Coaching that listens to both of you and gives you the tools to keep improving long after the lesson ends.
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BHS ACCREDITED COACH
ENLIGHTENED EQUITATION TEACHER LEVEL THREE
WORKING EQUITATION APPROVED INSTRUCTOR
EQUINE BEHAVIOUR CONSULTANT
ACADEMIC ART OF RIDING PRACTIONER
YEARS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ACCREDITED COACH
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I have spent over 40 years working with horses and I have been exactly where you are. I know how demoralising it feels to try everything and still feel stuck. I know the particular sadness of a horse that looks tense when you want nothing more than for it to be well and willing.
What I have found, through decades of professional practice, ongoing classical study across multiple traditions, biomechanics training, behaviour work and a deep understanding of how equipment and environment shape everything, is that the answer is almost never the one you have been given.
There is no judgement here and no wrong starting point. Whether you are rebuilding after a setback, returning after years away, or simply carrying a quiet feeling that something is missing, I will meet you exactly where you are.
“You can never rely on a horse that is educated by fear. There will always be something that he fears more than you. But when he trusts you, he will ask you what to do when he is afraid.”
Antoine de Pluvinel · Riding Master to the King of France · c.1612
In person & Online Coaching
Ridden tuition, flatwork, polework, jumping and Working Equitation, tailored to horse and rider at any level.
Clicker training, in-hand work and liberty, building a foundation of trust and communication from the ground up.
For riders returning after injury, fear or a loss of confidence, calm, supportive and genuinely tailored to you.
Discover what your posture and movement have been communicating to your horse. Small adjustments create remarkable responses.
Specialist sessions rooted in classical horsemanship, working with the horse’s natural movement and self-carriage to develop true lightness and harmony.
Video analysis and remote coaching for those outside the area, real progress wherever you are.
How it works
Get in touch and describe what you’re working with, your horse, your situation, what’s been going on. There is no wrong answer. The more I understand before I arrive, the more prepared I am to help from minute one. We then book a session.
I watch everything. How your horse moves, how it holds itself, how it responds to you. How your body is positioned and what it is communicating to your horse. This session gives us a real starting point, not a guess, a foundation.
You leave each session knowing what changed, why it changed and how to keep building on it. That understanding stays with you between lessons, so you are improving all the time, not just in the hour I am there.
In person & Online Coaching
Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk
“The change in Breeze has been incredible: she’s more relaxed, happier and so much more supple. I now go into the school on my own and feel like I know what I’m doing, something I never thought I’d say. Sam doesn’t offer quick fixes; she teaches you skills that stay with you and genuinely change things long-term.”
Emma Brocklehurst
“Calm, funny, caring, attention to detail second to none and always encouraging, Sam was the reason Genie and I stayed together. She never gave up on us. She will never compromise the health and wellbeing of the horse over the human’s wants and wishes.”
Elaine Lumley
“I often refer to Sam as my ‘Equine Yoda’, calm, insightful and quietly precise in her guidance. Her coaching is always tailored, never generic. The improvements she brings out in each of my horses feel meaningful and long lasting.”
Karen Barnes
“I had a bad fall and retired my horse and got a pony who although would hack it was obvious he had never had proper training and was slightly rebellious. Due to the fall I was lacking confidence and did not feel equipped to tackle traing him alone. Sam to the rescue she has rebuilt my confidence and retrained my pony. She is kind patient and supportive to both rider and horse. My pony and I have both come on so much with Sam’s help I cannot reccomend her enough.”
Mandy Fleming
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