Services

Overview

Structured, progressive coaching sessions covering flatwork and jumping for riders of all levels. As a BHS Stage 2 Coach, Sarah delivers lessons that are grounded in current best practice — building technical skill alongside rider confidence and horse understanding.

Lessons are tailored to your goals: whether that's improving your position and rhythm, developing your horse's way of going, building confidence after a setback, or working towards competition.

Who It's For

• Complete beginners and nervous novices
• Amateur riders looking to improve their flatwork or jumping
• Competitors preparing for dressage, showjumping or eventing
• Riders returning to the saddle after a break or difficult experience

What You Can Expect

• Clear, structured progression built around your individual goals
• Science-informed explanations — understanding the why, not just the how
• Honest, constructive feedback delivered with patience and encouragement
• Awareness of the horse's needs, not just the rider's

In Practice

Rider confidence and horse way-of-going issues are often connected. Sarah's coaching addresses both sides of the partnership simultaneously — using science-informed explanations and structured progression to produce measurable improvement for horse and rider.

Overview

High-standard, welfare-focused horse care provided by a Level 3 Senior Equine Groom. From daily feeding, grooming and turnout to health monitoring, Sarah provides the kind of professional support that gives horse owners genuine peace of mind.

This service suits owners who need reliable, knowledgeable cover — whether that's a few days a week, for holiday periods, or as an ongoing arrangement.

Who It's For

• Horse owners working full-time who need regular help
• Owners who need trusted cover during holidays or illness
• Those whose horses have specific care or medical requirements
• Small private yards needing occasional professional support

What You Can Expect

• Consistent, high-standard care delivered to your horse's individual routine
• Welfare-focused approach — health changes noticed and communicated promptly
• Experience with a wide range of horses, including competition horses and ex-racehorses
• Flexible and reliable — a professional you can depend on

In Practice

Regular, qualified care makes a tangible difference to a horse's condition, temperament, and routine. Sarah provides consistent, communication-focused support — keeping owners fully informed and their horses well managed.

Overview

Professional riding and schooling of client horses. Sarah is an experienced rider with competition background up to Novice dressage and 1m showjumping, and a track record working with horses from racehorses to riding school horses in all stages of training.

Whether your horse needs consistent flatwork to maintain their training, specific work on a problem area, or regular exercise to stay in condition, Sarah provides skilled, sympathetic riding tailored to the horse's stage and temperament.

Who It's For

• Busy owners whose horses need regular, consistent ridden work
• Horses with a specific training requirement beyond the owner's current level
• Horses being brought back into work after a rest period
• Competition horses that benefit from professional schooling between shows

What You Can Expect

• Skilled, educated riding that respects the horse's way of going
• Written or verbal feedback on progress after sessions
• Science-informed training decisions — nothing forced or rushed
• Experience with sensitive, sharp or challenging horses

In Practice

A structured, consistent schooling programme — even over just a few weeks — can bring measurable improvement to a horse's suppleness, responsiveness, and way of going. Sarah provides skilled, educated riding with honest feedback after every session.

Overview

Professional on-the-day and pre-competition support for horse and rider. From plaiting and presentation through to warm-up riding or assistance at the show, Sarah draws on her competition experience to help you arrive at your class prepared, calm and confident.

Who It's For

• Amateur competitors attending affiliated or unaffiliated competitions
• Riders who want professional support managing nerves and warm-up
• Horse owners competing without an experienced support team
• Competitors preparing for their first affiliated show

What You Can Expect

• Professional plaiting and turnout preparation
• Warm-up riding or coaching on site, depending on your needs
• Calm, experienced support — someone who's been in the arena
• Competition experience across dressage and showjumping up to 1m / Novice level

In Practice

A rider is attending her first affiliated dressage show. Sarah helps prepare the horse the evening before, arrives early on the day to plait, warms up the horse before the rider takes over, and is on hand throughout to assist. The horse and rider complete a confident test in a calm, professional presentation.

Overview

Specialist support for horses transitioning out of racing. Sarah's Diploma in Racehorse Care and Management, combined with direct experience exercising and preparing racehorses, gives her a genuine understanding of the racing environment and the specific challenges ex-racehorses face in their new lives.

Retraining is approached methodically, patiently and with a respect for the horse's intelligence and background. No shortcuts, no force — just systematic, science-informed progression.

Who It's For

• Owners of off-the-track Thoroughbreds or other ex-racehorses
• RoR (Retraining of Racehorses) affiliated owners
• Those with ex-racehorses struggling to settle or adapt to a new routine
• Owners who want an experienced set of hands for the early stages of retraining

What You Can Expect

• Genuine understanding of the racing background and its physical/mental effects
• Patient, methodical approach respecting the horse's pace of learning
• Science-informed training — understanding how horses learn and respond
• Honest progress updates and clear communication throughout

In Practice

Ex-racehorses are intelligent and athletic — but they need patient, methodical handling from someone who understands their world. Sarah's racing background gives her the insight to transition these horses calmly and confidently into their new careers.

Overview

Flexible, professional freelance support for private yards, livery yards, riding schools and private owners across Oxfordshire and Berkshire. Available for full-time, part-time or ad-hoc arrangements depending on your needs.

With experience managing large yards, teaching, and providing high-standard horse care, Sarah brings a level of breadth and professionalism that makes her a dependable addition to any equestrian operation.

Who It's For

• Yards needing experienced cover for permanent or temporary staff absences
• Riding schools looking for qualified freelance instructors
• Private owners needing ongoing or occasional equestrian support
• Livery yards wanting a known, reliable professional on call

What You Can Expect

• Professional, senior-qualified support without the overhead of permanent employment
• Broad experience spanning coaching, care, schooling and yard management
• Reliable, consistent and communicative — someone you can depend on
• Available in Oxfordshire and Berkshire; please enquire about specific locations

In Practice

Whether covering short-term absences or providing regular ongoing support, Sarah brings a level of professionalism and consistency that yard managers and horse owners can rely on — with the seniority to work independently and communicate effectively.