Sue Grice
Dressage Coach
Helping people create harmony, partnership and performance with their horse
Coaching and Services
Coaching in person
I enjoy coaching riders of all levels from beginners right through to advanced competition riders. I have over 35 years of coaching experience and wealth of experience working with all types, breeds and sizes of horses.
click here to find out more about me and my coaching ethos
I am based in Moray Scotland and offer coaching in Dressage and groundwork in the surrounding arenas.
I also run clinics and coach in Fife every month through the summer months. I'm also available to teach clinics elsewhere by arrangement.
Prices are dependant upon where you are based to account for the additional cost of travel.
However locally my prices start at just £40 for an hours private session.
Remote Coaching
I also offer remote coaching- otherwise known as online or zoom coaching (other technology and apps can be used).
As technology has become increasingly available and integrated into our society so has remote coaching. It is now becoming a very popular way of connecting with coaches.
For some it is their sole interaction with coaches while for others it may be a useful supplement to face to face coaching to ensure they are keeping on the right pathway with their training.
I am happy to work with the technology you have available to you.
Click here to see more details about technical requirements and prices.
Dressage Test reviews
I will watch your video recording of your dressage test and (via zoom) we will review and discuss it together. I will highlight areas where you could improve your test and discuss schooling tips and exercises that will help to develop your horse and help you to improve your next dressage test.
Video reviews
I can also watch any video recording of you schooling your horse and (via zoom) we can review and discuss it toogether. Again I will highlight areas for improvement and discuss schooling tips and exercises that will help to develop your horse. These are a bit like a retrospective lesson and can be really helpful.
10min video clips are reviewed. It will take 15-20 minutes to discuss these with you.
The cost of a review is £10
Groundwork
As well as coaching dressage I also provide groundwork sessions. I can help people to understand and communicate better with their horses. I often help with horses that are considered pushy or bargy or rude, where it is simply a lack of understanding the horses language that is at the root of such problems. I also help people who don't have any particular issues with their horse's but just want a deeper level of understanding and connection.
The work I do is based upon various natural horsemanship methods, but I am very aware and highlight that the methods and techniques I use are selected to suit each individual horse-human partnership. The same horse with a different human may be better suited to use different methods... we are all individual and we all feel comfortable and confident in different ways, horses included.
Wow saddle fitter and retailer
- I am a qualified wow saddle fitter and retailer
I can adjust your flair and assess the fit of your wow saddle I also have a few demo saddles which you can try.
I can source wow parts if you need them, including the FreeSpace Girth and the new Duskin saddles.
The Training Spiral
I have authored the book "The Training Spiral" which provides a framework to enable the scales of training to be applied in every days training as well as to your longer term training plan.
There are examples of how exercises can be used to gradually progress the training up through the levels, as well as helping to identify where things can often go wrong and how to correct them.
The Training Spiral is published by Trafalgar Square Books and is available to purchase from many retail outlets including Amazon.
You can find out more by visiting The Training Spiral FaceBook page
About me and my coaching ethos
Whilst coaching for nearly 40years, I have trained horses to Grand Prix level dressage and competed to intermediate 1 level. I am also the author of the book “The Training Spiral”.
As well as being a BHS APC I also hold the UKCC level 3 Dressage certificate and I am a BD accredited coach.
I specialise in dressage and groundwork with horses. I especially enjoy working with ‘less conventional’ dressage breeds, having successfully competed my traditional gypsy cob at advanced levels and competed other horses and ponies up to inter 1 level. Of course, I am equally happy working with warmbloods and have a wealth of experience with many different breeds having bred, owned and trained various breeds such as warmbloods, highlands and Welsh ponies.
I coach all levels of rider no matter if their ambitions are to compete to a high level or feel safer when out hacking or handling their horse.
I can regularly be coaching advanced riders up to inter1 level, then my next client may be about to enter their first ever dressage test, or about to have a go at their first canter steps. I don't mind what level you or your horse are at, I gain a lot of satisfaction from helping a combination progress on their chosen path.
My key focus when coaching is communication, firstly I want to ensure the rider understands what I’m meaning. I always provide the ‘what’, ‘how’ and the all important ‘why’ of things as I believe this then empowers riders to be able to replicate things when riding on their own.
