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Sally is available for lessons and clinics.  
She also takes horses into training at 
her facility in Oxford, PA and between 
January and March, in Aiken, SC.  She 
is happy to teach all levels from 
beginners through advanced riders.  
Additionally, Sally coaches at events 
and competes horses on behalf of their 
owners.

For Pricing and further information,
please call (610) 324-6628
email [email protected]

With all the work I do with students, and even in my own training, safety is 
always my main concern. I always keep in mind that if everyone has come back 
in one piece it has not been a bad day.  From there, however, confidence and 
competence of the horse and rider come next. I do think that both of these 
things need to go hand in hand.  It is no good if someone is confident without the 
skill to support it.  I also teach a lot of riders who are quite capable but not 
overly confident.  I work with each partnership to try to close that gap.  All riders 
get nervous--how to handle nerves takes practice. I try to teach riders how to 
feel and recognize when things start to go wrong and teach them how to 
correct it before it gets worse.  There is usually a pattern to a horse struggling 
with something in its work.  It is our jobs as riders and trainers to find that 
pattern and work on it.  Over time with good training horses tend to get better.  
When we are at an event, however, we need to recognize our horse’s strengths 
and weaknesses and plan our ride around them.

I help riders choose appropriate events and the level to enter.  I always ask 
myself, can this horse confidently do what I am asking of them in poor 
conditions? (rain and mud etc.)  If the horse has to be having a great day and I 
have to be riding my best,  this is not a big enough margin of error.

I love training both horses and riders. Not a day has gone by that I have not 
learned something new.  I get a thrill helping solve a problem and enjoy seeing 
the progress.  It doesn't get any better than to be a part of a horse and rider 

doing their best.
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  • Meet Sally
  • Services
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  • Sally Cousins Training Club
  • Aiken
  • Horses
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  • Photo Gallery