What can Western Ways offer you?

Well, in a nutshell we offer individual tuition or if you prefer in groups, depending on your requirements. However, we know that people love to ride horses and enjoy the freedom of the open road and countryside. Ever wondered what it's like to swim across a river on horseback, watch wildlife in it's natural habitat? All this is available to you along with structured lessons and round pen training. Here at Western Ways you will find riding a horse a pleasure not a chore. Training and breaking your horse to your requirements is also available to you.

You will be with fully trained instructors who are CRB checked, insured and all of whom hold first aid certificates.

With over 30 years knowledge and experience in the western art of equitation, you will be in the safe hands of one of the countries leading UK western rider and champion in not only speed events of barrel racing and pole bending but also cattle cutting. You can be sure you are in knowledgeable hands.

About the Instructor...

When Derek was younger he initially started riding english, competing in primarily in show jumping. With this love of horses, Derek decided to futher his career and passed several BHS qualifications.

His experience also covers TV and training horses for video shows namely Big Breakfast, They Think It's All Over, Paul O'Grady, Sky Living, Record Breakers, video for The Cure. Derek has not only competed at UK western and english shows but, in addition, was a VIP guest at the Calgary Stampede in Canada and worked in Montana on a cattle ranch for a period of time to gain further insight into his chosen career. Derek boasts having competing horses for over 30 years and became one of the top western rider in the UK for over 20 years.

But all of this was undertaken whilst working full time for a local company but with the recession looming, and being an outdoor person Derek was made redundant and decided he should put his experiences in riding both english and western to good use and so was born Western Ways. Primarily Western Ways is a training and trekking centre but does include topical monthly clinics such as round pen techniques, breaking and training youngstock and preparing the competition horse.

Having successfully acquired any additional qualifications, Derek has also undertaken Child Protection Awareness, Health and Safety, First Aid certificate and a City and Guilds Certificate of competence for transportation of animals. Derek also holds a full enhanced CRB.

Many of our clients are referred by our existing customers. At Western Ways you will arrive as a customer and leave as a friend.

Western Ways - for that complete western riding experience.