Evening Classes | Contessa Riding & Training Centre

Monday - Jump Club (Novice)

5:15 - 6:15 pm, Evening Classes, £38

Show jumping Mondays are now running and open to anyone capable in walk, trot and canter that can manage a small jump. You will need to be assessed for the group before joining as it is a group that works on improving the horses way of going over and around fences. Learn different exercises to help your confidence, balance and light seat position.

One hour group ride.

Monday - Jump Club (Intermediate)

6:15 - 7:15 pm, Evening Classes, £40

Show jumping Mondays are now running and open to anyone capable in walk, trot and canter that can manage a small jump. You will need to be assessed for the group before joining as it is a group that works on improving the horses way of going over and around fences. Learn different exercises to help your confidence, balance and light seat position.

One hour group ride.

Tuesday - Balance and Coordination

7:00 - 8:00pm, Wanda Bendisch, £40

The aim of this evening class is to develop a positive attitude towards riding through releasing stress and supporting the rider’s confidence by working on our level of fitness and coordination. Through developing a better balance on the horse we increase the rider’s equilibrium and his seat on the horse.

Our aims are to improve mobility and flexibility, core stability, postural alignment, weight loss, cardiovascular fitness and create a oneness with our horse. The class is mainly for the novice rider who is capable to walk, trot and canter independently. But we also welcome the adult rider who has started riding recently and would like to try riding in a group in a relaxed atmosphere.
We like to try different things on our Tuesday evening class like vaulting, fitness workouts, riding to music etcetera. If you would like to try anything special let us know 🙂

One hour group ride.

Thursday - Dressage, Tea & Cake Club

7:00 - 8:30pm, Nicola Swain, £40

The Thursday evening class is targeted at riders have a good understanding of the basics and have progressed from the novice groups and who wish to push their riding and baking skills further.

The sessions consist of a 1hr ride, followed by a lecture/discussion with tea (or coffee) and home baked cake.

The principal instructor for the group is Nicola Swain. Nicola focuses on the scales of training and the interaction between them to improve her riders’ abilities. The techniques she employs ensure that the riders both have a goal to work to and have to work to that goal.

The group was initially set up by one of the other instructors as a lighthearted alternative to Wanda’s Tuesday Balance and Fitness Club, quickly earning the nickname the Fatness Club due to the requirement of all members taking turns to bake a cake. The competitive nature of the group works well to push both their riding and baking skills forwards.

This is a very popular group and riders who are interested in joining the group are welcome, subject to space being available.