Taylor Made Dressage

04/27/2026

Well what a whirlwind couple of weeks! Two shows back to back weekends - first one at New Horizon, had 4 clients at their very friendly schooling show, great results, many 'firsts' showing away from home, great experiences and great company. Well done Holly/Alex, Claire/Firefly, Sarah/Zed and Holly/Alex. We are doing it all again at their next show on 17th May!

Second show this past weekend at GSWEC and this time a recognised dressage show. 5 horses came to the show, two just for experience, the other 3 to compete and wow they brought home a 'Championship' ribbon for National High Point Freestyle (3rd level) and a 'Reserve Championship' for FEI High Point Freestyle (Intermediate I) - these ladies hard work really paid off and I am very proud of them! Well done Jillian/Hey You & Miss P and Kacie/Sander (who hasn't competed in a couple of years). Huge Congratulations! Onwards and upwards........

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03/23/2026

03/23/2026

Had a fabulous day yesterday at Pinehill Cross Country course with the '3 amigos' - Claire, Lauren and Mo and their trusty steeds! Everyone had fun (even the riders!) and it was a beautiful hot, sunny day with a lovely breeze. The horses really enjoyed it and gained valuable experience and went above and beyond trying their hearts out. The horses snoozed in the shade afterwards, tied to the trailers, whilst we feasted and enjoyed very british cans of gin and tonics provided by Claire! Such an enjoyable adventure!

03/14/2026

Well that's another Twinwood Show in the bag. What a wonderful day, such beautiful weather, great clients and friends and lots of support from fellow boarders and the other in-house trainers. So many firsts, but to name a few: Claire - first show ever with her lovely young mare Firefly, Sarah (ex hunter jumper) competing for the first time in years and first time on her lovely gelding Zed (she was Amateur High Point Champion), Jessica first competition on her leased horse Arizona (proudly owned by Kristina), Holly and Alex exceeding their equitation score from last time, Mo getting 65% in her Western Dressage test and Lauren being the very first competitor to ride down the centre line on a magical morning on her lovely gelding Jerry achieving her goal score in her event dressage test! Such a happy and proud trainer. Congratulations to every one who took part and thanks to all friends and family who came out to support and especially to Leslie for organising the whole show and Jenna for scoring and all the helpers and volunteers who make these shows possible. All proceeds from the show are going to the Tejas Pony Club (which is based out of Twinwood) - it was great to see so many members helping out and competing themselves! So much fun to watch the next generation!

10/06/2025

So, another 'Regionals' comes to an end! Twinwood had a great show earning Championships and many ribbons and a great time was had by all. Well done to my fellow trainers, their clients and to all Twinwood boarders who took part. Thank you once again to HDS for running it, thank you to all the volunteers that give up their precious time to make the show run smoothly, thank you to the judges and all the competitors and everyone who participated. For me personally, I cannot be more proud of my client Jillian Bowman who only just started riding her young OTTB mare back in January and took home the Intro Regional Championship with a very good 72% - it was so well deserved! The mare also did her very first Training level tests and earned some really good scores - I anticipate big things from this pair in the future! Her other mare also did very well earning a 3rd place in the GAIG 3rd Level Freestyle Champs and 5th in the SWDC Champs. Jillian also earned a 4th place in the Equitation Championship class. Huge congratulations to Jillian and everyone else who earned medals, championships or just better rides or scores in general - this is no easy sport!

A quick shout out to Emily Mullins who bought my young horse 'Rocco' a year ago (he was my project horse whilst Rue was pregnant and having her Glamourdale baby). Sarah Denham (her trainer) had a fantastic show earning some very high scores at First Level on him - winning 4 out of the 6 classes she entered. I could not be happier with where he ended up and at how much Emily loves him - it is always your hope that a horse you sell on ends up loved and well looked after. Made me so happy to see him looking so good and I do believe he remembered me (or so I like to think) as he slobbered all over me and demanded cookies! I hope to see Emily compete him herself next year and wish every success for their future together.

