Holistic Equitation

Some comments from our clients...

"Derek, Jo and all the team at the Centre create the most magical horse and rider experience. The atmosphere is relaxed and calm, the horses reflect this and the centre itself is just a wonderful place for all. I am a very lucky lady to have the pleasure of keeping my horse here and to have access to the great amount of knowledge, skill and experience that they have to share. It really is horse and rider heaven. Thank you, guys!"
Julie Lines

"Hi Derek, I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed my lessons with you. I would definitely like to come back, if I can squeeze a visit en route to/from Oxford. I wish you were all a bit nearer to here!"
Helen Anthem

"I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to everyone for taking the time with me and Ember. You all made me feel very welcome and part of the team. I enjoyed working with you all and meeting all of your horses. I want to say a particular thank you to Derek. The whole experience of working with you has been a real inspiration and I feel that I now have the know how to work with Ember to produce a really nice calm horse and to help her grow in confidence along side me."
Debbie Parry

"I really enjoyed the seat training [on my intensive] - it was a lot of fun, and also changed the way I ride, which was great. I also really enjoyed being able to completely focus on riding and it was great to have an instructor who has so much theory and information to hand in response to questions. I also very much appreciated the work on one rein, I think it is a really useful way to think about all of the confusing messages you could be sending to your horse, and checking how much you really do (or don’t) need to do. It will be a very useful tool for me to employ, when everything turns into chaos, I can isolate what I am doing with each part of my body and check out what I may be doing/blocking etc that is unhelpful to the horse. I obviously very much enjoyed doing my first half pass, thanks for that! And Charlie was a very generous and responsive horse. It was great to take my riding to the next level, I now know where I am heading and will start to work towards this on my own."
Kate Sandel

"Fab Fab Fab!! The clarity of your message and your humour mixed in with the detail works really well for me!"
Jane Riley

"Derek is very approachable, and extremely generous with his time and expertise - overall, it was a fascinating three days. Best of all, though, I picked up some fresh new perspectives on stuff I already know (or sort of know!)/am doing with our horses, which I am confident will lead to greater understanding and feel as I practise with the horses"
Sarah Widdecombe

"I have enjoyed the ease with which I have learnt a riding technique which is simple, logical and enjoyable not only for me but also for my horse, Midget, who appears for the first time ever to be enjoying his lessons! You are a kind and patient teacher but push us each lesson knowing that we are capable. I have found the whole experience original, exciting, well organized and a rapid return on my investment"
Davinia Best

"I know its been weeks since I was with you on Craig’s clinic, but I would just like to say that it was great and I really enjoyed it! The whole learning process for me was really incredible. You’re actually learning about the whole historical way of working and training yourself and the horse, it’s a huge information base that will keep me learning and practising for a good many years!! I will be with you again when Craig’s here next."
Michelle Chiverton



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