CM SportHorses & Equine Coach

05/10/2026

Little bit of desensitization with all the horses as I poo pick the fields daily!

Hoping this helps on the roads when there’s 🏍️ and loud 🚗!

But couldn’t help take a clip of Bounty.. I feel he’s wanting to progress onto the next stage and wants a lesson on how to drive the quad?!

04/10/2026

🐴🍂 ONLY 2 WEEKS TO GO! 🍂🐴

Our next Polework Clinic at Derby College is getting closer — and the earlier sessions have already been snapped up!

🔥 10am — SOLD OUT
🔥 11am — SOLD OUT
🐴 12 noon — limited spaces
🐴 1pm — limited spaces
✨ Individual 1-to-1 sessions also available

If you’ve been thinking about joining us, now is the perfect time to kick-start your winter training!

Our clinics aren’t about simply riding over a few poles. Each session uses a variety of exercises designed to work on rhythm, balance, straightness, suppleness, accuracy and coordination, while keeping both horse and rider thinking.

Whether you’re bringing a youngster who needs experience, an established competition horse, a golden oldie, or you simply want to improve your own riding — all abilities are genuinely welcome.

✨ Small groups of maximum 4
✨ Exercises adapted to each combination
✨ Supportive, confidence-building coaching
✨ Fantastic Derby College indoor arena
✨ Mirrors & Andrew Bowen surface
✨ Plenty of homework to take away and practise
☕ And of course… refreshments!

Prefer the arena to yourself? Our 30-minute individual Polework sessions give you dedicated 1-to-1 coaching and are particularly suited to nervous riders, young horses or anyone who finds group environments a little overwhelming.

Don’t wait for the SOLD OUT post! 👀

Come and start your winter training with us — train, develop and progress. 🐴💪 po

CM SportHorses Polework  Develop balance, strength, coordination and confidence this summer with our structured and progressive Polework Clinics. Each session is carefully planned to improve: ✔ Rhythm and straightness ✔ Self-carriage and adjustability ✔ Core strength and pelvic engagement ✔...

30/09/2026

What a fantastic and inspirational few days at in Bath, kicking off the 2026 Centre10 Advanced Programme with Charlie Unwin and Steffi! Having spent time meeting the group in person, making connections and already beginning to learn the content.✨

Having completed the Foundation Programme last year, it felt only right to continue onto the 6-month Advanced Programme.

We were also lucky enough to be joined by Olympic Gold Medallist Kate French MBE, hearing first-hand about elite performance, mindset and managing pressure. 🥇

Over the next six months, I’ll be developing my coaching further, focusing on confidence, mindset, performance under pressure, goal setting and understanding how each individual learns.

Most importantly, I’ll be bringing everything I learn back into my 1-to-1 sessions and clinics, continuing to develop the support I can offer every horse and rider.

As a coach, you never stop learning! 🐴🧠💭

28/09/2026

Cannot wait to get started!

…. Keep your eyes peeled!

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26/09/2026

☀️ What a beautiful day at Southwell Ploughing Match! 🐴

Our final show on grass for the season, and what a lovely way to finish it! 💛

Bonnie tried her heart out and wanted to please all day, coming home with some brilliant results:

🥇 1st Open Ridden – not exceeding 148cm in a big, strong class
🥈 2nd TGCA Ridden
🥈 2nd Cob In-Hand
🥉 3rd TGCA In-Hand

So proud of her, especially to take the Open Ridden win amongst such a competitive class. 🏆

It was also such a lovely day catching up with so many friends and familiar faces out competing. One of those days that reminds you just how nice the showing community can be.

And somehow, the weather was kind to us too! ☀️ I wonder how much longer we can hold onto these lovely days before autumn really arrives… 🍂

A brilliant way to round off our grass showing season. 💛

Well done, Bonnie! 🐴✨

25/09/2026

What a beautiful sunset this evening while at the horses. Making the most of these evenings before winter set in!

20/09/2026

Here we have a young rider who attended our polework clinic yesterday on her young pony:

✅ his first clinic
✅ first time in an indoor arena
✅ first time in a group with other horses.

Both horse and rider thoroughly enjoyed themselves and both went home with huge smiles! 🤩

This demonstrates just how fun our clinics are and how adaptable they can be.

(Parental permission allowed for this image to be used)

19/09/2026

What a great clinic we’ve had today! 🐴✨

We welcomed lots of new combinations alongside some familiar faces, with such a brilliant mix of horses and riders — from those fresh off the racetrack, to combinations competing BD Elementary tomorrow, those attending their first or second ever clinic, and of course, our wonderful golden oldies…

… and we even went international today, welcoming a rider all the way from Australia! 🇦🇺 💛

A real mixed bunch, but everyone was put through their paces, working through the exercises set and adapting them to suit their own horse and goals.

Most importantly, everyone finished with smiles on their faces, plenty to take away and some homework to practise! 🙌

And it seems you’re keen for the next one already…

I’ve come home to bookings for our 17th October Polework Clinic at Derby College already!

🔥 10am — SOLD OUT
🔥 11am — JUST 1 SPACE LEFT

And bookings are already coming in for the later groups too.

If you’re thinking about joining us in October, I wouldn’t leave it too long! 👀

📍 Derby College Equestrian Centre
📅 Saturday 17th October
🐴 Open to all abilities & combinations

Come and join us for another fun, confidence-building session with plenty to take home and work on! 💙✨

Unfortunately no video footage of today to share.. but please share or mention us in your posts if you do have any we love to see them!

🤔 Would anyone be interested in a professional photographer/ videographer attending so you can have your own memories to keep?! 🎥📸

18/09/2026

👀 LESSON PLAN CREATED! 🤫🐴

Tomorrow’s Polework Clinic is all planned and ready to go… but I’m keeping the details TOP SECRET until you arrive! 🔐

A thoughtfully designed session with plenty to get both horse and rider thinking, working through exercises designed to develop:

✨ Rider position
✨ Transitions
✨ Straightness
✨ Balance
✨ Strength & coordination

The poles will be out, the refreshments will be ready and I can’t wait to see everyone work through it! ☕️🐴

See you all tomorrow! 💙💛