09/16/2025

Training stalls available - call or pm for more details

09/04/2025

Hi everyone, I currently have a couple of 'training stalls' available at The Equestrian Center at Twinwood. This absolutely beautiful facility is just west of Houston (easy access from the Westpark Tollway) and has so much to offer - an indoor arena, an outdoor dressage arena, an outdoor jumping arena (both with lights), cross country jumps, two roundpens and a walker! There are also over 100 acres to trail ride on and a racetrack to gallop on - what more could you want? I have over 40 years experience and am happy to teach novice to advanced riders in dressage, flatwork, pole work, cavaletti or jumping and have pure dressage clients, many eventers, older amateur ladies just wanting to have fun or learn to be better riders and teenagers in my program as well as the 'serious competitor'. My clients have been successful at local schooling shows and recognised Regional Championships and 3-star events and I am extremely proud that my daughter was ranked in the top 100 FEI rankings with her 5 star grand prix dressage horse a couple of years back! I am originally from the UK and have my BHS qualifications and was a Pony Club Chief Instructor and Examiner and was a British Dressage judge for many years. Whilst in the USA, I have earned my bronze and silver medals and more recently, just bred my very own first foal. To be part of this amazing Twinwood team, you would be required to have just 8 lessons a month which could include lunging or pessoing as an alternative to lessons. I work at Twinwood 6 1/2 days a week, including evenings and weekends so can accommodate anyone who works or goes to school and has to ride later. Please look up the website to find out more about 'Twinwood' and to watch the amazing video of the facility and to find out more about me. If you require any further information or would like to chat or visit Twinwood, please PM me and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

The Equestrian Center at Twinwood Take a flying tour Twinwood sits on one hundred and twenty acres, offering spacious grass turn-out paddocks and ample ride-out. We have two full-size dressage arenas: one lighted, all-weather outdoor and another lighted, covered arena. While our focus is dressage, w...

06/22/2025

Hi all, I currently have 'training stalls' available at The Equestrian Center at Twinwood. I am happy to teach novice to advanced riders in flatwork, pole work or jumping and have pure dressage clients, many eventers, older amateur ladies just wanting to have fun and teenagers in my program. You would be required to have 8 lessons a month and my daughter 'Carly' (who is an experienced Grand Prix rider) is available to ride if and when she is available and would be organised separately and would be additional to your contract with me. Twinwood is an absolutely beautiful facility (look up their website [email protected]) located west of Houston. If you require any further information or would like to chat or visit Twinwood, please PM me.

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03/28/2025

Hi all, Just a reminder that as of 1st April, 2025, the rules regarding headset use at USDF recognised shows will change. Following eventing and show jumping, USDF will now only allow competitors to have an ear bud/ear piece in only 1 ear for safety reasons whilst being coached, therefore we can no longer use the 'Sena headsets'. I shall be bringing my ceecoach in future for everyone's use and have purchased a one ear headset which I hope will work for everyone. Of course, feel free to purchase your own one ear headset to work with my ceecoach 1 if you prefer (it is the older version, not the wireless version). This is for competitions only, for normal lessons I will continue using the Sena system! If you have any questions, let me know.

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03/01/2025

So as its officially 1st March today, I can now say that as of next month I will have been at Twinwood as a boarder and as a trainer for 15 years!!! Time has literally flown by, Fulshear has expanded unbelievably and Simonton will be next and although Twinwood has changed somewhat over the years and all for the better with so many wonderful upgrades, it has and will always remain my beloved home from home! I feel very thankful every day, coming to work here amongst this little piece of heaven and tranquility - long may it continue. Here's to the next 15 years!!!

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12/03/2024

After many, many years, I find that I actually have spaces in my schedule for more lessons! Also, I have the possible potential for 1 or 2 'training stalls' which requires taking 2 lessons/week (8/month). PM me if you wish to discuss or require more information. Dressage riders and eventers, novice to GP welcome.

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