Kelly Jewell Equestrian

Kelly Jewell Equestrian I am a dressage rider, qualified coach and personal trainer. I also run Equidance with my husband
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The absolute bestest boy!!Ok we had some green mistakes but out of 15 flying changes 12 were clean - they might not have...
12/06/2026

The absolute bestest boy!!

Ok we had some green mistakes but out of 15 flying changes 12 were clean - they might not have all been beautiful but they were mostly clean šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ’Ŗ

He felt like a proper grown up boy in there today and it took me by surprise as I expect him to get strong but he stayed so rideable!!!! I actually should have taken the opportunity and asked a little more from him but hindsite is great isnā€™t it - I was over the moon.

We messed up the right pirry but it was better - zig zag was nice, 4ā€™s had one late change at the end and 3ā€™s clean to the left and late to the right (WTF? šŸ¤£)

We got 62% as the pirry error and losing some suppleness in the walk was expensive but this is a test I can really build on. 62% might not sound a lotā€¦.but itā€™s a PB for me at this level

We are back tomorrow for a second goā€¦.and Iā€™m going to be braver and trust him a bit more

Thank you Chard Equestrian for a great show as always and a huge thanks to Anna Ross Dressage for sorting me out this week.

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11/06/2026

The truck proof yearling!!!

Obviously this video was taken a couple of days ago as itā€™s been pi***ng down since 5am here šŸ¤£

09/06/2026

Canter half passā€¦..

Left usually a 7 but right it a bit crapā€¦.

I read Carl Hesterā€™s book (Real Life Dressage) on Friday evening - I am a seriously quick reader šŸ¤£

Anyway one of the little nuggets I stole from this book was about the half pass and how looking down at the inside hind can helpā€¦.not leaningā€¦.its to help you get the feel of weighting the inside seat bone

Now you have to be very conscious not to lean as you will actually shove your arse to the outside - that would be a common error - or to balance yourself on the reins - the idea is a more pronounced weight aid with the other aids staying the same - I was careful not to over rotate my shoulder or over use my outside leg - I just wanted the weight shift for a few strides - it worked brilliantly - when I felt her have a little more glide I kept the weight the same and just looked up and she had a much more expressive change at the end of it

09/06/2026

Turn your sound up!!!

The whippets were lively this morning - I thought she did brilliantly as she just cracked on straight after - 18 months ago, maybe even a yearā€¦..Iā€™d have got off! šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£

Since learning some TRT she manages herself so much better and moments like these donā€™t worry me, itā€™s reinforcing because she doesnā€™t escalate now - previously this would have upset the whole session as she would have been worried but today - nah! She is good!

They hurtled past at 60mph a few more times through the session and I felt a little tension in the rein but no more than a stride or 2

It must be reinforcing for her too right? Because when I say ā€œitā€™s ok!ā€ It really is ok

Soz for the ā€œknob headsā€ comment at the end šŸ¤£

Huge thank you to Sarah from Goodbye Flys for sending me this lovely giftAll natural products - really forward to tryin...
08/06/2026

Huge thank you to Sarah from Goodbye Flys for sending me this lovely gift

All natural products - really forward to trying these ā™„ļø

Astridā€™s first rug šŸ„¹She was cold coming in today so I grabbed my trusty old Colin Cook exercise sheet and teamed it with...
08/06/2026

Astridā€™s first rug šŸ„¹

She was cold coming in today so I grabbed my trusty old Colin Cook exercise sheet and teamed it with a smart Horzehoods Ltd surcingle!

Warming up nicely now - I will trim her feet in a short while and wait for the vet so she can have her second vaccination

One bale a weekThatā€™s roughly what I use per stable - in fact over summer itā€™s about 1 every 10/11 days for Boris as he ...
08/06/2026

One bale a week

Thatā€™s roughly what I use per stable - in fact over summer itā€™s about 1 every 10/11 days for Boris as he is very tidy in his stable.

Even in the depths of winter - I have never used more than 1 bale a week

They donā€™t eat Gower Granary chopped wheat straw either but for those that do they have you coveredā€¦.with their chopped r**e straw

Itā€™s a super product, locally sourced, recycleable packaging and a great price. Have a chat with your local merchants about stocking it - itā€™s well worth it

05/06/2026

Is your half pass a bit crap?

Does your horse lose fluidity or balance with the steps like Avalon can?

Our trot lateral work has never been brilliant and as she was always so damn hard to sit to I would avoid sitting trot as much as possible - so compounding the problem really.

Left half pass is ok but to the right really lacks the suppleness she needs so we are back to basics - few steps half pass, few steps shoulder in and repeat - so I can ensure she is around my inside leg and that Iā€™m not using too much hand to get the body bend and that she is off my leg and with me.

Itā€™s far from perfectā€¦..but itā€™s better

Alsoā€¦..I could sit and usually she tightens in the back and makes sitting very difficult - hands a little high but one step at a time - this old bird canā€™t fix everything all at the same time šŸ¤£

Last week I was poo picking in shorts and a bra and todayā€¦ā€¦
04/06/2026

Last week I was poo picking in shorts and a bra and todayā€¦ā€¦

If you havenā€™t got a pair of these yetā€¦.youre missing out! Iā€™ve tried virtually every brand and you will not get better ...
04/06/2026

If you havenā€™t got a pair of these yetā€¦.youre missing out! Iā€™ve tried virtually every brand and you will not get better than these. Supportive like a breech yet with total freedom in the saddle and half the price of ā€˜so calledā€™ premium brands. Itā€™s an excellent design and a modern forward thinking product that flatters as much as it assists. I wouldnā€™t be without my Horzehoods Ltd gear - every single piece I have is excellent.

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