I had a fabulous session with Ace and Amanda yesterday. Amanda identified issues and helped me “feel” them, gave guidance in improving this at the time and ongoing. Ace was good at showing improvement as we went along to. Excellent session, looking forward to working on it and the next session.

Amanda and Ace were brilliant! Ace was very well behaved but also did a fantastic job of highlighting any imbalances or areas to work on. Amanda was very thorough and gave us some great exercises to try to help improve further. Really rewarding and fun! Can't wait to do another one to see our progress. 100% recommend.

Thank you!! I can't tell you how wonderful I found the session. To get that much trot was truly amazing and I know it sounds odd to normal horse people but it's like finding a way of moving you never knew your horse could do. As for me I felt like I'd been to the spa. I felt so loose and relaxed it was just joyous. We went hacking today and I practised everything you taught me and we got more trot and could move between that trot and halt by changing my body. Amazing! Truly marvellous. Thank you so much

Thanks so much for coming to Saltwynds yesterday. I had great feedback. Everyone learnt so much and really enjoyed their sessions. It was lovely that you had all different ages, shapes, sizes and abilities. From the happy hackers to the low level and the higher level competitors all getting so much out of their sessions

My horse and I are so grateful to Amanda and her mechanical horse! For almost a year I’ve been struggling with his left bend - he braced against me and was patently unhappy. The vet and physio both found some minor issues but treatment made only a small difference. We are qualified to ride our first Prix St George dressage test but did not feel ready to tackle it. Then a session with Amanda showed me how I am crooked when I feel ‘straight’ - not crooked enough to see it in the mirrors when I ride, but enough to unbalance the horse. The mechanical horse demonstrated this, the saddle kept slipping to one side under me. And she took loads of photos so that I could see the problem clearly, then showed me how to start fixing it. At the end of the first ridden session there was a definite improvement in his resistance, but after working for several days on the advice we were given, it has almost vanished. On the second ridden session we also worked on his lateral movement and my weight distribution, resulting in easier, softer lateral movements. I have always been convinced that the rider is the source of most horses’ resistances, but have never worked out how to improve things. I’m so excited for the future!

I didn’t know what to expect when sitting on Ace for the first time. I have been on horse simulators before but Ace is a whole different beast. So sensitive and responsive it really made me aware of the slightest changes in my position and Amanda was very patient and really determined to get to the bottom of my imbalances. Taking the cues she gave me and applying them when next I rode my horse, there was a massive difference in straightness in canter on left rein. and canter transition on the right rein was so much easier. Definitely big positive on the result on the horse! Don't think I have sat on or done anything that gives such a quick instant feedback on how I was sitting.