Junior Instructors

"The strength of our team is each individual member. Passion and individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes our team work and our horses and clients happy.
At Contessa we are very lucky to have a mix of passionate people with different talents so every rider and horse can benefit from our variety of experience and specialism."

Lucy Turner

“I’m Lucy Turner. I’m 18 years old and have been riding since I can remember. I have competed a number of horses but mainly Dressage on my German riding pony and that is where my love for Dressage started. I thoroughly enjoy teaching and nothing makes me happier than seeing my clients smile and achieve their goals. I am patient with young children and believe that everyone should be treated individually and teaching should be adapted to suit the individuals needs. I can teach a variety of levels and I hope my enthusiasm comes across when I teach! I have worked at Contessa for a number of months now and over this time I have fallen in love with the horse Saffy. She is a very clever and bright horse horse and shows me why I am doing this because she makes me smile every day. I would hope that over my time teaching I can share this love, passion and enthusiasm with someone else and hope that I can be a good role model for the younger riders.”

Tori Stevens

Tori joined the Contessa team in May 2017. She has been around horses from a very young age. At the age of 17 she bought her first Pony Amber and she is now a proud owner of two horses. Animals are her passion and she now wishes to turn her hobby into a career. She thoroughly enjoys teaching young children how to ride and making riding fun and an enjoyable sport. Tori is also looking forward to progress her teaching up to the higher levels through Contessa’s instructor training. “I wish to share my enthusiasm for horses and teach our clients how to ride, care and love our horses.” Tori is working towards her BHS exams during her time at Contessa and would like to work towards being part of a management team one day. As well as her passion for horses she has a love for our canine friends. Tori is a qualified Canine Hydrotherapist and she hopes to one day combine her two passions to work with both horses and dogs in the future.

Georgie Sutton

Georgie recently joined the Contessa team after a background in the Pony Club. Georgie is looking to continue her training towards her BHS stage exams and enjoys coaching all rider. Georgie has a real soft spot for new addition Hamish and enjoys showjumping him.

Jasmine Elcombe

Jasmine is one of our working students on the apprenticeship scheme. She’s currently working towards her BHS exams. Jazz’s passion is in physiotherapy and eventing, hoping to improve her skills through contessa’s training programs. She also enjoys her teaching, from young children to adults learning to ride. She has big Olympic dreams and will always encourage and help you to reach your goals no matter how big or small.

Emily Carr

My name is Emily Carr. I am 18 years old and joined the team of contessa in February 2018 and I have already fallen in love with the job! I have been riding since I was 6 years old and enjoy nothing more! I am now the proud owner of a 15.2 cob called Will who I adore. I love teaching children how to ride because I love seeing them smile on our ponies, it makes the job that much more enjoyable. I am very hard working, enthusiastic and polite and I hope this shows when I teach. My goal is to complete my BHS exams and work towards my coaching exams as teaching is such a rewarding job, it’s perfect for me as I love working with horses and clients of all ages and abilities.

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