Our Coaches
Kelly Teesdale
BSc(AnSci), Grad Dip Teach, C+ ECTP
Owner/Proprietor
Having ridden since childhood, Kelly has decades of riding and coaching experience. A past Pony Club rider, she completed her B and H certificates and competed nationally in eventing and dressage and internationally in mounted games. Kelly worked hard to get EVRS affiliated to the New Zealand Pony Clubs Association as a Pony Club Centre, which was accomplished in July 2016. Kelly is a qualified teacher, holding a BSc (Animal Science) and a GDipTeach (Sec), as well as being a qualified C+ level coach for NZPCA.
Stephanie Clement
D ECTP, Nat Cert Equine (L3)
Coach
Stephanie Clement has been a coach at EVRS since April 2016. Steph also has a Pony Club history, holding her C+ certificate and D-level coaching qualification, as well as the National Certificate in Equine (Level 3). A competitive dressage rider, Steph was a member of the Taranaki Area Dressage Team 2012-2019 (with the team winning overall in New Zealand in 2015) and has competed to Level 4 with her mare Ashburn Elegance and Level 2 with her warmblood gelding Vollrath Ludwig.