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Thea Woods - Equestrian Training Accredited Proffesional Coach, trained in Germany, offers lessons for beginners and advanced riders. Find out more at 'Page Info' at left.

Friendly riding instructor offers lessons for beginners and advanced riders as well as training in ground work.

What a stunning morning, the sky is on fire!
16/12/2024

What a stunning morning, the sky is on fire!

Little and large, guess who’s been sleeping where 😀
29/11/2024

Little and large, guess who’s been sleeping where 😀

12/11/2024

Sending off Dundee to his new place last week hasn’t been easy but I’m very grateful for the amazing times we’ve had together over the summer. The pony with the happy ears has reminded me of the joy of ba****ck riding, with his eagerness to please, responsiveness to the lightest aids, and trust in the world and his rider he’s a pure joy!
Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your journey Samantha Linge Frith, Dundee could not wish for a more dedicated, caring, knowledgable and fun owner.
I am going to miss you both!

Martin Down, still one of my favourite local hacks, best to be enjoyed in the sunshine with friends 😁Thanks Samantha Lin...
26/10/2024

Martin Down, still one of my favourite local hacks, best to be enjoyed in the sunshine with friends 😁
Thanks Samantha Linge Frith for tackling hills, mud and long grass on a too tall bike!

Hacking out I met 6 people; 2 I know vaguely, 4 recognised Dundee and all 6 complemented on what a beautiful, well-behav...
13/10/2024

Hacking out I met 6 people; 2 I know vaguely, 4 recognised Dundee and all 6 complemented on what a beautiful, well-behaved boy he is. They are of course totally right but I had no idea he is getting a local fan club!

And that’s just observed from us walking past, if only they had the pleasure of feeling him
cantering.

Rain, rain, rain. Horses get exercised and cared for anyway.Lola might not look it in the picture, but was a superbly li...
07/10/2024

Rain, rain, rain. Horses get exercised and cared for anyway.

Lola might not look it in the picture, but was a superbly light-footed, balanced and enthusiastic ride despite the rain. It feels so good when the foundations are starting to pay off. Juliet Ward

Dundee and I got caught in the heaviest of showers. When I tightened the girth a few hundred yards into our ride the pony with the best manners actually tried to turn around and clearly thought I’m crazy. Samantha Linge Frith

And tonight I had my little helper with me, she makes Billy look like giant draft horse 🥰

I couldn’t agree more!
15/09/2024

I couldn’t agree more!

What a beautiful team - inside and out!Juliet Ward
08/09/2024

What a beautiful team - inside and out!
Juliet Ward

29/08/2024

Comparing looks and feeling
Not only did I have the pleasure of riding Elf, but also getting filmed which offers the possibility of checking whether my feel reflects to how it looks and vice versa.

A wonderful hack gets even better when you come across these cuties!
25/08/2024

A wonderful hack gets even better when you come across these cuties!

09/08/2024

I recently rode Juliet Ward’s lovely Lola and thought this little sequence of the first 5 trot circles of our ride is quite interesting. I’m recently experimenting with the idea of ‘doing less’, just giving a little position and basically trying to staying out of the horse’s way as much as possible.
At least for Lola this approach works really well. Previously she took a minimum of 20-30minutes to find the level of relaxation she found here within 5 circles.
We then spent the remaining session on maintaining it throughout transitions/changes of rein/school figures and had both lots of fun.

03/08/2024

Brilliant evening ride with the best boy and what a treat to have our bridleways cleared

And special varnished nails after lots of scratches Estrella deserved through her beautiful mounting block work😂
02/08/2024

And special varnished nails after lots of scratches Estrella deserved through her beautiful mounting block work
😂

02/08/2024

After lots of quiet leading practice over the last few weeks Estrella mastered the next stage in her education tonight without any doubts or teenagery outbursts. What a super girl! Brilliantly led by Bex and Elf.

Turnout, on actual green yummy grass???Dani could not believe her eyes when I opened up the field for her. She literally...
23/07/2024

Turnout, on actual green yummy grass???

Dani could not believe her eyes when I opened up the field for her. She literally stared at me asking am I really allowed out there…? 😆
Last year she suffered from laminitis caused by hormonal imbalances coupled with the 20mins of muzzled turnout she had back then. After 9 months of medication (cushings) I feel she’s ready for re-introducing tiny amounts of grass to her diet again.
Fingers crossed I am making the right decision!

01/07/2024

Dani is so familiar now with the facilities at EDC that she was not the least bit concerned and went straight to the first haynet in sight and started munching away. Got to love a foody :)

Thanks to antibiotics Dani is looking a lot brighter again. We had a couple of worrying days where she ran a high temper...
27/06/2024

Thanks to antibiotics Dani is looking a lot brighter again. We had a couple of worrying days where she ran a high temperature and wouldn’t eat.
Massive thanks to Samantha Linge Frith who first spotted something wasn’t right!

One benefit of close monitoring is to be down with the ponios at stupid o’clock when everything is quiet and sooo beautiful 🌅

24/06/2024

Experimenting with the boys. The first time we tried to lead Billy of Dundee neither was very impressed. But since they spend much more time together and even ate from the same feeder the other day it was worth trying again.

Providing they can continue to go so nicely next to each other without squabbling Billy’s fat camp can start!

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last ride before catching flu 🤧 Juliet Ward

Sending off Dundee to his new place last week hasn’t been easy but I’m very grateful for the amazing times we’ve had together over the summer. The pony with the happy ears has reminded me of the joy of bareback riding, with his eagerness to please, responsiveness to the lightest aids, and trust in the world and his rider he’s a pure joy! Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your journey Samantha Linge Frith, Dundee could not wish for a more dedicated, caring, knowledgable and fun owner. I am going to miss you both!

Comparing looks and feeling Not only did I have the pleasure of riding Elf, but also getting filmed which offers the possibility of checking whether my feel reflects to how it looks and vice versa.

I recently rode Juliet Ward’s lovely Lola and thought this little sequence of the first 5 trot circles of our ride is quite interesting. I’m recently experimenting with the idea of ‘doing less’, just giving a little position and basically trying to staying out of the horse’s way as much as possible. At least for Lola this approach works really well. Previously she took a minimum of 20-30minutes to find the level of relaxation she found here within 5 circles. We then spent the remaining session on maintaining it throughout transitions/changes of rein/school figures and had both lots of fun.

Brilliant evening ride with the best boy and what a treat to have our bridleways cleared

After lots of quiet leading practice over the last few weeks Estrella mastered the next stage in her education tonight without any doubts or teenagery outbursts. What a super girl! Brilliantly led by Bex and Elf.

Dani is so familiar now with the facilities at EDC that she was not the least bit concerned and went straight to the first haynet in sight and started munching away. Got to love a foody :)

Experimenting with the boys. The first time we tried to lead Billy of Dundee neither was very impressed. But since they spend much more time together and even ate from the same feeder the other day it was worth trying again. Providing they can continue to go so nicely next to each other without squabbling Billy’s fat camp can start!

Juliet and Lola on top form today 👍😀

Planned outing turned into practicing loading. After an hour or so Dundee was so chilled out about the whole trailer thing that we did take him for the outing in the end. And coming home he loaded just as well. Clever clever pony! Thanks for a brilliant afternoon Sam

The journey goes on.. it is time to transfer the relaxation work Lola has done on the ground over the last 8 or so weeks into the saddle. Juliet is doing a super job and it is such a joy for me to watch Lola softening and moving more freely with every minute she is ridden. She is clearly enjoying her work and that is the best indicator that we are on the right track!

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