Instructors
Julia Beesley
Julia is a registered BHSII instructor with many years experience in the horse industry. She has competed to a high level of dressage and has also successfully evented, show jumped and competed at ridden showing. She used to work for Ginny Leng and has trained Hawley's dressage teams to great success for several years now. There are many happy clients!
Clinics cost £15, groups of 3. See calendar for dates.
Malcolm Hunt
Malcolm is a dressage judge and instructor, and also competes himself at PSG. He is good fun and is one of those trainers who loves teaching at all levels. Testimonials for Malcolm have been raving and everyone is loving his clinics!
Cost is £20 per horse and venue is Chobham Park Farm, Surrey. See calendar for dates.
Debbie Childs
Debbie rides and competes to advanced level dressage and like Malcolm is happy teaching riders of all levels. She sees the horse as an athlete and schooling as a session in the gym! But she is also excellent on test technique and ring-craft. Debbie currently trains youngs horses being evented by Daisy Dick and will travel to Greenacres, Wokingham, to teach private lessons to Riding Club members at £25/private lesson or shared for £15 each.
Victoria Ford
Vix is a BHS qualified instructor who has just relocated from Kent to run the new livery yard at Farley Hall Equestrian Centre. She specialises in "misunderstood" horses and nervous/novice riders, and will be doing some clinics for people with specific issues to work on, or who want to build their confidence. £15 each for small group lesson, which includes arena hire at the new yard.
Lisa Butts
Lisa is a well-loved Hawley member who rides and competes for the club, and trains the Pony Club. This year she is teaching jumping clinics aimed at novice/nervous riders or total beginners to leaving the ground! Clinics will include pole-work, and some will be held at outside venues to give practice of jumping some very tiny courses. Height 1ft-2ft3. Most clinics will be at Greenacres, Wokingham. See calendar for Lisa's dates.
Lisa will also teach some mini-XC clinics, her one last year at Fair Oak, Rogate, was great fun and ideal for anyone who is just taking up XC or nervous about it.
Carl Belson
Willow Farm Stud Equestrian Centre is managed by Carl Belson who has a wealth of experience and has been involved with horses his whole life. On leaving school Carl trained with Pat Manning (one of the few Fellows of the BHS,the highest equine qualification in the UK) and Dick Stillwell, both trainers of the Olympic team during the eighties. Carl also trained under Captain Mark Philips whilst participating in the young rider programme. Currently Carl is coached by Corrine Bracken, the team trainer to the British Junior and Young Rider show jumping team. Carl has competed at advanced level eventing and currently competes at national level showjumping. www.willowfarmstud.com
