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Riding

Nicola is a knowledgeable, approachable, precise and clear trainer who is focused on helping you achieve your short and longer term goals.

Posture and balance underpin her training; she is brilliant at identifying the key aspects of your position/riding to work on to really help your horse and improve the way of going. This includes using a wide range of tools and exercises which really do work wonders.

Because she competes at a high level herself, she is so helpful when it comes to test riding, including ringcraft and also the mental side of it, around improving resilience and focus at shows.

She wants you to be self sufficient in your riding, so she is brilliant at giving you tools to bring in to play and key aspects to focus on when you are riding on your own and/or when things don’t quite go the right way.

She takes a holistic approach – as well as the mental health side, she includes fitness, nutrition, other exercises (ie pilates, pre-riding exercises for you and your horse), tack…it is so much more than the training you get on the day.

She is totally invested in your journey – I have learned so much and feel much more confident as a result of her training.