Serene Valley Equestrian Park

04/03/2026

This week at SVEP 🤩🤩

Our jumping arena got an upgrade and it has been topped up with sand and it is looking divine 😱😱

13/11/2025

Johan Hamminga talks about balance:
“Never make a horse short in the neck, you must always be lengthening in front. When you make a horse short in front, then it goes down in the back, the neck is too high. When you open the horse, it lowers the croup and carries the rider’s weight.”
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2023/01/top-tip-on-balance-from-johan-hamminga/

12/08/2025

18/07/2025

27/06/2025

Come and find us at the South African Youth Championships at from 28 June to 06 July🫶

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05/06/2025

Steffen Peters illuminates the Dressage Scale:
“Relaxation, elasticity and suppleness, sounds great, but what does it actually mean and how do you put it into practice when training your horse? Relaxation is arguably one of the most important stages of the classical training pyramid. It provides the horse with both the mental and physical foundation for the levels to come.”
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2019/07/climbing-the-classical-pyramid-step-2/

05/06/2025

Christoph Hess tells us one of the essentials of good dressage training and riding:
“Relaxation is very important. All over the world we see riders who can control tension and produce a spectacular test, but they are not able to show a supple horse.”
Ingrid Klimke demonstrates for Christoph
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2020/07/christoph-hess-talks-about-the-basics/

29/05/2025

Jean Bemelmans, master trainer, tells us:“In the end the submission is the most important thing. It comes down to the stop and go, and if the stop and go is very good, then horses get supple. Some horses have a better balance, some horses you have to work on it, and with the transitions, you get balance.”
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2021/05/tip-from-the-top-with-jean-bemelmans/

19/05/2025

Take a lesson with Steffen Peters, dressage star for the USA. “Increase the suppleness, don’t just hold in front – better, right away he’s more active behind. When you get him softer in your hand and you make him let go, he will be quieter in the mouth. He’s super, but don’t let him think he’s a big horse, let him think he’s a small horse; there’s no need for him to be a bully. The most important part of his body is not his hind leg, not his back, it’s his brain, get that and he’ll learn to use his muscles to carry you, not against you.”
https://www.horsemagazine.com/thm/2010/07/wow-a-clinic-with-steffen-peters-part-1/

06/05/2025

Our grooms quarters getting a full revamp and it’s looking better than ever 🤩🤩

Our grooms live on the property so they are there 24/7 🙏🏼

29/04/2025

Our horses get bathed every few weeks and dipped to keep them as clean and healthy as possible 🤩