WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

• "When I first got Jessie 5 years ago, the plan was to have a bit of fun at riding club and enjoy hacking with my friends. With Giles' support and fantastic coaching I have achieved so much more, including wins at BE90, placings at BE100, qualification for a number of RC National Championships and a winners rug from Hickstead RC SJ! He has helped to increase my confidence and is always at the end of the phone to celebrate (or commiserate!) after events. The pictures show how much we have both come on over the years. Thank you Giles."
  Julie Middleton-Reid
• "Giles teaches me flatwork about 2 times per month and I try and ride 2-3 times per week. Him and his team are always easy to get hold of and helpful at scheduling times for a lesson (and he comes to my yard). I've absolutely loved learning with him and couldn't recommend him enough. The way he teaches is straightforward, easy to understand and gets results quickly. I always feel he's genuinely interested in our competitions and progress too. Perhaps the best demonstration of his teaching are the results- since having lessons with Giles we have come either 1st or 2nd in our last 3 BD competitions, achieving over 70% each time (bearing in mind we hadn't won a rosette in the previous 4 years) and we were placed at our first BE event of the season with a double clear inside the time (first time ever on both counts). Giles Carradine aka THE GURU!”
  Emily Williams
• “Giles' teaching has taken me from a nervous rider struggling at riding club level through to producing a young horse that has now been placed at affiliated eventing. He has improved my confidence by pushing me in small steps where he knew I was capable which ensured that each step forward was a positive experience. He has helped me understand the basic building blocks for correct training on the flat and learn to adjust my riding for different horses over fences to get the best out of them. I have also arranged RC clinics with him over a number of years and seen how he can adjust his style of teaching to suit different personalities, both horse and human. He has happily taught our range of riders and gives as much to those jumping under a foot as those competing at high level.”
  Liz Atkinson
• “Giles is uniquely committed and enthusiastic towards his clients, and is prepared to dedicate as much time and energy as you are in the pursuit of success, often teaching before dawn and after dusk if circumstances require it. He has an exceptional understanding of horses, and always treats every horse and rider partnership as individual, and adapts his approach accordingly. I have found him to be an inspirational and engaging teacher, and have learned a tremendous amount from his instruction.”
  Alex Kennedy
• “Giles combines the special abilities of training both Horse and rider.

  Giles is exceptional at training both horse and rider. Both his infectious energy and his attention to detail make him a good choice if your ambition is to be the best you can be"
  Ali Gill
• "I have been having weekly lessons with Giles for about four years now, and whilst I am not a novice rider, I do love my lessons and I still learn something new to do or how to tackle a problem that hasn’t arisen before.

  Giles has proven to me many times, how patient and understanding of horse and rider he is. He is always prepared to put that extra effort into both you and your horse when you need him.

  Whilst my Cob x Shire will never be another Valegro or Milton, and I am getting a bit long in the tooth, Giles treats you as though you are and that makes the world of difference.

  I cannot give him enough praise, he has commiserated with me, celebrated results, kicked me up the bum when needed, but all the time wanting the best for me and my horse. You cant ask for more than that from your trainer, but with Giles you don’t have to ask he gives it automatically."
  Sheila Clements