Coaching
Cindy got her BHS qualifications and has trained riders since she left school, she is a UKCC Level 3 and British Eventing Accredited Coach. Cindy was a selector for the British Young Rider Team for many years, and has now been the Chairman of Selectors for the New Zealand Team since 2015. Cindy has really enjoyed working with the New Zealand team. The whole team, including all riders and support staff are so friendly and have an amazing strategy and support programme for riders. Cindy has really enjoyed the journey, selecting for the Rio and Tokyo Olympics in 2016 and 2021, and very much looking forward to Paris 2024. The World championships in America, and in Pratoni in Italy in 2022 saw team New Zealand winning team Bronze medal and Tim Price winning an individual Bronze medal.
Cindy also focuses on coaching riders, at all levels, from beginners to top levels, to achieve their ambitions through correct foundations, developing a confident and harmonious partnership between horse and rider.
Cindy is so fortunate, having ridden at a high level in pure Dressage, Show Jumping and Eventing that she really enjoys teaching riders in all disciplines and then linking the whole picture together. She has trained many riders who have started at pony Club and then taken them on a journey right through to 4*and 5*, training, supporting, and mentoring them all the way in all areas. Cindy has had the priviledge of coaching many riders through Pony, Junior, and Young Riders to achieve medals and many riders to Badminton and Burghley.
Many Clients have remained great friends over the years and Cindy is now teaching their children!
She has and continues to teach riders from Pony Club level through to FEI Pony Trials, Juniors and Young riders and on to Senior level.
Cindy also teaches very inexperienced riders and riders of any age from 4 years old to 75 years old, with no ambition or lots of ambition, just all with a common passion for the love of horses and enjoyment of riding from feel and knowledge.
Cindy’s aim is to open doors for riders and to show them what they can achieve with a bit of hard work and dedication.
Cindy also loves helping people with the whole picture, from their care and stable management and the horses own symmetry and muscle development to planning their horses and their own fitness, practicing Dressage Tests and Show Jumping courses, walking distances, rhythm for the XC and then planning the competitions for the season ahead.
Facilities include 25 x 60m outdoor school with dressage boards, show jumps and XC type fences at her East Sussex base near Heathfield.
Cindy offers private and group lessons, and also specialist tailor made individual training days to cover all aspects of Eventing including preparation, fitness and stable management.
Cindy also helps riders as a mentor making competition plans and plans for future goals.
Cindy also trains Pony Club riders, up to and including ‘A’ test riding and stable management.
Stay overs for 2 day courses can be arranged to cover and aspect of Eventing, including horse and rider fitness, stable management, care and all riding training, on the flat and over fences.
Cindy occasionally takes clinics for the Rother Valley Riding Club.
Cindy is happy to take more clinics and private lessons.
Contact:- 07860 289233