Froxfield Dressage

15/06/2026

Top tips from Jessica

How to....
Ride great transitions every time!

Transitions are fantastic for improving your horses balance, strength, suppleness, control, adjustability and so much more!

✅ DO keep your eye line up and your upper body tall - its going to help keep your horse balanced on their hindleg

✅ DO use a little leg in your downward transitions - it will stop your horse skidding to a stop and will give you a really nice smooth transition instead

✅ DO aim to ride around 100 transitions in each session - it will mean you really get the benefit of the transitions and will help keep your sessions interesting and your horse focussed on you. Don't forget to repeat every bad transition you do and reward every good transition you do.

❌ DONT only use your reins - it will lead to tension, tightness and so many more issues

❌ DONT let your upper body tip forward - it will encourage your horse to go onto the forehand, become unbalanced and lead to a bad transition.

❌ DONT let a bad transition slide - keep your expectations of the type of transition you want clear. Repeat every bad one, reward every good one. If youre consistent with this you will be riding great transitions without even thinking about it in no time!

15/06/2026

What a lovely camp we had for our first June camp ! 🥰

We had some fantastic private lessons on the Friday with lots of focus on suppleness and how our position influences how our horse moves.

On Saturday we were up bright and early (after 3 of our riders enjoyed a lovely full English breakfast at The Hawkley Inn) for private lessons followed by test riding in the afternoon with a big focus on riding accurate circles for great marks in a test. We also managed to fit in a quick trip to the Old Dairy Tea room and second hand tack shop.

That evening we enjoyed a wonderful pub dinner all together. Always a great way to relax and unwind after a busy day.

Then Sunday camp around with pole sessions in the morning and more private lessons for those who’d arranged extra private sessions.

The sun shone and we had a fantastic weekend 😀

Not long now till our fully booked second June camp.

Both our July camps and our September camp is fully booked but we do still have space on our 21-23 August camp - message us to get yourself booked in!

06/06/2026

We have a last minute spot on next weekends camp (12-14 June)

If you would like to join us pop us a message

Camp includes:

- 2 private lessons with British Dressage Level 3 Coach
- test riding session
- pole session
- America barn stabling & bedding provided
- pub trip in the evening
- a fun, enjoyable and super supportive atmosphere !

Dressage yard offering excellent facilities and training from BD accredited trainer and Youth coach

29/05/2026

How are our April and May campers getting on?

After a fantastic first 2 camps of the year our campers have been out and about having great success!

Amy came 3rd and qualified for the Trailblazers Championships in her first ever Elementary

Jo went out and gained 2 new PBs at Elementary (a whopping 4% higher than her previous highest score!)

Kate also won her first test back after camp in the Prelim

A huge well done for all your successes since camp! 👏

28/05/2026

Fancy a weekend of big smiles, making friends, lots of dressage lessons with your horse ?

We have one space come available on our June camp (12-14th June)

If you would like to join us pop us a message.

The camp includes

- 2 private dressage lessons
- test riding session
- pole work session
- stunning American barn stabling with views over the South Downs
- fun, supportive environment
- small camps tailored for you

21/05/2026

Summer arena hire
🌞 Summer is here and our outdoor whiteboards are now in the dressage arena! 🐎✏️
With the lighter evenings and better weather, it’s the perfect time to make the most of our arena space. Ideal for training sessions, teaching, test riding or young horse introduction to the arena.
Looking for a space to hire this summer? Whether you’re a trainer, rider, or group, our dressage arena is available and ready to go.

Let’s make this a productive (and sunny!) season 🌿

📩 Drop us a message to find out more or book on the link.�

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14/05/2026

No Pony? No Problem!

LAUNCHING AT OUR CLEAR ROUND EVENING!

🎀🐴 HAMPSHIRE HOBBY HORSE CLUB 🐴🎀

Join our exciting new Hobby Horse Club for just £5 membership!

When you join, you’ll receive your very own Club Passport 📖✨

Collect stamps throughout the year:
⭐ 1 stamp for attending an event
🏅 2 stamps for attending a competition

Once you collect 10 stamps, you can complete a special Level Test! Tests can be photographed or videoed and sent in for assessment.

If you pass your test, you achieve the next level and can purchase:
🎖️ An iron-on vinyl patch
🌹 A matching rosette
(£4 celebration set)

We’ll also be running:
💜 Member-only meets
💜 Exclusive free events throughout the year

Level test ideas may include:
🎨 Design a hobby horse
🪵 Design a showjumping course (some may even be used at competitions!)
💃 Perform a dressage test
…and much more!

🌈 Club Levels:
⚪ White
🩷 Pink
💜 Purple
🧡 Orange
💚 Green
💛 Yellow
💙 Blue
❤️ Red
✨ Platinum
💎 Diamond Ribbon

Come join the fun, make friends, build skills, and progress through the levels with us! 🐴✨

13/05/2026

What can you expect from our camps?

Thinking of joining onto one of our camps but don’t know what to expect? Our camps are always a super supportive atmosphere where you will make new friends and learn tonnes along the way.

🐎 2 private lessons, test riding session and pole work session

🐎 A supportive small group of riders making it a completely bespoke, confidence boosting and enjoyable environment.

🐎 Stunning American barn stabling with windows, automatic water drinkers and hay feeders

🐎 Option to include mucking out and horse care so you can sit back and enjoy a lie in and focus on learning and enjoying the whole experience.

We run 2 camps a month from April through to October. Current spaces can be found in the comments 😃

10/05/2026

What a fantastic camp !

The forecasted rain managed to hold off for a great few days of training, fun, great laughs and making new friends.

Now for a few days rest before we get ready for our next camp next weekend !

We do still have a few spaces left for camps later in the year (dates and spaces posted in the comments!) 😃