IMPROVE YOUR RIDING & DEVELOP CONFIDENCE

I can come to you in Sydney Northern beaches
(Ingleside, Terrey Hills mostly)

Whether you want to start learning how to ride, go back in the saddle after many years without riding, or simply would love to discover ground work / liberty work, you will need a great Instructor, full of passion, knowledge and empathy.

I believe that resilience, hard work, consistency and determination are key to success. This, more than anything, is a direct reflection of my success as a Horse Riding Instructor.

Lessons

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ABOUT ME

My passion for horses started 30 years ago: trail rides, liberty work and dressage. Since I arrived in Australia in 2013, I tried different things, and was also lucky to finally get my own horse. He was meant to be my dressage partner, but he had other ideas, loving jumping a lot! We now compete in Dressage, Show Jumping, and Eventing.

While my EA Intro Level Coach accreditation enables me to teach up the Preliminary dressage level, I am currently also training for my EA Level 1 Coach qualification.

What truly drives me is helping people grow in confidence, improve their partnership with their horse, and realise just how capable they are, especially those who think they are “not good enough” to compete. (Spoiler: they are!)

What I offer as a Coach:

teaching kids how to ride (sometimes young riders who have never ridden before)
helping riders improving their riding skills
developing their confidence or relationship with their horse
exploring the beauty of Liberty and Ground work
helping more experienced riders getting into competition (I want to help these people who think they aren't good enough to compete, which is what I used to think, and realised how wrong I was!)
supporting riders coming back to the saddle after a long break
combined coaching packages including online mentoring
introduction to bridleless / tackless riding for more experienced riders

Clinics organisation & coordination:

I also regularly organise clinics with top-level riders such as Rachael Lee and Amy Roberts. These educational events are a fantastic opportunity for riders to develop skills in dressage, jumping, or eventing under the guidance of elite coaches. While I don’t coach during these clinics, I coordinate them for other riders, and often ride myself!

Horse community:

I proudly contributed to our sport through roles on the committees of:

Somersby Equestrian Club Committee
Nortshide Riding Club Committee
Sydney Dressage Committee
Coaching NSW Committee.

Analytics for better riding results:

With a background in Business Improvement and Data Analysis, I also help riders improve their dressage performance by analysing competition results to guide smarter, more targeted training.

If you are interested in making your scores work for you, I would love to help.

More about me

Dressage Performance Analysis

Amy

“I liked the flexibility and variety. Having not ridden in a while it was nice to get used to being back in the saddle again, learning some basics and doing whatever felt best for each lesson. I felt comfortable on Sommer, he is a real sweetheart and Helene was great to learn from"

Ari

"Helene is an amazing coach and I couldn't recommend her enough for both lessons in the saddle and on the ground. Her kind and compassionate nature makes so much of a difference in learning and she truly invests in the relationship between you and your horse. She has helped me work through issues in the saddle - through her great understanding of horse behaviour and is also the reason I have sparked such a love for liberty and groundwork."