Sophia Jade Pugh

Did you know… we now stock Soft Leather Clip reins too!

Black, 60’ in length, 1/2 inch Gorgeous leather

Great to use for riding, leading, lunging and groundwork

The ease of switching between positions in your training, no pesky buckles 😅🐴✨

Follow the link in my bio for the SJP Bridle and you will see them at checkout! Or visit
www.sjpequestrian.com

For shipping outside the U.K. send me a dm, we ship to us, Canada, Europe, Aus

The Multifunctional Bitless Bridle/Cavesson -

- Metal Free Noseband
- Padded Headpiece and Noseband
- Quality soft leather
- Can be used for riding, lunging, groundwork, leading

Limited stock available - Pre Order now for arrival end of May

4 Full Size left
5 Cob Size left

Orders yours at www.sjpequestrian.com or link in bio

The Multi-Functional Bitless Bridle/Cavesson - use for riding, lunging, groundwork, handwork and leading!

Order yours via www.sjpequestrian.com or link in bio

Limited stock available
Can be shipped around the world, dm me for shipping quote outside of the U.K.

It’s wild how much we hold in our bodies without even realising…

The women I work with come in with deep-rooted patterns, old stories, aches in their body, or stuck emotions they couldn’t quite explain… and leave feeling lighter, clearer, and like they’ve finally let go of something that wasn’t theirs to carry anymore.

Whether it’s their relationship with their horse they want to deepen, their own inner world they want to find peace and freedom in, this work is the same.

This work isn’t about ‘fixing’ you, it’s about remembering who you really are underneath the conditioning, the fears, the old wounds, and the s**t you have been carrying around for years.

This deep work allows us to speak directly to your subconscious, uncover the beliefs that have been quietly running the show, and then lovingly rewire them into ones that serve and empower you.

I blend this with my intuitive, somatic, and energy work so you’re not just shifting mentally, you’re also releasing what’s held in your body and energy field. It’s beautiful, grounding, and so deeply freeing.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, repeating old patterns, or ready to release the things holding you back from fully choosing yourself…

Basically If you are fed up with your own Bulls**t 💩
I’d love to guide you through some sessions.

your body, your energy, and your life don’t have to stay in the same old stagnant story

You get to rewrite it girllllll, you in?? Dm me a 🦄 if you are ready for some of this magic ✨

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If you’re new here, hiiii 🤍
And if you’ve been around a while… you know the deal ❤️‍🔥

I’m Sophia, and as one of my clients once said, I help women feel so free they want to get naked and run wild through the fields.
(The nakedness is optional 😉)

I’ve been in the horse world professionally since 2012.
I started out as a bodyworker, certifying in Bowen Therapy, working closely with horses and people and becoming fascinated with how much the body holds, physically and emotionally.

Then in 2015, I followed a pull all the way to South Africa, where I spent a year training in the Equine Transeva Technique. That experience changed everything, it deepened the way I listen, to horses, to the body, to energy, to what’s unspoken.

In 2019, after completing my Groundwork and Lunge Test in The Academic Art of Riding, I began teaching 1:1 lessons.

Then in 2020, I started gathering small groups of women for workshops and retreats - 1 to 3 days where we would go deep into horse training, connection, and what it really means to lead.

It quickly became clear that as women we struggled to lead powerfully, again and again, I saw the same pattern;
Most women didn’t know how to let softness and strength exist at the same time, in their connection with their horse, or within themselves.

Some women moved into over-giving and people-pleasing, losing themselves in the connection, others became hard, controlling, dominating.
Either collapsed in their leadership or in protection, both out of their power.
And the horses mirrored all of it.

I recognised it immediately, because I had lived it.
I used to overthink everything.
Try to get it perfect.
Worry I was getting it wrong.
Struggle with boundaries, as I didn’t want to appear mean
I’d question myself constantly, and it wasn’t just with my horse.
It showed up in other areas of my life, because who we are in one area is transferred to the others.
What I eventually realised was this wasn’t just about horsemanship, it was about how I was leading myself.

The patterns I had learned as a woman, the things from my past that were still shaping who I was being in the present, so I did some deeper work;
I healed old wounds.
Unwound childhood patterns.
Learned to trust myself.
Became kinder to myself.
And I stopped trying to shrink who I really am.

And life got a whole lot more fun, I became more present, rooted and clear in my relationships, in the world and with my horse. I stopped giving so much of a f**k what people thought of me, stopped moving through the world trying to protect my heart and instead let it lead.
Now I trust myself deeply, even when I mess up ( because we are all human and we will mess up) I don’t punish myself for weeks afterwards.
I speak my truth in the moment, I have boundaries and standards for how I’m treated.
I care deeply about others,but I’m no longer willing to abandon myself for anyone.

And over the last 5 years, Ive been supporting women who work with, love or resonate with horses, not just in the arena, but in their lives, to step into their own feminine Leadership.

I guide women to remember who they actually are underneath the conditioning, the pressure, and the roles they’ve been carrying.

The women who find me are usually ready for more.
More aliveness.
More truth.
More freedom in their bodies and their lives.

Because when a woman truly leads herself, everything changes.
Her horse feels it,her relationships feel it, her whole life shifts.

So Something is coming and it’s my gift to the women who love horses, because you deserve to feel confident, powerful, and free.

Nearly sold out in record time 🤍

The SJP bitless bridles/cavessons have flown out, and we now have just 1 left in each size… plus 1 final pair of reins.
🦄EDIT - just 1 Full Size Left 🦄

If you’ve been thinking about getting one, now’s the moment.

They’ll be back in stock in approximately 6 - 8 weeks ✨

www.sjpequestrian.com

Some lovely feedback from Kate Soft and Sound

Finally some nice weather to take a photo of the SJP cavesson.

I am delighted with this bit of kit. It fits so nicely on all 4 horses ( even with their very unique head shapes and sizes). It is made of really beautiful leather and is very well designed. It enables you to have a very stable contact but without needing to have the noseband too tight.

I long line from it as well as lunge, and would happily ride in it too.

Thanks Sophia Jade Pugh, the whole team are very happy with it!

You can buy yours here
https://www.facebook.com/sophiapughacademicartofriding/?locale=en_GB

Maybe you just need to stop putting so much pressure on yourself… telling yourself you ‘should’ be there by now… wherever there may be… and instead be right here right now where you actually are…. Because I promise there’s some kind of magic there waiting for you!

I was teaching a fabulous woman and her horse last week, it was our first session together and I love meeting women and their horses for the first time… I can see the subtle energetics at play, the subtle things they aren’t saying… honestly it’s my genius… apparently I mastered the subtle energy body in a past life - I’ll take that! ✨

She had only had her gorgeous boy since mid 2025, she’d had a bad accident where he exploded out of nowhere… I could see we needed to do some repair work, they both needed to feel safe again in their own bodies and together, their bodies were on edge… we backed right up, we worked in standing, exploring connection, feel together and noticing when she or him was leaving their body or needed to leave their body… honestly it was magical, by the end they were snuggling, he was reaching for connection with her and she could stay in her own body and with herself, as well as be with him

I had tears in my eyes leaving the yard…
She said to me, this was exactly what I needed, I didn’t know I needed it but i feel like a weight has lifted… I didn’t realise how much pressure I was putting on myself, about where we should be by now, this is a woman who has trained in classical dressage for years, knows her s**t. But sometimes we just need an outside recalibration, because us humans we can’t see what we can’t see, when we are in it!

But once we see it - we can move forward in a direction that feels good, hope is restored and we can enjoy the journey again 🤍✨🐴

I’m sure somebody else needed this reminder today 🤍