Adam Kemp FBHS Clinic

Adam Kemp – F.B.H.S www.amdressage.co.uk

Adam needs little in the way of introduction to Dressage enthusiasts around the globe. He is a highly sought after teacher, trainer and coach.

 Adam’s career started at the Talland School of Equitation at the age of 16. He left school and was offered a scholarship to train under Molly Sivewright and Pammy Hutton. This training course ended up being 14 years in duration! During this time he passed all the BHS teaching, riding and horse care examinations, culminating in being awarded the Fellowship of the British Horse Society in 1995 having passed the gruelling 3 – day exam. During this exam he was examined in teaching, coaching and riding at Grand Prix level. He was the second youngest candidate ever to pass the exam, and the only candidate ever to have passed the specialist Dressage section. This puts Adam into the elite band of teachers’, of which there are only 50 worldwide.

 During Adam’s time at Talland he was involved in the training of literally hundreds of career students. His role was to train riders and teachers from all over the world, and has many former pupils in highly regarded teaching jobs. His expertise as a teacher extends to teacher training and is highly regarded in this sphere as well as in that as a competition coach.

 Adam was also manager at Talland for some years. He has been in charge of a yard of 120 horses, and in charge of the training and teaching of 40 career students. His knowledge of horse care and stable management is hard to rival.

 Adam’s competitive riding career began in eventing. He rode successfully up to advanced level, including three day events. He is still heavily involved in the training of event riders’ for their dressage phase. His knowledge and experience in eventing keeps him in demand by the eventing fraternity. He coaches riders up to 4* level, and now has begun helping Junior event riders with their dressage.

 Of course, Adam is mainly renowned for his success as a dressage rider and a top dressage coach, trainer and teacher.  As a rider, he has won National titles, competed many times Internationally, and has won and been placed at every level including International Grand Prix. He has ridden very successfully on many different horses, the majority of which have been trained by him from a young age.

 Adam did his first World cup qualifier in 1994, riding Crown Marcasite, a horse which had been trained by Adam from 4 years old. Since then he has trained many horses to Grand Prix level and competed them at International level.

 In 2004 Adam decided to cut down his competition commitments to allow him more time to devote to his main love, that of teaching. He is from a family of teachers and lecturers so it is in his blood to teach! He is in high demand, most of his regular clinics in the UK having a waiting list to attend.

 He has many pupils, some aspiring to the top of the sport, some striving to achieve more humble goals. However, Adams’ commitment to them all is impressive. In 2005 Adam’s pupils had qualified for more than 70 Regional championship classes between them, and several went on to compete at National Championship level. His pupils’ levels range from Pony club area trials right up to Grand Prix levels.

 Adam also trains Para-Olympic riders, some of whom have competed at International level this year.

Pupils of Adam have been members’ of British under 21’s teams at European Championship level, again displaying the diversity of his clients’ ability and age range.

 Adam prides himself on having a great ability to pass on knowledge. His greatest reward in the sport is being to impart knowledge, to anyone wanting to learn.

 Although Adam still has riding goals and aspirations of his own, it is the achievement of his pupils that is his main love. He has been lucky enough to train and learn from many top trainers’ in the world – including Georg, Monika and Inge Theodorescu, Henk Van Bergen and Kyra Kykland. This, combined with his knowledge of, and ability with, modern coaching techniques make him a very competent teacher.

 For up to date details on Adam visit – www.amdressage.co.uk