To win at show jumping requires both the horse and the rider to be athletic, brave and careful. The horse needs to trust the rider to make good decisions, whilst the rider has total trust in the horse.
Nikki Ward — owner & riding coach
Over two decades of competing nationally and internationally, Nikki has forged strong relationships with some of the most respected show jumping riders and breeding agencies in the UK and abroad. It is from that network of professionals, and the knowledge behind it, that she has built Pentonville Lodge and sources horses for a growing international clientele.
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What Level 3 accreditation covers
UK Coaching Certificate
Level 3 is the standard at which a coach works unsupervised and plans a rider’s development across a season rather than a session. These are the outcomes it certifies.
- Goal setting
- Preparing the coaching environment
- Planning a series of coaching sessions
- Delivering a series of sessions
- Preparing for, delivering and reviewing sessions
- Monitoring and evaluating sessions, and her own practice
- Planning, delivering, analysing and reviewing annual programmes of rider development
- Working as a fully autonomous coach, and as a role model at county and regional level
Pentonville Lodge Stud holds public and employers’ liability insurance. We recommend that clients, existing or new, who wish to train on site also take out their own personal insurance.