Nicola is an amazing trainer both for her amazing groundwork which is transformative for the horses that she works with, as well as her dressage horse and rider training as a specialist biomechanist.

I admire her innate skill and ability to dramatically and quickly turn around often highly strung, anxious and unsure horses, to a calm and relaxed demeanour allowing Nicola to train them further with ease and without force. Her anatomical and biomechanical knowledge of both horse and rider is that of a highly skilled, knowledgeable and passionate trainer and I have recommended Nicola’s groundwork and ridden training on a number of occasions to my clients and will continue to. In addition to the amazing facilities and staff at Sparrow Oast, you have it all with Nicola at Sparrow Oast.

I’ve worked with Nicola and her horses for over 25 years, during which time I’ve watched her become an excellent horse woman.

She has developed a deep understanding of the horse and rider’s biomechanical needs, and this she applies in her extremely effective methods of training.
This results in the horse and rider being able to optimise their biomechanical function in a safe and effective manner, significantly increasing performance and reducing the risk of injury.

This approach to training also encourages increased longevity of good mechanical function.

Gavin Scofield D.O. is a fully qualified Registered Osteopath who has been working full time in the Equine field for over 30 years, making him one of the most experienced Equine Osteopaths  in the World.