Training International Level Instructors, Through Serious Foundational and Ongoing Training of the Horse & Rider
(Listeners’ Choice)
Training International Level Instructors, Through Serious Foundational and Ongoing Training of the Horse and Rider
By Popular Demand we have re-published this episode. Each weekend we are choosing the most listened to and commented on episodes for you to enjoy.
This interview was previously published in 2017 Sandra Pearson-Adams (004)
About Sandra Pearson-Adams
– Sandra (also known as Spa) has had a lifetime of horses. From working all day cleaning up horse droppings for a payment to ride bareback taking ponies out to the field, to riding, competing and training instructors at the highest level all over the world.
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Favourite Inspirational Quote
– Hurry Slowly
Who Has Inspired and Influenced
– Sandra is continually influenced by everyone she teaches and every horse she rides. She thinks of her Akhal-Teke stallion and Arabians as teaching her to negotiate and riding with brain rather than brawn.
About This Episode
Sandra speaks about her early days with horses, her early career and riding a Lipizzaner stallion in displays when she was 19, building an Equestrian Centre with her husband and moving her family across the world to a new country.
Time Stamps
1:33 Building an equestrian centre
2:17 What brought Sandra to Australia
2:56 First started riding
3:20 What Sandra swapped for her first horse
4:38 Favourite Inspirational Quote and how it is relevant to Sandra
7:20 Training the serious foundational training and ongoing training of the horse and the rider
8.10 Galloping cross country, but what is a trot diagonal?
10:20 Early Australian Safety Standards
13:15 The breeds of horses who have taught Sandra to negotiate
15:08 Proudest moment when coaching and the boy with a lisp
16:15 About giving more back to the horse world and writing more
17:19 Sandra’s message for the horse world
18:45 Discussions about books
20:20 Contact details
Sandra’s Contact Details
Phone: (02) 6645 3439 or 0419 981 250 or +61 2 6645 3439 or +61 419 981 250
Email: EquiSpa01@bigpond.com
When Spa is a return guest on Horse Chats, what question would you like to ask her?
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