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Elle Ifill Equestrian Services

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Elle Ifill Equestrian Services

Experienced rider, trainer and coach for over 30 years! Elle Ifill (nee Isaac) has been riding, schooling and coaching for nearly 30 years. Based in Masterton.

Not being able to afford a horse of her own as a young child, Elle was fortunate enought to start riding for a local riding instructor back in the UK. This led to Elle being recommended to help school and teach other peoples horses/ ponies - mainly the ones that were green, young and/ or had behavioural problems. Elle rode at a range of different levels, focussing on dressage and important flatwor

k initially, but quickly moved on to showjumping and eventing. Elle's experience of riding and schooling throughout the UK, led to her being able to learn from some of the best - including working with a top showjumper. Elle teaches a range of abilities, and has coached at both pony club at Adult Riding Club. Teaching new riders the foundations of flatwork, which helps to build further riding skills for every discipline, Elle loves teaching a bit of everything and hopes to be able to pass on some of her knowledge and experience to local riders. Please PM for details.

29/05/2026

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📸 Corina Belliss Photography

05/05/2026

Dressage Wairarapa Autumn Series Day 1 🍂🍁

Proud of miss Fernie stepping up to her very first time competing at Elementary (Level 3) - she really did try her best and even managed to take home a couple of ribbons! 🤍🦄

Thanks to sponsor Classic Equestrian and all the team at Dressage Wairarapa that made it all happen! To the judges, stewards, volunteers and everyone inbetween - your hard work is very much appreciated 🥰

📸 Photo credit to Stirrup and Stone and Jenny’s photos

02/05/2026

What a stunner of a day 🤍🦄💚💙

25/04/2026

Beautiful backdrop at the Wairarapa Pony Club Hickstead Derby day! 🏔❄️

Fern and I had a blast! Loved catching up with all our riding buddies smashing their goals too 🔥🤩

Huge thanks to the organising committee, judges, stewards, course designers, volunteers and everyone in between.

Such a spectacular day out and feeling very blessed to have this on our doorstep 🥰

📸 Stirrup and Stone

23/04/2026

Danté is now wearing his mother's 5'3 rugs! At not quite 2.5 years old, I'm pretty sure he's going to end up being a big boy! 😅

03/04/2026

From show pony to cattle musterer - good girl miss Fernie! 🤍🦄 We had a different kind of fun out on the farm today - these little escape artists needing rounding up and shifting up the hill - so Fern and I put our work boots on and had lots of fun whilst doing it!

31/03/2026

Fernie girl - what can I say - our first 'proper' season having a go at this showie thing! Lots of learnings, lots of laughs, lots of lovely people! Our goal this year was to qualify for HOY (which we did!), but with HOY being cancelled, RAS stepped up and ran their own equivalent show - the RAS New Zealand Showing Championships.

A huge thanks to all the amazing show organisers, committee, judges, stewards, volunteers and every one in between, Rachel Stringfellow - Pet Photography for the beautiful photos capturing the moment.. and of course to my beautiful mare who always tries so hard - Fern you are always making me forever proud! 🤍🦄

Final results:
🥈2nd Newcomer Saddle Hunter over 148cm
🥉3rd Best Newcomer Saddle Hunter Horse Over 148cm
🏅4th Open Saddle Hunter Horse Over 148cm

24/02/2026

Wow! Blown away by Danté's results after my very first attempt at breeding! 🥰 🏆🥇

He's turning out to be a very special boy 🤩🧡 - especially as I've threatened to sell him so many times 😅🤣... maybe he is a keeper?!?!

A big shout out to Lucy Russell of Equus Veterinary Reproduction and Consultancy (breeding), Mandy Illston (birthing & gelding) and Gráinne Cunningham (keeping him alive in his mother's womb after the most horrific paddock injury) of EquiVets, and David & Karyn Morris (stabling & supporting his poor mum's recovery, grazing out on their fabulous hills, and supplier of much wine and gin to keep us all sane!) who have all played their role in getting us this far! It certainly takes a village! 🥰

19/02/2026

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17/02/2026

Somebody was pretty chuffed with himself winning his first ever rosette! 🏆🥇

DonnerDivine IE, aka Danté, who is sired by Donnerubin out of Divine Evolution SH (Polarschnee/Limonit/Dream Boy) was part of the recent New Zealand Warmblood Association classification tour, which saw German judge/ assessor, Matthias Werner, award him with the top award of Excellence - scoring 81% overall for his paces and confirmation!

He was very excited for his first solo trip in the truck up to Karyn and David Morris' beautiful property and showed off all his moves (yes - even the ones we're not to be showing😅🤣)! He strutted his stuff and proudly demonstrated some of the exciting potential I've seen running and jumping around the paddock, so I was super excited to see him get recognition from the people that know what they're talking about! 🥰

Seems like he may get to stay a little longer and (hopefully) turn out to grow into the horse I had dreamed of breeding from my beautiful mare, Eve, who sadly didnt get to realise her full potential through injury 🦄 ###

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Masterton

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