Vicky Duke
Discover Your Riding Potential
With Personalised Coaching
Equine Training for all ages and abilities
Training Lucy aged 9yrs - Early beginnings
4yrs on - Lucy aged 11yrs - Next level pony
Whatever your age or whatever the ability of you and your horse, you’re in safe hands with a BHS Accredited Professional Coach. From first lesson to competition training (and everything in between), it’s so important you find the right coach to help you and your horse develop together. Why not give me a call on 07508595165 for a friendly chat to discuss your individual requirements or to find out more about how I can support you.
Who do I help?
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Long-time horse owners: Are you facing a new behavioural or training issue, are you lost for a way to fix it, have you already exhausted every option
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First-time horse owners: You want help understanding your new horse, and ensure this new partnership has the best possible start
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Concerned parents: who want nothing more than to keep their children safe while enjoying time with their pony
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You just want to get back into horses: You did it years ago and now want to get back into horses, but struggling with confidence, or "where do I start' and how to upgrade my knowledge to new knowledge and skills
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Covid horse owner: who is keen to get going again now that restrictions are lifting but is a bit out of practice and needs a guiding hand to get back on track
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Have you lost your confidence: possibly following an incident or simply through long-term difficulties handling horses
Meet Vicky
I have 24 years experience as a fulltime and freelance coach working with groups and individuals from grassroots to professional riders. My focus is to develop the partnership of horse and rider, maximising strengths to minimise weakness. Structured BHS Stage Training available and can be tailor made based on existing knowledge and ability and exam dates.
Do you have home schooled children that need one to one instruction within the school times and syllabus.
Or do you or any of your family members who suffer with anxiety. Equine therapy has been found to reduce people's blood pressure and heart rate, and help to calm physical symptoms of conditions such as anxiety and stress.Horses are incredible healers.
HomeEd & Equine Therapy
The Ultimate Method to Change Your Life
While horseback riding has clear physical benefits and is great exercise, it also provides huge psychological benefits as well. Horse riding can help to lower stress, improve confidence and help mental focus and concentration
There is nothing like the bond which can be created between you and your horse, as these loyal sensitive animals can end up becoming a companion for life, so if your riding for fun or for competition, don’t forget about all the other positive mental health benefits which you will gain as well. Just being outside in the fresh air, concentrating solely on your horse for a couple of hours can take your mind out of a state of worry and into relaxation, giving your soul a breather for a while.
Equine-assisted psychotherapy incorporates horses into the therapeutic process. People engage in activities such as grooming, feeding, and leading a horse while being supervised by a professional.
Goals of this form of therapy including helping people develop skills such as emotional regulation, self-confidence, and responsibility.
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