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Dusk Rider Training


Dusk, that perfect moment when the light is just so...

A Dusk Rider is in perfect harmony with their horse - everything is just so!

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Your online horse and rider development Training Program.


Dusk Rider Training offers various Training Programs with lessons you can use at home. These programs aim to help you build a stronger, more supple horse so you can create your best riding partner!

Starting with the Foundation Training Program, you will receive a detailed Lesson Plan with a particular focus each week. This includes a summary of the week and a number of exercises to work through.

Our Lesson Plans have been developed to suit your riding level and are designed to help your horse gain strength, suppleness, and responsiveness.

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our goals…

Working together for a healthy horse, skillful rider & a happy partnership

Biomechanics

Horse fitness and technique

Competency

Rider thoughtfulness and skills

Partnership

Strengthen the Combination

our purpose…

Help every rider unleash their horse’s potential.

Create and maintain your best riding partner!

Dusk is suitable for most riders who have their own horse and are familiar with the sport of equestrian.


It is not discipline-specific; rather, it is applicable to all disciplines and provides a structure around their training.

The overall program has a strategic feel without weighing the training down.

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lost and frustrated with your training?

You're not alone. Many riders face common challenges that can make the journey feel overwhelming.

  • Lack of Structured Training: Without a strategic plan, many riders enter the arena unsure of what to focus on, often leading to unproductive sessions. The only structure they experience tends to be during their lessons, which may not always be strategically planned.

  • Limited Access to Lessons: Regular riding lessons can be costly, time-consuming, and sometimes simply out of reach. Yet, the desire for consistent guidance remains strong.

  • Struggling with Training Plateaus: Hitting a roadblock in training is common, and without a structured approach, it can be tough to overcome these hurdles and continue progressing.

  • Need for Theoretical Knowledge: Understanding the 'what' and 'why' behind training techniques is crucial for growth. Many riders lack this foundational knowledge, which we address in our weekly information sessions.

It's time to take a new approach!

With our structured approach and comprehensive support, you will gain the confidence, knowledge, and guidance needed to transform your training experience and achieve consistent progress with your horse.

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Dusk Rider Foundation Training Program

Dusk Rider Training Program
  • Progress through a process of strategic training, where each week builds on the last, enhancing your and your horse’s competency.
  • Gain confidence in planning training sessions and navigating difficulties with a solid plan in place.
  • Understand and practice structured training sessions, learning how to train effectively.
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What's in the program? 

you'll receive the following...

Video Lectures

Each week, you’ll receive video examples of exercises from both plan and side-on views, alongside theme videos with audio, ensuring you fully grasp the concepts being taught.

Instructional Materials

We provide detailed written descriptions and diagrams in plan view of each exercise, allowing you to review and understand the steps and objectives at your own pace, catering to diverse learning preferences.

Interactive Community

Join our online community where you can share your successes, seek advice, and connect with fellow learners, it's a supportive and collaborative environment.

Benefit #3

We will establish an online community to allow and encourage our clients to share wins and commiserate difficulties

Weekly Themes

Steph introduces each week with a clear theme, explaining the training's what, why, and how, giving you a focused and strategic approach to your learning.

Benefit #4

Each week is introduced by Steph as a theme - the what, why and how is clear for each week

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Your 6-Week Foundation Training, Classic Lesson Plan 1

take a sneak peek at what's inside...

Round and Round we go

Training Benefit:
Stretching each side of the horse, encouraging good rhythm, introducing more engagement towards collection.

Loops of Glory

Training Benefit:
Stretching each side of the horse, encouraging good rhythm, introducing more engagement towards collection.

1000 Transitions

Training Benefit:
Transitions improve responsiveness to the aids.

Show me your Squares

Training Benefit:
Establishing bend and flexion as required – on a circle both are required all the time.

Forward and Back

Training Benefit:
By repeatedly sending the horse forward and back, we are improving the horse’s reactions to driving and slowing aids.

