure he was laterally stepping his inside legs over his outside ones on both reins. I then worked on shoulder in, in walk and trot on both reins. We then did some rein back to trot. Finishing with some Spanish walk. I find these sessions so valuable in my training and Benny loves it as he gets lots of treats 😋. The whole session lasted about 35 mins including half on the lunge.
Another lunge day today and this time over some walk and trot pole. I rarely use training aids to lunge now, but I do like to put the passoa on without attaching the front part. The bit that goes round the hind quarters just gentle encourages the hind legs to step under. As you can see you don’t need to force a horse into a low frame…Benny is finding that stretch himself 😊.
We were working on small trot, bigger trot and steep and shallow angles in the lateral work this week. I’m doing a small trot with a steeper angle in the first half, then a bigger trot in the second half. Looking forward to practicing this over the next few weeks. 🤓
Our competition was cancelled today, so we decided to do a beach trip instead! Couldn’t have picked a better day! Benny was totally over excited by the whole thing! We did get some relaxed moments in the sea though and the scenery was spectacular!
Poppy’s second outing! We had an in hand and ridden lesson with Diane Thurman-Baker. She was foot perfect 🤩. Travelled perfectly. What a super mare she is 😇😍
It’s time to get the spring back in my step! 3.5 months since my accident and rehab is going well! 👌🏽👍🏻👍🏻🙌. #pelvicfracture #rehab #getbackonthehorse
Beautiful early morning ride with Poppy! This gorgeous girl is sadly going to be looking for a new 5* 🏠. If any of my friends know anyone that would like a genuinely gorgeous, sweet natured PRE before I advertise her in a few weeks then PM me. 😍😢
So we now have alternate legs for the Spanish Walk! Still need to move forward…..👏🏼👌🏽
So I finally had a call from the community physiotherapists today!! He wanted to know what equipment I needed to get out of bed!! Ummmm 6 weeks late I’m afraid!! 🤔🤭🤦🏼♀️. Today I tried a small jog! It was very small, but a jog non the less 😅💪🏻! Big thanks to Joe @bodywiseuk for being fundamentally in my swift recovery ❤️🩹!
It had taken ages to get to this point in our Spanish walk training! I couldn’t video him actually doing a stride, I’ll have to use the Pivo for that! So exciting that he’s finally bringing his leg forward! I’m still not riding, but this time has been so valuable to both me and my horses as I’ve got some much better at the in hand work.
Benny has had a cough due to an allergy and part of his medication involves having an inhaler twice a day. This was very challenging at first as he hates sprays near his face! However with a few days training, lots of treats and kisses, we’ve cracked it. He even lets me do it in the field without a head collar now. 🥰
How cool is this horse! First ever time anywhere new, only restarted 2 weeks ago and she does all this! Such a special girl, I’m a very proud Mum 🥲😊🦄. Working Equitation is such fun and so brilliant for giving horses confidence with strange things. We absolutely loved it!
What a gorgeous day for a hack in the wood on a beautiful Spanish horse! Poppy’s neck is like a stallions 🤣😎🌞🦄
Proud as punch with Poppy today! She had her first outing….and in a lorry with another horse. Only 15 mins round the corner to the indoor school, but a perfect first run. She was absolutely perfect! Went in the lorry so quickly that @novajaynerobinson didn’t have time to video! Massive thank you to Nova for giving her such a good first experience in a lorry. Looking forward to taking her to her first Working Equitation clinic next Saturday! 😇🥰#andalucianhorse #babyhorses
Here’s some clips of my lesson yesterday. I really like the flow he creates in the lateral work…. One movement sets up the next. Changes are still a work in progress, but he’s given me lots of homework to help…. Piaffe is the key!
Day 3 of bringing Poppy back into work. Saddle and bridle on and poles 😇🥰Got to love the Spanish saddle pad and poles! 🇪🇸
Little bit of test practice for us yesterday. I’m moving Benny up to Elementary! This is some bits from E40…..centre lines are getting better😊.
We braved the wind and went to Kingston Maurward to do the Pet Plan Area Festival today. Benny was terrified of the sand bags blowing around in the warm up, so I wasn’t really expecting much in our test 😬. However he was actually really good! No spooking!! He could definitely be more open in his frame, but I felt the need to keep him a bit more together due to the wind. I got a comment in my last competition about not being clear enough with my give and retake, so I may have exaggerated it a bit today 🤣🤣🤣. It’s definitely clear 😂. We ended up with 67+% and just missed out on the placings, but it was a big class so I’m super proud of him. Lots to work on still but that’s the journey and I love it! 🥰🤩🥳Big thanks to Jenny for fab general support and camera duties! Thanks to @jackwlmartin for coming to the rescue at 7am to fix the jockey wheel!! 😘
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