Helping you to get the best from your horse
I have been riding for over 25 years and teaching for almost 20 years, mostly as a hobby alongside my previous professional career. I am now committed to teaching full time as this is where my passion lies. I love being able to help riders improve their skills and bring on their horses, no matter what level they are starting from.
I was the ultimate pony mad child and practically lived at the riding school I used to have lessons at, learning a huge amount about horses and horse care from the owners of the school and the different horses that passed through over the years. I bought my first horse, a TB then 3 years old, at 17 and still have him, although he is now living out a well deserved retirement in the field. Thanks to him I discovered a more sympathetic way of riding, an interest in the biomechanics of riding and movement and the history and philosophies of the traditional French and German schools of riding in particular. I competed with him in dressage, showing, show jumping and hunter trials.
I have owned my current horse since he was a yearling and have been responsible for all of his training from then on, with help from my own fabulous instructor. He was intended for the County show circuit but unfortunately didn't have the temperament for showing. He did show a talent for dressage, which luckily went hand in hand with where my own interests were developing. He is now working at around Medium level and I will be very pleased if we can progress further, not bad for a Welsh Cob! We also do some jumping for fun.
Having had to balance the demands of a very busy career with the horses and family commitments myself, I am very understanding of the pressures most riders face today in trying to fit in their horses and any competitive aims around other demands on their time.
I was the ultimate pony mad child and practically lived at the riding school I used to have lessons at, learning a huge amount about horses and horse care from the owners of the school and the different horses that passed through over the years. I bought my first horse, a TB then 3 years old, at 17 and still have him, although he is now living out a well deserved retirement in the field. Thanks to him I discovered a more sympathetic way of riding, an interest in the biomechanics of riding and movement and the history and philosophies of the traditional French and German schools of riding in particular. I competed with him in dressage, showing, show jumping and hunter trials.
I have owned my current horse since he was a yearling and have been responsible for all of his training from then on, with help from my own fabulous instructor. He was intended for the County show circuit but unfortunately didn't have the temperament for showing. He did show a talent for dressage, which luckily went hand in hand with where my own interests were developing. He is now working at around Medium level and I will be very pleased if we can progress further, not bad for a Welsh Cob! We also do some jumping for fun.
Having had to balance the demands of a very busy career with the horses and family commitments myself, I am very understanding of the pressures most riders face today in trying to fit in their horses and any competitive aims around other demands on their time.
