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💪🏻 Some fantastic improvements tonight 💪🏻 Well ridden 🥰

☔️🥳Rainy day competition! 🥳☔️ With this awful weather I feel like we need something to cheer us up. . . How about a little ‘like and share’ comp? To be in with a chance of winning this rather lovely HKM cob/full saddlecloth and selection of treats please : 🌟 Like the main page 🌟 Like this post 🌟 Share this post far and wide! The more likes and shares the better! A winner will be picked from my fabulous fruit bowl on Sunday 8th ! Good luck! 🥰

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🌟 Pony/cob brushing boots for sale 🌟 Lightweight Faux fur & faux patent brushing boots for sale. Brand new in the bag, not even tried. Too small for mine. Same style that I use on my own horses. Easily washed in the washing machine. A little bit of bling! 😍 £20

🌧Lessons this week! 🌧 It’s to be a wet one I believe but lessons continue anyway 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 I have condensed my lessons this week due to being on holiday. If you want a lesson I will definitely fit you in, comment or pm to book! I may have missed bookings so please remind me! No weekend lessons I’m afraid as I’m at Distilled & it may get messy . . . 🤢🤣

Ellenya’s animal sitting services

🥰 A local business recommendation! 🥰 Supporting small businesses like myself! After a busy week of teaching I don’t always manage to poop pick my fields completely. Ellenya does a fantastic job & I would trust her to look after my ponies should I need it. Check out her page! Do you have a small business that you would like me to recommend? Get in touch! 🌟

🌟It’s diary day so please let me know if you require a lesson this coming week! 🌟 I’m on holiday so will be trying to condense lessons to a couple of days where possible. But as always I’m happy to see everyone!😉

☔️The weather has unfortunately stopped play today for Jump Club 👎 ☔️ Thanks for being patient & understanding. I have a new date in mind which will be announced in the coming days to rearrange the club. Typical of Scottish weather I’m sure it will be sunny later today. . . But I have to think of the ponies & I don’t think anyone will enjoy riding round a pond. . See you all soon! 🤞

Controversial quote time 😉 The below quote is one I feel fairly strongly about! Let me explain: I regularly get asked to sit on clients horses, often initially offered as a ‘shot’. Sometimes I get asked to show them how to do something on their horse. I do believe that sometimes sitting on a clients horse can give me a better idea of what they are dealing with. But I do not believe in showing them how to ride their own horse. In fact it is a pet hate of mine to hear the words ‘let me show you how to do that.’ It’s taken me a long time but through teaching in various roles I concluded that the moment you have to sit one someone else’s horse to gain a positive lesson is the moment you have failed. My job is to enable others, to help them to feel & understand what they are trying to achieve. They can’t feel anything when I’m riding their horse, they can only watch. We know that often humans learn best by ‘doing & repeating’, not watching. If I am not able to teach a person how to do something better, to find words and ways of explaining what something should feel like & how to achieve that feeling then I am in the wrong job. I believe in enabling not impressing. 😉 “We should be teaching the pupil to be better than us, not impressed by us.” - L Neilson 😂

When you are in a rush to tack up! 🙈😂

☀️Can we all just do the sunshine dance for tomorrow?! ☀️ It’s looks like it may be a bit wet but we will make the best of it! 🥳

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💪🏻 Swapping ponies last night 💪🏻 If your lucky enough to have the ability to ride a different horse (within your capability) now and then take the chance! It’s great for confidence & it can help you develop a better, more effective seat. And sometimes it makes you appreciate your own horse!! 😂 Can we just take a moment to admire my handy-work with the dark horse and the novice rider though?! 😂🥰 #creatinggoodhands

Today? 💨 🙈