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SALLY-LEIGH WOODS - Dressage Trainer of Riders and Horses

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05/11/2026

🌿 YOUNG HORSE CLASS — MIDWEEK MARES 🐴

Have a young horse who isn't yet under saddle? We're opening up a dedicated groundwork class for horses from yearlings upwards, as part of our Wednesday Midweek Mares mornings.

We'll spend an hour working on groundwork, handling, confidence, introducing new experiences and building good foundations for the future.
It's also a lovely opportunity to spend the morning with us, see what the other horses are working on and watch how we develop horses from their early groundwork through to becoming confident, well-prepared riding horses.
Young horses will have their own yards alongside the ridden horses, so there's plenty of opportunity to socialise and enjoy the morning.
And afterwards, everyone is welcome to join us for our usual shared lunch and catch-up. Just bring a plate to share! ☕️🥗
If you'd like to bring your young horse along, send me a message and I'll be happy to give you the details.
🖤💛 Excelsior Equestrian Equip. Empower. Excel.

04/11/2026

A little piece of my history, brought back to life. 🖤
This footage takes me back to a magazine cover shoot featuring my stallion, and the work that went into creating it.
A collaboration between two women passionate about their craft — the photographer behind the lens and myself in the saddle.
A lovely friend has recently taken the time to restore and piece together some of this old footage, and I'm looking forward to sharing a few snippets over the coming weeks.
Some memories are worth bringing back.

02/11/2026

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30/10/2026

Some lovely moments in the saddle today for Jade-Leigh and Pavarna. 💛

25/10/2026

28 years ago !
Raced until 8, some low level eventing then retired at 18 after competing Prix St George.
Those were the days Jacqueline Anderson xx

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23/10/2026

The Lesson I Learnt with Isabell Werth .

22/10/2026

✨ COMING THIS SUMMER — TWILIGHT MARES! ✨
With our Midweek Mares mornings finishing at the end of November, I'm putting the feelers out for something a little different at Excelsior Equestrian over the summer months.
As the competition season winds down, it's a great opportunity to bring on young horses, continue developing our riding and horsemanship, and prepare for the 2027 competition season. With fewer competitions around and some cancelled due to the heat, why not make the most of the cooler evenings?
Think riding under the lights, music, dressage, horsemanship, obstacles and a relaxed BYO meat barbecue. 🐴✨
Whether you're preparing for competition, bringing on a young horse or simply want to keep riding, learning and enjoying your horse, these evenings will be about horses, good company and keeping connected over summer.
🌟 Looking at starting in December and continuing through the summer into early 2027.
I'm still deciding whether to run these evenings on a Wednesday or Friday, so I'd love your input!
If you'd be interested in coming along, please comment below with:
🐴 INTERESTED — Wednesday
or
🐴 INTERESTED — Friday
If either evening would suit you, let me know that too!
This is just to gauge interest at this stage, with more details to follow.
Let's see who's keen! ✨
Excelsior Equestrian — Equip. Empower. Excel.

20/10/2026

THE WALK — PART 3 Developing the walk without losing it 🖤💛

The walk is one of the most valuable paces we have for developing a horse's training — but it's also one we need to take care not to compromise.
Through thoughtful work, we can develop rhythm, relaxation, suppleness, straightness and a better understanding of the aids.

But we must also recognise how easily the quality of the walk can be affected.

Restrictive contact, too much leg, or asking for more activity than the horse can comfortably manage may lead to shorter steps, tension or a loss of the clear four-beat rhythm. In some horses, the walk may even become lateral, or pace-like.
When this happens, the answer isn't simply to ask for more.

We need to look at the horse, the rider, the contact and the way the work is being asked for — and understand what is causing the change.

The goal is not to manufacture a walk. It's to develop the horse while preserving the rhythm, freedom and clarity of the pace.

The walk deserves far more attention than it often receives. It tells us a great deal, and it lays foundations for everything that follows.

Equip. Empower. Excel. 🖤💛

16/10/2026

Good training doesn't always happen in the arena. 🖤💛
Today, Tanzen and I headed out into the paddock to work on suppleness, lateral response and freedom of movement.
She's a dainty 15hh, second-generation German Riding Pony × Trakehner. I've only been working with her for just over a year, mostly through horsemanship. I'm now beginning to develop her further along the dressage training scale.
I love slowing the footage down and looking at the finer details — how she responds, how she moves and how each exercise contributes to the bigger picture.
I'm really enjoying developing my partnership with her and seeing where the journey takes us.
It's the little things that build the bigger picture. 🖤💛

15/10/2026

What does good horsemanship mean to me?
It’s not about ribbons or how impressive a performance looks. It’s about understanding the horse, building trust and developing a willing partnership.
Good training should build confidence in both horse and rider, with the horse’s wellbeing always at the heart of what we do.
For me, success is a horse that is happy in its work, willing to learn and a pleasure to ride — and a rider who understands their horse a little better every day.
Because the horse should leave the arena happy. That matters more than anything.
Excelsior Equestrian Equip. Empower. Excel.

Address

2 Keenan Street
Wungong, WA
6112

Telephone

+61400059032

Website

http://www.excelsiorequestrian.com.au/

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