– CREATE A CONNECTION –
BUILD A PARTNERSHIP
— HOW BETH CAN HELP—
In-person learning
In-person learning is available at clinics and one-to-one lessons. Clinics are suitable for all horses and riders. Do get in touch if you have any questions
Build a stronger partnership from the ground – Starting with groundwork fundamentals and then developing responsiveness and connection Beth helps your horse become a better learner and you to be a better leader for your horse. Learn how to use obstacles to encourage your horse to be more engaged.
Capture your horses mind in the saddle- Ridden clinics continue to build the partnership by focusing on yields, flexion and purity of gait, learn improve your horses understanding of the rider aids and improve your seat connection.
Bridleless – learn how to transition your aides to a neck rope and improve your seat and connection in the saddle and move to bridleless.
Beth also takes horses on training livery. SOME MORE WORDS ABOUT WHY THIS MIGHT BE BETTER OPTION AND WHO IT WORKS FOR
Beths approach
Beth believes the ultimate goal, true partnership should be based on responsiveness and lightness without squashing the innate characteristics and potential of the horse. With all horses and especially young horses the aim is to retain and enhance their level of willingness, ability to learn and be their true self. Horses are a species that survive by cooperation and learn quickly. They are an acute observer of body language, both humans and other horses. That can lead to misunderstandings and sometimes horses struggle to understand our human world.
Beth applies her knowledge of how horses learn to not only teach horses and their riders but also to ‘fix’ problematic learnt horse behaviour. Coupled with an understanding of what motivates horses this approach leads to happier horses and stronger horse and rider connections.
— CLINICS & EVENTS 2026-2027—
HORSEMANSHIP SHOWCASE
- 25th-27th September 2026
- Bury Farm LU7 9BT
Demonstration ‘ Rethinking our leg aids’
What we ‘say’ to a horse and what the horse ‘hears’ often differs. So what are we doing that impacts the horse when we use our legs that sometimes results in a brace, a lack of response & confusion?
Understanding this vital piece of communication with horses not only means we can remove the confusion it is the basis for a light and responsive horse, allowing them to be their true self.
Learn what this is, why it matters to the horse and how to use it.
GROUNDWORK: FUNDAMENTALS
- 3rd & 4th October 2026
- Rignall Farm, UK, NN12 8PA
- £150
Learn the fundamental yields on the ground. Help your horse become a better learner.
FOUNDATION RIDING
- 24th & 25th October 2026
- Rignall Farm, UK, NN12 8PA
- £150
Ridden clinic focusing on yields, flexion and purity of gait. Learn techniques in the saddle to capture your horses mind.
Improve your horses understanding of the rider aids and better your seat connection
GROUNDWORK : RESPONSIVENESS & CONNECTION
- 7th & 8th November 2026
- Rignall Farm, UK, NN12 8PA
- £150
Learn to be a better leader for your horse and build a stronger partnership from the ground. Create better focus, confidence and connection through clear communication.
DEVELOPING SUPPLENESS & STRAIGHTNESS
- 5th & 6th December 2026
- Rignall Farm, UK, NN12 8PA
- £150
Improve your horse’s strength and straightness in the saddle. Put the riding fundamentals into practice – understand the benefits of having the availability of your horses body and mind to improve their longevity.
GROUNDWORK WITH OBSTACLES
- 5th – 7th February 2027
- Rignall Farm, UK, NN12 8PA
- £220
Using obstacles to give purpose to the groundwork fundamentals . Encourage your horse to be more engaged through solving puzzles. Learn techniques to add variation to your groundwork with your horse.
FOUNDATION RIDING: USING AIDS EFFECTIVELY
- 27th & 28th February 2027
- Rignall Farm, UK, NN12 8PA
- £150
Improve your horse’s understanding of your aids and learn how to refine them for better communication.
INTRODUCTION TO BRIDLELESS
- 3rd & 4th April 2027
- Rignall Farm, UK, NN12 8PA
- £150
Learn the basic yields needed to start bridleless. Begin transitioning your aids over to a neck rope. Improve your seat and connection in the saddle.
Contact me to book your place or if you would like further information about any of the courses and events.
If you’re interested in attending or hosting a clinic in your area do get in touch.
— TRAINING LIVERY & PRIVATE LESSONS —
Beth uses a combination of working on the ground, at liberty and in the saddle depending on where the horse and rider are in their journey improving their partnership.
‘Some behaviours just have to be fixed in the saddle and for that you have to be a great rider like Beth’ Sean Coleman 2024
To see how Beth can help you and your horse please get in contact.
Case study – the horse that had no forward
Lonnie a young connemara came to me for training for x weeks. He had been started well and and is a what type of horse and some other stuff about him. But he would sometimes explode and buck, and the bucks seemed to come out of nowhere. The problem was that he had lost forward and some other stuiff about what was going on and how you fixed it. He then came down to the New forest and we worked through thresholds and committing to forward. The bucking has stopped.
“couldn’t have done it without her” Owner 1
Case study – the horse that had too much forward
Lonnie a young connemara came to me for training for x weeks. He had been started well and and is a what type of horse and some other stuff about him. But he would sometimes explode and buck, and the bucks seemed to come out of nowhere. The problem was that he had lost forward and some other stuiff about what was going on and how you fixed it. He then came down to the New forest and we worked through thresholds and committing to forward. The bucking has stopped.
“couldn’t have done it without her” Owner 1
Case Study – the young horse starter
Lonnie a young connemara came to me for training for x weeks. He had been started well and and is a what type of horse and some other stuff about him. But he would sometimes explode and buck, and the bucks seemed to come out of nowhere. The problem was that he had lost forward and some other stuiff about what was going on and how you fixed it. He then came down to the New forest and we worked through thresholds and committing to forward. The bucking has stopped.
“couldn’t have done it without her” Owner 2
Ridely
You can also see more of Beth working alongside Sean Coleman as the Ridely team follow the young Arab horse ‘Felix’ as he learns to navigate the wider world.
— About Beth—
Beth grew up in the beautiful New Forest surrounded by horses. Beth competed annually in the Boxing day Point-to-point a traditional race across open heathland on her sweet natured New Forest pony, Jaffa Cake. Beth understood from an early age that the partnership between horse and rider not only helps keep you safe but allows you to reach your goals, together.
Every horse you ride is an opportunity to learn and grow. Going back to basics and building from the ground up Beth taught Charlie, her beautiful bold eventer, that pressure is information and not to blow through it.
Beth began training with Sean Coleman (Applied Horsemanship) in 2022, while studying a Psychology degree. On graduating in 2024 Beth began a full-time apprenticeship combining psychology and horse behaviour, when working with horses at liberty, on line, ridden and competition.
Beth now works alongside Sean from the Applied Horsemanship centre in Towcester, Northamptonshire.
” I enjoy training and competing and whilst I want to achieve a high level of performance that is without compromising the horsewoman I strive to be.”
Beth Elks-Smith
