Kerry Durston Equestrian

Kerry Durston Equestrian

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KD Equestrian subscribes to the "Screw Up School of Success". Be brave enough to try something new and Keep Failing Forward! Eventing 2011, Perfect Secret.

Our training philosophy is that every mistake is an opportunity for both horse and rider to learn and grow. Top level multidiscipline rider and instructor with over a decade of competitive experience offering freelance equestrian services, with focus on correct basics and solid foundations to help build a successful career. Based in Cape Town, operating in Morningstar, Durbanville, Noordhoek. I ha

Photos from Kerry Durston Equestrian's post 08/06/2026

Meet the horses behind the KD Equestrian riders. ๐Ÿด

๐Ÿด Horse Spotlight: Hurricane Marie

๐Ÿ“› ๐๐š๐ฆ๐ž:
Hurricane Marie

๐Ÿฅ• ๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ง๐š๐œ๐ค:
Ginger biscuits

๐Ÿ™„ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž:
Anything that involves using her hind end properlyโ€ฆ she likes to argue about it.

๐Ÿชต ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ/๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฌ:
LOVE. All the poles, all the time. Will jump the arena fence if you ask.

๐Ÿ› ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐›๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž:
Donโ€™t touch me with the water.

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ:
Constantly tries to give me kissesโ€ฆ but she always has snacks, so itโ€™s acceptable.

๐Ÿ‘€ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก?
Marie loves Kerry. She loves to try and get cuddles throughout a lesson.

Photos from Kerry Durston Equestrian's post 06/06/2026

A painfully relatable collection of equestrian tragedies.

Which one got you the most? ๐Ÿ‘€

01/06/2026

Exercise of the Month: Circles & Corners ๐Ÿดโœจ

A simple exercise thatโ€™s great for improving accuracy, balance, and control through turns.

Place markers in a square and alternate between riding a circle inside the markers and riding square corners around the outside. The change between the two helps both horse and rider understand the difference between true bend and travelling straight.

Itโ€™s also a great way to improve rhythm and encourage your horse to stay balanced without falling in through the turns. ๐Ÿ”„

Simple exercises done well often make the biggest difference. ๐Ÿ’ก

Photos from Kerry Durston Equestrian's post 27/05/2026

Meet our KD Equestrian riders!

๐Ÿด Rider Spotlight: Mariska & Qwee

โณ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐›๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž?
I have been riding for about 13 years, but Iโ€™ve only had my horse for three months now.

๐Ÿ“š ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ?
Not everything is your fault. Things happen, and you canโ€™t beat yourself up about it.

โœจ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ž๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ?
Not riding on the forehand and creating a โ€œfakeโ€ frame.

๐Ÿ† ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ?
The fact that I can now get my horse into a proper frame. I used to not be able to and she would be a giraffe. ๐Ÿ˜‚ Also doing my first 75 eventing with her and doing quite well, even though we didnโ€™t win. ๐Ÿ•บ

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จโ€™๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐œ๐ค?
Itโ€™s okay to feel stuck. You shouldnโ€™t feel discouraged. Everything comes in its own time and doesnโ€™t click immediately. Be gracious to yourself, youโ€™re human, not a robot.

๐Ÿ˜… ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ?
Probably at Nationals with my old horse during showing, I forgot which side I had to lead on and ended up on the wrong side. ๐Ÿซฃ๐Ÿ˜‚

Photos from Kerry Durston Equestrian's post 22/05/2026

How many are you guilty of? ๐Ÿคฃ

18/05/2026

๐Ÿด KD Equestrian Ridersโ€™ Favourite Quotes

This weekโ€™s favourite quote is from Danika.

A reminder that our horses feel what we bring into the ride, and of the way they allow us to step away from everything else and be fully present in the moment.

07/05/2026

Why does correct polework spacing matter? ๐Ÿด

Correct spacing allows your horse to move naturally through the poles, rather than having to adjust or compensate.

๐Ÿ”น Supports correct biomechanics: When distances suit your horse, they can lift through the shoulder, bend the joints, and engage the hind end properly

๐Ÿ”น Encourages true balance and rhythm: Your horse can stay in a steady tempo instead of shortening or lengthening awkwardly to make it work

๐Ÿ”น Allows proper muscle use: Correct spacing helps your horse work through their topline and step under, rather than hollowing or flattening

๐Ÿ”น Prevents compensation patterns: Incorrect distances often lead to rushing, chipping, or uneven steps as the horse tries to โ€œfixโ€ the line

Small adjustments in spacing can completely change how your horse uses their body.

01/05/2026

Exercise of the Month: Straight Walk Poles ๐Ÿด

This exercise helps improve rhythm, straightness, and coordination, while encouraging your horse to think about where theyโ€™re placing their feet.

How to ride it:

Set up a line of evenly spaced poles and approach in a calm, active walk.

Focus on:

โ€ข Keeping your horse straight
โ€ข Maintaining a steady rhythm
โ€ข Allowing them to stretch and figure it out

Try not to over-ride, let the poles do the work.

Start with fewer poles if needed, then build up as your horse gains confidence. You can also adjust the spacing slightly as it becomes easier.

Photos from Kerry Durston Equestrian's post 29/04/2026

Meet the horses behind the KD Equestrian riders. ๐Ÿด

๐Ÿด Horse Spotlight: Lord Charles

๐Ÿ“› ๐๐š๐ฆ๐ž:
Lord Charlesโ€ฆ aka Charlie

๐Ÿฅ• ๐…๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ง๐š๐œ๐ค:
Carrots

๐Ÿ™„ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ž:
Any flatwork

๐Ÿชต ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ/๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฌ:
Charlie LOVES jumping!

๐Ÿ› ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐›๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž:
He likes bath time, especially when carrots are involved

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐Ž๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ:
Charlie would say I need to buy shares in a carrot farm for him

๐Ÿ‘€ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก?
Charlie loves Kerryโ€ฆ except when she uses her scary voice

Photos from Kerry Durston Equestrian's post 28/04/2026

A great return to the ring for Lula & Debt in the Adult 75cm at Durbanville Eventing. ๐Ÿด

They finished 2nd in their class and were awarded Best Thoroughbred off the track.

A lovely, confident performance and a great step forward for this partnership.

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