fi dent

ACCREDITED Equestrian COACH

Fi is a specialist and unique Accredited Professional Coach, her talent is helping horse owners gain more confidence to enjoy their horses and achieve their goals.

Fi is a specialist In working with disabled horse owners with both neurodiverse and/or physical disabilities.

Professional Qualifications

A freelance Coach for 45 years and with 10 equine coaching and teaching qualifications – the latest of which being working equitation – she has a wealth of practical and theoretical experience to support and train her riders.

Personal Approach

Whatever age, ability or disability, and whatever horse or pony you own, she has the experience and qualifications to give you the riding tools you need to succeed.

Each horse and rider are totally individual and training needs be tailored to this, Fi is there to support and reassure all her clients with advice on all aspects of riding, horse ownership and care.

Advanced Wireless Coaching Technology

Fi uses professional wireless instruction systems to coach up to three riders simultaneously with crystal-clear communication. Through varied exercises with poles, cones, and grids, she develops confident, balanced horses and riders ready for dressage, jumping, and hacking adventures.

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Meet Fi

British Horse Society Stage 5 Coach

Fi is an Accredited British Horse Society Stage 5 Coach, an Advanced Riding for the Disabled Coach, and has a high level of equine and teaching expertise. She is one of a handful of coaches to hold two Level 3 UKCC certificates, which have given her a fantastic grounding in coaching skills. Fi also gained an International qualification in Rider Biomechanics in America, and for all these reasons she has a unique set of skills and qualifications.

TRAIN AT HOME

Fi travels to both private and commercial yards in Kent, Surrey and Sussex and is based in Edenbridge.

Insured

To be an Accredited Professional Coach the British Horse Society requires insurance, DBS Checking, Safeguarding, First Aid and Continued CPD.

So you know you are in safe hands!

I can’t recommend Fi highly enough!

It is a pleasure to see her when she arrives for my lesson. She gets bombarded with questions and is always happy to give advice and help. I’m in my sixties and was lacking confidence following my hip replacement. In the last year I have gone from someone who couldn’t ride without holding on to a neck strap to a much more happy confident rider with ambitions for next year! I like her sympathetic approach to me and our horses.

Straighter and stronger!

"Fiona did an amazing job with my ex racehorse who needed rehabilitating after an injury and who was very weak and unbalanced. He is now so much straighter and stronger thanks to Fiona’s work. She understood how to approach a complicated problem and make some really significant improvements. He’s now going much better and I have my horse back. Thank you!"

Super confident and happy again!

"Neave had her first time jumping since breaking her arm, 2 years ago next week. she stopped riding after her fall. Now after 5 lessons she's super confident and happy back riding. Thanks so much Fiona Dent for your confidence giving lessons. Very proud mummy today. "

Astonishing Progress!

"I couldn't recommend Fiona highly enough. She has been teaching my 5 year old daughter for 7 months and the progress she has made is astonishing. She is very flexible, positive and always makes the lessons fun. She is very approachable and riding lessons are always a highlight of the week. So much so that my 3 year old son has also insisted in having lessons as well!"

Highly Recommended!

"I can't recommend Fiona highly enough. Very empathetic towards both me and my horse. And listened to me helping me to move forward in a way I was physically able to do (as I'm disabled) such a lovely lady can't wait till my next lesson."

A great understanding...

"I had Fiona for 3 year when I had difficulty with my first horse. I was really scared of him and she made confident again and we made some real progress together. Not only that she gave up her time to help me pass my BHS PTT exam as she has a great understanding of teaching dyslexic students and gave me a greater understand for what was needed for my pony club exam as I was completely In the dark. I would highly recommend Fiona to anyone at any level of riding ability!"

Much happier relaxed horse

"I recently got a new horse, after 6 years off riding, and I was finding him difficult. In only 2 short sessions Fiona was able to identify the issues, resulting in a much happier relaxed horse (and rider!!) She is happy to answer my many questions and has been a massive help to me and my brood of greedy ponies. I couldn't recommend Fiona highly enough."

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Accreditations

Contact

Fi Dent
Accredited Equestrian Coach
1 Delaware Cottage
Edenbridge
Kent
TN8 7LD

07789 085947

Fi is a specialist and unique Accredited Professional Coach, her talent is helping riders to gain the confidence to enjoy their horses and achieve their goals.

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