26/02/2023
Hey everyone, Eleanor/Nora here 🙂 x
I just wanted to say a BIG thank you to all of you. Starting in 2016 with just the hope of being able to ride, to teaching you all was completely unexpected. Thank you Tanya for all the love, kindness and support and thank you again Donna Brookes for all the opportunities 🥰 Starting with the little tots on a Sunday morning who would always ask if you would be teaching. I have absolutely loved seeing them grow into lovely, fab riders. Seeing them progress finally getting a rising trot (yes it took agessss with some of you😂) was so rewarding and made me want to teach more often and more advanced lessons. Being supervised while teaching the big 45minute lessons was so scary at first, (mainly with you watching Donna 😂) as well as the parents and eager kids, it’s tricky having all eyes on you. But with helpful tips and pointers I became more confident and engaging - talking about my socks and having random conversations seemed to do the trick 😅😁 This little post was just to say thank you for helping me flourish and become more confident with myself, as well as with my teaching. Although I haven’t been there every weekend recently, any days off I would come and teach as I loved it so much - so thank you Alisha for being there, you are an amazing instructor and I have loved growing up together 😘 Parents please thank your children that I have taught at featherbed, past and present, as they have been an absolute pleasure to be around, thank them for making my job so much fun and something that made me want to get out of bed in the cold and wet (mostly🤪). And thanks to you, the parents, for laughing at my jokes and answering my questions when your kids wouldn’t 😂 Without your support and commitment for bringing your children every weekend, in the freezing rain or (super rare) sun, none of this would have been possible. So thank you and I will miss you all so much 🥰 I have made friends, memories and a family for life ❤️❤️