Alaina Webster BHSAI. Alaina has vast experience originally working in Hunting, Showing and Racing yards. In 1990 she started Eventing and worked for Paul Rigby. Alaina herself evented her own horse up to Novice level but unfortunately injury prevented them from going any further in Eventing, so she continued to compete in Dressage. She worked for Event rider Paul Rigby for 10 years where she trained other students and horses from Novice to International level. She groomed for Paul at prestigious events such as Badminton and Burghley.
In 2000 Alaina moved to Clevedon where she continued to train Horses and Riders predominantly for the dressage phase of Eventing. She was also competing several other horses at this time. One of these horses was Bronze Blade where they won and were constantly placed at advanced medium level cumulating in a win at the Pet Plan Championships at Hartbury with Bronze Blade at the age of 21.
Alaina moved to freelance instructing in 2006 so she could do more training and Judging. At present Currently Alaina is on the BD Trainers database and is a Trainee BD judge.
Andrew Lovell (BHSI) Andrew has had experience of Eventing horses to advanced level and competing in all the major disciplines including dressage, show jumping and showing ponies, hunters and working hunters. He has been training riders of all ages, levels and across all disciplines for many years. He is well known for helping the nervous and novice rider/horse combinations but also has a wealth of experience and is a very talented trainer so more experienced horse and riders will also benefit from his training
Anna House (née Gallie) (BHSAI & UKCC2) Anna has been heavily involved in horses since a young age, she trained and did her AI by the age of 20 and has worked for various eventers. dressage riders and riding for lots of different people along the way. Anna has done a lot of freelance grooming including at International three day events (Anna’s charge at Badminton was grey so she is an expert on stains!). Anna has competed her own horse and others up to Medium dressage and Novice eventing. Anna dreams of winning the lottery in order to buy herself a top class dressage horse or would happily be given one! Anna is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable instructor who specialises in those who are lacking confidence and are looking to progress. Anna recently got married but her new husband Rob still comes 3rd to Oliver, her beloved retired horse and the cats.
Beanie Box: Beanie is an experienced dressage rider/trainer who has represented Great Britain Nationally and Internationally at all levels. As well as having a very busy competition diary she also trains many different clients from total beginners up to people competing at higher levels in dressage, eventing and showing. She also runs Milfort House Training & Livery in Langford.
She has qualified her own horses in both Regional and National Dressage Championships.
She also has two 4yr old stallions, ‘Sergio’ & ‘Obinstien’, who are both just starting their dressage careers.
Alongside all of this she also breeds quality horses mainly by her older Grand Prix stallion Nibleley Goldspirit.
Video of Beanie Box at British Young Dressage Horse Badminton 2010
Becci Fryer Popular instructor Becci runs some of our Show jumping and XC sessions in various locations in the Somerset area.
Becci trained with Don Collins. She started riding at the age of two and went on to compete with the north Warwickshire pony club in show jumping and eventing in their senior teams. She then decided to get an apprenticeship in dressage where she was fortunate enough to train with Emile Faurie and Daniel Greenwood she competed nationally and to an advanced level, also trained and sold horses along the way. Now living in somerset with a little one Becci hopes to buy a foal and start from the beginning again
Claire Loney (BHSII)
Popular Claire teaches all abilities. She is an experienced instructor who had evented to a high level and also produced young horses.
Di Higgins (BHS Int teach (reg)) After starting her career in Trekking, Event and National Hunt yards Di went on to work in an international dressage yard and stud.
She trained at Porlock under the instruction of Chief Instructor Peter Cook and following this Di trained at Talland with Adam Kemp, and did jump training at Curland with Alison Brown. From here Di went on to pass her intermediate teaching and spent a year specialising in retraining ex-racehorses
Di adores the discipline of dressage teaches people of all levels and ability she also runs Jumping lessons specialising in the rebuilding of confidence in horse and rider.
Emily Lee ne’ Mackenzie BE Accredited and UKCC3 (specialist in Eventing)
Emily has evented Internationally to top level. She has competed at Badminton, Burghley, Blenheim, Bramham and many International events over the whole of Europe. On the whole Emily has competed on horses she has produced from scratch. She started riding her best horse, ‘Doubtless William,’ pictured, when he was four years old. Emily is still producing young horses that she has bred, and is particularly good at helping advise on young horses as she has such a huge experience of bringing them on herself.
Emily has a young family now and her own competing has taken a back seat so she is concentrating on coaching. She is a BE accredited coarch and holds level 3 UKCC with specialism in Eventing. Emily enjoys helping people of all ages and abilities, whether they have high ambitions with their eventing, dressage or show jumping or if just want to enjoy and get the most out of their horse or pony. Emily has a lovely arena 30m by 50m with plenty of jumps and easy parking.
Jayne Smart (BHSI / UKCC Level 3)
Jayne rode at international three day events including Badminton and Burghley. As well as her eventing talent Jayne also Show jumped at Grade A level at
events such as Horse of the Year Show and Olympia. She now runs a successful livery yard in Banwell and produces novice horses. Jayne is a very talented trainer and can help all levels
of riders and horses with their Show jumping.
Jo May International Event Rider, BHSAI & UKCC3 (specialist in Eventing)Jo started riding as a young child and then progressed to riding polo ponies in Hong Kong. From the age of 11 Jo gained experience in riding her own horse in various representative events at national level.
Jo pursued her teaching qualifications at Curland Equestrian Centre in Somerset with Alison Brown and Mary Hunter.
In the late 90’s Jo set up her own livery and teaching yard which is where she is today. Jo has achieved success on horses that she has produced herself from scratch and was short listed for the senior Great Britain eventing team for the European championships was long listed for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing with her horse Faere Vision.
In 2007 Jo received the Martin Whiteley trophy, awarded at the end of the season British Eventing Ball, for the rider and horse combination that has won the most points who has not yet worn the Union Jack.
Rachel Atwell (BHSII)
Sophie Clarke (BHSII) Sophie trained at Talland School of Equitation under Adam Kemp. She evented to BE one star level before turning her hand to dressage where she has successfully competed to Intermediaire I level. She has also been successful in Freestyle dressage to music, qualifying for the Winter Champs at Hartpury in 2008 and 2009 where she finished in the top ten. She is the chief instructor for the Weston Harriers Pony club, where she is team trainer for the Dressage and Eventing teams. She has a good regular client base of both event riders and dressage riders, with clients from the very novice to the more experienced.
Virginia Peters (BHSI) Virginia has trained her own horses from four year olds to International Grand Prix level and has represented Great Britain at the Olympic Games, World and European Championships.
She is a British Dressage international 2* trainer and teaches at all levels including FEI Ponies, FEI Young Riders, three day event riders at 4* level and riding clubs.
After a lifetime of teaching and riding Virginia can make a difference to most horse / rider combinations and the Riding Club are very privileged to have Virginia offering training sessions to us, so if you’re serious about your dressage her lessons are a must!
