Teaching is my main activity. I hold five different formats for teaching:
- Private Lessons
- Dual Lessons
- Semi-Private Lessons
- Clinics
- Lecture Demos
Clinics
Clinics are teaching sessions suitable for riders of any level and ambition seeking to improve their flatwork, showjumping, cross-country or competition performance.
I have been giving my Clinics for 10 years now. I designed them as a way of helping riders to prepare for competition, address specific problems they might have encountered or help those seeking to make general progress and enjoyment with their horse.
I am happy to travel to a rider’s or other suitable venues for lessons and clinics.
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Private Lessons
For riders seeking more concentrated tuition, I hold regular Private Lessons. These are totally focussed on the needs of the rider and the horse and can focus on flatwork, test riding, showjumping, cross-country, competition technique, course jumping, problems or a combination of any of these.
Private Lessons have no fixed time – but are normally between 45 minutes and 1 hour, depending on the combination’s progress. A Private Lesson is £50 plus the hire of the arena or cross-country course, if applicable.
Dual Lessons
I also offer Dual Lessons: these are where some of my pupils who travel long distances like to have two lessons on the same day with a break in between. The first lesson is normally a flat one followed by a showjumping or cross-country lesson after that. These can be tailored between flatwork, showjumping and cross-country, depending on needs.
Semi-Private Lessons
I am very happy to teach Semi-Private Lessons, involving a shared session with another rider, which can work really well when the combinations are of a similar standard. As well as being fun, it is also more cost-effective: £35 per person.
Where I do my teaching
I hold my Clinics, Private Lessons and Semi-Private Lessons at two yards, in the Banbury area, and tend to spend most of a day at each yard, so giving several lessons on each visit.
The yards are:
- Swalcliffe, near Banbury (How to find me – please click here)
- Sorbrook House Farm, Horley (How to find me – please click here)
Lecture Demos
I give a number of Lecture Demos with audiences up to 250 people. These include:
‘Seeing-A-Stride’ Lecture Demo:
- A presentation with animated graphics
- A Question & Answer session with the audience
- A demonstration with guinea pigs
- A summary Question & Answer session with the audience.
This lasts about 2 hours. It can be held indoors or out.
Cross-Country Lecture Demo:
- A close-up demonstration of particular techniques
- Question & Answer session with the audience
- An explanation of riding a course
- A demonstration by guinea pigs of varying standards
- A summary Question & Answer session with the audience
This lasts about 2 hours. It needs to be held outdoors in a viewing-friendly place.
‘How to Beat the Judge!’ Lecture Demo:
- Understanding how the Judge is taught – Scales of Training, scale of marks
- A presentation on how to analyze a dressage test and to identify where the most marks are awarded
- What a dressage judge is looking for and how to deliver it
- How to maximize your good movements and how to minimize your weaker ones
- A judging demonstration with guinea pigs of varying standards – including asking the audience to judge a test!
- A summary Question & Answer session with the audience
This lasts about 2 hours. It can be held indoors or out in a viewing-friendly place.
‘How to Enjoy Technical Cross-Country Fences’ Lecture Demo:
- A presentation on recent trends in Cross-Country fence and course design
- An analysis of the effects technical fences and courses have on the horse and rider and making the optimum time
- Description of the three key elements to successful riding over technical fences and demonstration with guinea pigs
- A summary Question & Answer session with the audience
This lasts about 2 hours. It can be held indoors or out in a viewing-friendly place.