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Hermione Bennett of Briosco Horsemanship is a horse rider, trainer and coach based in Christchurch, NZ. Coach at Horsemanship Academy NZ and Redhills Pony Club.

Offering private schooling and lessons (ridden or groundwork) for you and your horse, with a focus on horse and rider Empowerment, Communication and Understanding. With an extensive background in horsemanship and positive reinforcement behavioural training, my passion lies in ensuring horses are listened to and provided the mental tools necessary to set them up for success, no matter the age, disc

ipline or level of experience. Having ridden successfully in HOY show hunter as a teen, I have an eye for detail and am very particular about encouraging the correct technique and training of both rider and horse. I cater my methods to each individual as I am a firm believer in providing everybody with a personal learning environment in which they can flourish whilst having loads of fun along the way! Also available to sell on behalf and start horses under saddle.

29/10/2025

💫🐴 Spaces available, book in today! 🐴💫

Whether you’re after schooling, mileage, a confidence boost for you and your horse, early education and starting under saddle, or sale on behalf… Briosco Horsemanship can help!

I’m currently taking bookings for next week (4th Nov) through to Sunday 16th Dec, and starting up again in the second week of January.

All available packages can be negotiated to work with the needs of you and your horse/pony.

A typical week for each horse looks like:
💪 5-6 work sessions per week,
🌊 Beach and forest rides,
🐎 Schooling in our jump + dressage arenas,
✨ Work on manners and responsiveness from the ground,
🦄 Daily care - to a very high standard!
🌳 A comfy place to rest in individual Equiwire paddocks, with friendly horses over the fence.

For more info, check out https://brioscohorsemanship.myportfolio.com/home

💬 To contact, flick me a message or email [email protected]

📍 Woodend, North Canterbury

20/10/2025

New week, new outing for schoolers Rocco (pictured) and Lucky yesterday evening! 😎

These boys are with me to get some mileage and life experience so that their lovely owners can feel confident taking them out and about for adventures.

We drove out to Eyreton PC for a casual play on their XC course while our friend Jo schooled her two. The grounds were gorgeous, the wind was minimal, and Rocco and Lucky did very well considering this was entirely outside their comfort zone. These boys get a well-earned day off today, and tomorrow they’ll venture into the forest for the first time! 🌲

19/10/2025

BRAVE-PANTS BOOTCAMP Day 1 🥳🦄

Yesterday arvo was session number one of our confidence-building course, and we kicked off with some awesome technical work! A couple of cancellations meant we were able to squeeze a bit more in, and so we spent time (on the ground and then mounted) working on isolated control of the forelimbs and hindquarters before bringing it together for some sidepass and leg yielding through a zigzag pattern.

Being able to influence the hind and forelegs of your horse on a step-for-step basis is a crucial skill for safety in handling and while in the saddle, as well as being an important first step in establishing effective communication. I like to run through these movements before riding with every horse I work with, as they help me gauge how the horse is feeling: is he stiff in his body? Is he focussed on something in the distance and having a hard time paying attention to me? Is he soft and ready to work? Can I get him to bring his awareness to his own body and relax into movement? All vital questions to ask before swinging a leg over!

A huge thank you to Anna, Nadia and Lisa for coming out and giving it your all - you guys rock! 🥰

Looking forward to seeing more of you next week for our first group ride out of the arena!

17/10/2025

Princess pony 👑Georgie👑 nailed standing at the mounting block this week!

This stunning 5yo is with me to be brought back into work for the first time since she was broken in back in May. Georgie is the type of mare who thinks that she knows best, and that humans are simply here to serve her meals and give her scritches - she’d rather not have to participate in these frivolous human-related activities thank you very much, and she’s not afraid to let you know it! 💥

So you can imagine my delight this week when she clearly made up her mind overnight and decided that I’m not the worst thing in the world… and in fact might actually be a friend! She has gone from resistant, defensive and argumentative to soft, obliging and conversational in her work.

I’m thrilled to see this side of her, and am very excited about her next few weeks of progress under saddle! She is FLASH, bred for jumping and will seriously boogie. Definitely one to watch for the future ✨

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