Just a little bit Side-Ways

Training Benefit:
Suppleness in the horse's hind quarters improves the hind legs' function and the ability to drive and place the legs under the body.

What's My Investment?

Choosing not to invest in this system could leave you feeling frustrated and directionless, with stagnant progress, wasted time, and missed opportunities for real growth in both you and your horse.

6 WEEKLY PAYMENTS

FOUNDATION TRAINING

CLASSIC 
Lesson Plan 1

AUD $70 (x6)

AUD $49 (x6)

 +GST

  • 6 Strategically Planned Themes
  • 12 Structured Exercises
  • Be Part of A Supportive Community
  • 10 Weeks Access to Lesson Plan
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FOUNDATION TRAINING

CLASSIC 
Lesson Plan 1

AUD $360

AUD $250

 +GST

  • 6 Strategically Planned Themes
  • 12 Structured Exercises
  • Be Part of A Supportive Community
  • 10 Weeks Access to Lesson Plan
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6 WEEKLY PAYMENTS

FOUNDATION TRAINING

CLASSIC 
Lesson Plan 1

USD $45 (x6)

USD $33 (x6)

  • 6 Strategically Planned Themes
  • 12 Structured Exercises
  • Be Part of A Supportive Community
  • 10 Weeks Access to Lesson Plan
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PAY IN FULL & SAVE

FOUNDATION TRAINING

CLASSIC 
Lesson Plan 1

USD $240

USD $168

  • 6 Strategically Planned Themes
  • 12 Structured Exercises
  • Be Part of A Supportive Community
  • 10 Weeks Access to Lesson Plan
  • SAVE $31 USD!
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Kind Words from Our Friends

Stephanie Gillespie is by far the best trainer I have worked with. Her lessons are well structured, with a focus on correct position and technique. When I started to work with Stephanie, I was a nervous rider who was merely a passenger, allowing my horse to dictate what we were doing. Thanks to Stephanie and some hard work, I am now a much more confident and proficient rider with a proper partnership with my horse.

Lisa V.

Getting back in the saddle after decades was going to take some work. Steph offered me the perfect support, instilling in me the confidence to go forward and thrive. Under her expert tuition, Steph patiently developed my horse and I to a point where we are an accomplished partnership.

Joanne W.

Stephanie is someone who really cares for the horse and rider's needs. She has been instrumental in helping me to achieve a deeper relationship with my own horse. I have a weakness on my right side due to a previously acquired brain injury, and her instructions are always tailored to both horse and rider’s requirements. Over time, my position and seat have improved monumentally thanks to careful training. She is someone who is totally invested in getting the best out of horse and rider. I can’t recommend her highly enough.

Tim S.

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who am i?

I am a competitive FEI level dressage and eventing rider but my passion is all about training horses and training riders to train their horses - to be their personal trainer.

 

I have been an instructor for 30 years teaching a huge range of horses and riders to help them achieve better communication, more harmony and improving horses physical condition and soundness.

Quite a few of my clients are successfully competing and enjoying older horses who have come into trainer later in life. My training method is strategic, dare I say methodical, and easy to understand and implement. Quite a few of my clients were new to dressage and thoroughly enjoy the training process that I encourage them to follow. I am also an advocate for cross training wherever possible.

Personally, I have had a number of stints in Germany riding at various barns, including an intensive course to achieve the exclusive German FN qualification “Reitabzeichen 1Dr”. So that makes me the first Australian, through the Brandenburg State Stud Rider Licensing Program, to get the top qualification of RA1.

What I love most is training, and have been training horses for as long as I can remember. I have been really blessed throughout my riding life to come into contact with some amazing rider trainers, horse trainers and all round horse people who were masters at getting a horse just right. They have inspired me throughout my life in an endeavour to develop, train and ride horses who look just right, are beautifully conditioned, supple, and happy. Happy horse, happy rider!

Being a professional rider, I have over a long period of time established my own way or managing my horses. I don’t ride perfect horses, but I do aspire to a perfect way of going - that moment when you go aaahhh that feels so amazing!!