There are so many videos and training ideas out there that I feel it’s a bit of a mine field.
You can watch a video but I understand how hard it can be trying to achieve the same result with your own horse. Coming up against different challenges without the tools to fix them can be overwhelming!
Over the years I have personally struggled to learn and understand certain techniques. I have had lessons that seem great at the time but it has been difficult to recreate these when I get home, and I have wanted to give up. It was important for me to find a better way of learning to help myself as well as to help others.
Mary Wanless and Ali Wakelin helped me hugely in developing my teaching techniques, and understanding both sports psychology and groundwork. Combining these with my riding and previous teaching experiences has allowed me to better understand the challenges I was facing at the time, and overcome these and achieve my dreams. Understanding how each horse and rider is unique, I am now more able to apply this knowledge and help others.
I offer support and feedback in a number of ways to help each individual.
Typically I ask for an initial email with some background knowledge of yourself and your horse, together with your goals. Based on this we would agree a number of short videos showing how you work, which I can then spend time analysing.
I provide feedback through a variety of methods. Marked up pictures, including diagrams, are particularly useful to allow people to understand specific needs and see their progress.
I also find it helpful having a time slot to personally discuss my analysis. Behind this I like to send my written up notes, with pictures, back to you together with a homework plan for you to work through.
The video and support packages I offer include 1 x hour of my time, comprising receipt and analysis of up to 5 x mini videos, written feedback and exercises and 20 minutes phone feedback.
Additionally, I offer as much one-to-one help and support as you need at my standard half hour or hourly lesson rate beyond this.
See my virtual lesson page for more details.
BASICS OF IN-HAND
(Lessons 1-3)
Getting started
Go ◦ Stop ◦ Rein back
Park ◦ Little walk ◦ Big walk
Videos only
£45
START OF LATERAL
(Lessons 4-6)
Stepping the quarters under
Shoulder turns
Side pass ◦ leg yield
Videos only
£45
LATERAL TO ADVANCED
(Lessons 7-11)
Stepping the quarters towards you
Shoulder in and renvers
Quarters in
Half pass
Walk pirouette
Videos only
£60