Holly Colgate Dressage

Testimonials…

“I have been training with Holly for around 3 years and the improvement within myself and my horse Kenny is indescribable.

When we first started Kenny was a handful to put it lightly, he was so unbalanced within his work; making flat work almost impossible for the both of us.

Since training with Holly, me and Kenny are now training at advanced medium with our future goal aiming to compete at Grand Prix. I would have never dreamt of ever thinking we’d get this far but with the support and weekly guidance I get from Holly, our dream is slowly turning into reality. Kenny is now going out and brining home amazing scores, he’s calm and finds training so much fun now.

Holly is such a lovely person and we’ve built an amazing friendship along our journey. She’s very calm and patient when things go wrong and helps guide me in the correct direction to constantly improve.

I highly recommend Holly to anyone who is wanting an extra hand with training their beloved horse whether it’s dressage, jumping or eventing. Groundwork is the key element to everything coming together and with the correct guidance, anything can happen.”

— Leah Wright & Kenny

“Holly has been my trainer for 3 years. I have gone from competing at Novice to training at Advanced and competing at Advanced Medium. From an Ex-racehorse to Warmbloods Holly has helped both them and I progress and develop to achieve whatever that individual horse was capable of and more. Holly is also a great mentor, is easy to speak to and always listens and advises wisely whether it’s about competing or anything else horse related. 

I highly recommend Holly to anyone wanting a supportive instructor who genuinely cares about helping her clients achieve their goals.”

— Greta Spence & Tito

“I’m a wannabe dressage rider with a full time IT sales role as my day job. My horse is my ‘me time’ and my passion/hobby so it’s very important to me that every part is enjoyable.
My favourite time of the week is when Holly comes to put us through our paces. Holly has been training me for the last 2.5 years & the progress has been immense. 

My mare competed nationally at Adv Medium in her life before me & Holly has helped me ‘learn’ how to ‘do nothing’ which is actually a lot harder than it sounds. Having a willing horse that has been there & done it can be challenging when all she wants to do is the AdvMed moves & all you want to do is produce a nice Novice test.

Holly’s nature is very encouraging, and her training sessions are always fun.  Her natural feel for a horses correct way of going is second to none & she has a great talent for sharing that feel in her instruction. 

Since working with Holly, I have qualified Pet Plan every season, progressed to working Medium moves at home & hope to come out at BD Medium in the summer. Once COVID is over I also hope to utilize Hollys musical skills to set me a floorplan for my DTM premier!!”

— Donna Joyce & Santana

“I have trained with Holly and her mum for many years. Holly is a superb rider and trainer. She rides beautifully - always on side with her horses to get the very best out of them. Not only is she born into the sport of dressage, she is a natural horsewoman and leaves no stone unturned in her care for her horses. Holly has helped me a great deal with my horses. She’s stepped in to ride at regionals when I couldn’t attend, helped teach me with both my horses - Roo and Louis. She’s an excellent trainer. On top of this she rides my horses whenever I feel I need a sense check on how mine are progressing. She has fantastic feel and a good eye for detail. I thoroughly recommend her whether you are novice or more advanced.”

— Debi Arkle & Roo