Linda Barnes Dressage

Linda Barnes Dressage Linda Barnes is an FEI Inter II dressage rider, UKCC and British Dressage Coach and BD Listed Judge.

Based in East Ayrshire, coaching all ages and levels from grassroots to advanced. Training, schooling and holiday livery available in purpose built barn.

09/09/2026

Anyone fancy some show day help?? 💃🏅🏆

I’m available Sunday 20th September at Morris if anyone wants a hand warming up / test calling / videoing etc. Price depending on what you want a hand with. So drop me a message if you’re interested and let’s get those extra marks! 🤩💪🍾🥂

📣 September diary dates 📣🔹Sun 6 - Gryffeside, Kilmacolm, indoor private lessons 🔹Weds 9 - Greenfields enc. Drumclog Hors...
27/08/2026

📣 September diary dates 📣

🔹Sun 6 - Gryffeside, Kilmacolm, indoor private lessons
🔹Weds 9 - Greenfields enc. Drumclog Horse Trials, indoor private lessons
🔹Fri 18 - Test & teach, outdoors Stewarton, PM to book
🔹Sat 19 - Clarkston Farm, Lanarkshire, indoor polework and flatwork
🔹 Mon 21 - Wardhouse Equestrian Centre, outdoor private flatwork, book via Kilmacolm and Kilallan Riding Club
🔹 Tues 22 - East Middlebank, Dalry, pairs flatwork book via North Ayrshire Riding Club
🔹 Thur 24 - Coxhill, Falkirk, indoor private lessons
🔹 Sun 4 Oct - West Kype, indoor pairs, book via Polnoon Castle Riders Association

All levels of horse and rider welcome to come to my quiet peaceful yard outside Stewarton for test and teach practice, polework and flatwork sessions. Stabling available if you fancy a couple of days training. 😃

📣 August diary dates! 😎📣🔹Sat 8th - West Kype, Strathaven indoors via Polnoon Castle Riders Association🔹Mon 10th - Housto...
04/08/2026

📣 August diary dates! 😎📣

🔹Sat 8th - West Kype, Strathaven indoors via Polnoon Castle Riders Association
🔹Mon 10th - Houston / Bridge of Weir area - PM if anyone wants me to visit their yard
🔹Wed 12th - Greenfields enc. Drumclog Horse Trials indoor private book via HorseMonkey
🔹Thur 13th - Coxhill Equestrian, Falkirk indoor private
🔹Sun 16th - Clarkston Farm Livery, Lanark, indoor flatwork and polework
🔹Wed 19th - Newton Mearns / Eaglesham area - PM if anyone wants me to visit their yard
🔹Fri 21st - Gryffeside, Kilmacolm indoor private
🔹Sat 22nd - Greenfields Pre-Scone summer camp, book via HorseMonkey
🔹Mon 24th - Kilmacolm and Kilallan Riding Club Wardhouse, Kilbarchan private outdoors
🔹 Tues 25th - North Ayrshire Riding Club East Middlebank Farm, Dalry pairs outdoors

All ages and levels welcome! Polish up your position, learn new movements, test riding practice or simply enjoy your precious pony!

📣 July diary dates! 📣🔹Sat 4th - Flatwork or test riding outdoors at Stewarton, PM to book🔹Sun 5th - Indoors private flat...
26/06/2026

📣 July diary dates! 📣

🔹Sat 4th - Flatwork or test riding outdoors at Stewarton, PM to book
🔹Sun 5th - Indoors private flatwork or test riding at Gryffeside, Kilmacolm
🔹Weds 8th - Private flatwork at Greenfields Of Avondale
🔹Tues 14th - Pairs outdoors at East Middlebank, Dalry, book via North Ayrshire Riding Club
🔹Thurs 16th - Private flatwork indoors at Coxhill Farm, near Falkirk
🔹Fri 17th - Gymnastix polework outdoors at Stewarton, PM to book
🔹 Sun 19th - Indoors pairs or private at Clarkston Farm Livery, Lanarkshire
🔹 Mon 20th - Outdoors private at Wardhouse Equestrian Centre, Kilbarchan book via Kilmacolm and Kilallan Riding Club

All levels and stages welcome to clinics above.
Also happy to travel to other yards in the areas on those days. If you have any queries drop me a message. 😎

Great days flatwork coaching in Fife at Lindores Equestrian last week. Big thank you to Yasmin at YH Equestrian for invi...
24/06/2026

Great days flatwork coaching in Fife at Lindores Equestrian last week. Big thank you to Yasmin at YH Equestrian for inviting me to coach at her ever popular Eventing Camp. Lovely to meet so many positive, fun riders, great lunch and the sun shone in the afternoon. 😎 Delightful day in the office! ☺️

# lovelife

📷 Alan Clapperton Photography

Wee trip to Howe Equestrian Centre 10 days ago for the Inter 1 Scottish Championships. Fair to say I didn’t quite get it...
21/06/2026

Wee trip to Howe Equestrian Centre 10 days ago for the Inter 1 Scottish Championships. Fair to say I didn’t quite get it right!! 🤦‍♀️🙄🫣 Warming up for the wrong test time, losing my pedal in the trot work, mistakes in both the tempi lines and forgetting the test for a costly -2%. Oopsadaisie!! However, always look on the bright side - we earnt our place to compete, Merrie coped well with a new venue, we had some nice moments and managed to get 63% despite the woopsies! 🤣 Nice rosette and wall plaque to add to the collection. 🥈Lessons learnt - onwards and upwards!



📷 Ewan Noble Photography

Marvellous Merrie had a pretty rotten winter with a not-very-straight-forward tooth extraction and sinus operations, res...
02/06/2026

Marvellous Merrie had a pretty rotten winter with a not-very-straight-forward tooth extraction and sinus operations, resulting in lots of time off to recover. Huge thanks to Edinburgh Vet School dental team for managing her.

We ventured to a couple of shows this Spring but Merrie was a little overwhelmed with the piaffe and passage so we took a step back at the weekend to get her confidence back in the white boards. Delighted with her progress over the 3 days at the fabulous Bogenraith Equestrian Centre with scores of 64.7, 67.9 and 68% in the Inter 1 classes 🥈🥇🥇. Qualifications for Scottish Champs and Regionals achieved. ✔️ With some more confidence building outings I’m hopeful that she will be able to have another go at Inter 2 soon 🤞🏻🤞🏻 Much fun! Clever girl! Love her to bits!🥂🍾🤩

12/04/2026

Harmony, relaxation, pizazz and a crowd on their feet. Wow! Just wow!!! Inspirational! 🤩⭐️🥳🍾🥂

🔊 Calling all event riders 🔊🐎 Not long until Kirriemuir & Penrith! 🐎Test and teach Friday 10th and Sat 11th April outdoo...
03/04/2026

🔊 Calling all event riders 🔊

🐎 Not long until Kirriemuir & Penrith! 🐎

Test and teach Friday 10th and Sat 11th April outdoors at my yard in Stewarton. Practice your accuracy and gain test riding tips to improve your scores and achieve sub 30!! PM to book 😃

(Proof that I did once leave the ground and gallop!)

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