Lucy Williams

About me

I have 25 years of coaching experience. Starting in my 20’s, I gained my BHS qualifications at 3 prestigious centres in the UK, Wellington Riding, Ingestre Stables and Yorkshire Riding Centre. Competition riding for me was predominantly Eventing and Team Chasing and latterly Dressage.

I have recently returned to the UK from 17 years in Australia, a hugely developing experience for me, where I had a successful freelance coaching business. I still travel back twice a year to coach my clients there. 

I love so much this life of horses and coaching that I chose so many years ago. Never does a day feel like work. For this reason the passion means I enjoy who ever I coach. Beginner to seasoned competition rider, young/old. My speciality is rider Biomechanics, using techniques of Ride With Your Mind (I am an accredited coach) alongside other training methods. For me coaching is about a positive experience for both horse and rider. Clients grasping ideas should be the coaches responsibility. If a feeling or idea isn’t grasped, we travel the different paths until they feel the feel! Being supportive, kind, a listening ear and making this sport fun are very important attributes to me for being a good coach.

The longevity of a working relationship of coach and client is about being part of their team. I’m encouraging of and want clients to feel comfortable to send test sheets, video information, questions about anything. To feel safe to train with others and discuss training ideas. For me as a student or a coach myself I want to know what and when, why and how. Creating the corridors of learning and embracing the training. Therefore training should be about consistent progression and learning for both horse and rider with a positive, uplifting, kind approach. Riders should come away from training feeling motivated, goal driven, with a can do attitude.

I cover East Anglia (locally Norfolk and Suffolk) and National in clinic scenarios.