I also believe that helping the rider to understand things from the horse’s perspective is what opens up a greater ability for the rider and horse to communicate and this in turn leads to quicker and easier progress in which ever direction the rider chooses to develop in.
Over the years I have had some fantastic opportunnities to work with many different types of horses and I have learned a lot from each and every one of them. When it comes to ground work I would have to say the horses have been my biggest and best teachers. I now have great pleasure in passing on what these horses have taught me to others and helping people gain a deeper understanding and connection with their horses.
If there is oen thing I have come to realise over the years it is how much horses are trying to communicate with us and just how much we as humnas either misinterpret or are completely unaware of.
I offer varying session to clients depending upon their needs.
I also offer remote training via zoom (Pivo, pixem, etc).
Please contact me for more information and to discuss your needs.
sue@equivibes.com or connect with me via my FaceBook page
BHS Accredited Professional Coach
BD Accredited Coach
Proud to be sponsored by Cavallo Hoof Boots
CONTACT SUE
If you have any questions,I'm always ready to help!
Remote Coaching and what you need
As technology has become increasingly available and integrated into our society so has remote coaching. It is now becoming a very popular way of connecting with coaches.
To carry out a remote coaching session there are a few basic things you will need.
- A good wi-fi or internet connection (for zoom normally 2 bars works)
- A fully charged phone or tablet (may want a power pack for longer sessions)
- A pair of ear pods, or a second phone so we can talk as well as film
That's about it. of course, we can use other technology such as a pivo pod or pixem as these will allow track you as your riding if you don't have a person holding the phone.
There are some basic safety checks we need to make before you ride and a form for you to fill in then we are good to go.
Remote coaching offers flexibility to have sessions with your chosen coach no matter where they are based. Prior to remote coaching many of my clients only met with me once a month due to the distance between us but now we are able to continue our coaching session in between f2f sessions on a more regular basis. Some clients choose only to receive remote session as it is more convenient for them to be able to ride at their own yard at a time that suites them.
Remote sessions cost £35 for 45 min session (plus 15min set up time, so an hr in total)
I also offer a free 15 min technology test prior to your first session to enable you to test your set up.
Video Reviews
I will review your dressage tests or 10min of a schooling session and (via zoom) we will both watch and discuss the video. I will make suggestions as to exercises that you can use to help improve and highlight areas that you need to be aware of. Its kind of like having a retrospective lesson and can be really useful.
Reviews are £10 for a 15-20min discussion.
For more information pleases drop me a message either by email or via FaceBook
My herd of horses past and present
Frodo
Frodo A Traditional Gypsy cob competed up to inter 1 level and was Scottish Champion at PSG, Inter 1 and Inter 1 Freestyle before he retired the following year.
Unfortunately no long with us but never forgotten
Bobo
Those who know Bobo will know, Bobo is one of a kind! his main aim in life is to entertain people, he has a huge sense of humour and just enjoys life.
Boyo
The latest addition to the herd, a 4yo Welsh D. He has a BIG character but a heart of gold!
Beanie
He came to me a a 4yo wild stallion. and I do mean wild. he came off a hill nearby where he had lived with nearly 100 other wild horses who roamed over 2000 acres so yes truly wild!
he has taught me so much about horse language and etiquette, I owe him a lot.
Tilly
She was a broodmare till the age of 6 when I brought her unbacked. In the following 4 years she has progressed very successfully through the levels and competed nationally the last 3years up to advanced medium.
Hoping to make her PSG debut in 2026.
Tien
A home bred warmblood who took me to advanced medium level and was also mum to dearest Pingy. Tien is now 30yo and has been enjoying retirement for long than she worked.
Sweepie
Yes another Welsh D I brought at the same time as Tilly, she was brought on very slowly to enable her to have time to grow and mature. She is a very sensitive soul, but she does try, and she has super paces. I'm veery excited about our future together.
Never forgotten
Pingy
A home bred warmblood who took me to Inter 1 level a true gentleman. sadly no longer with us.
His grandmother
Fidra
My first pony
Sandy
And little
Fingal