Dressage School Online Resource Desk
Your online coaching options
Made clear.
Dressage School Online is designed to make online coaching feel practical, supportive, and easy to settle into.
Whether you’re new to riding online, returning after a break, or refining how you work with me, this page brings together the key ways we train, review, and stay connected so you can choose what fits your horse, your goals, and your day-to-day reality.
There’s no single right setup.
We’ll shape an approach that works for you and your horse.
How Online Coaching Works
Online coaching inside Dressage School Online is built around real riding, real feedback, and ongoing conversation.
It’s not about one-off sessions or disconnected advice, but about working together over time.
Riders train at home and share their sessions in a way that suits them. That work becomes the starting point for coaching, reflection, and decision-making. Sometimes support happens live. Sometimes it happens through review and feedback. Often, it’s a combination that evolves as training develops.
What matters most isn’t the format, but the continuity.
I get to know you, your horse, and how you work together, so guidance becomes more relevant, feedback more precise, and progress easier to recognise and build on.
You don’t need to arrive knowing exactly what you need.
We work that out together, shaping support around where you are now and what will make the biggest difference next.
Online coaching here feels less like logging in and more like having a coach alongside you, helping you think, ride, and move forward with purpose.
How this works in practice
Dressage School Online offers different ways to work together, designed to support your riding at different moments rather than forcing everything into one fixed format.
The options below are grouped to help you see what kind of support will be most useful for you right now.
You don’t need to start anywhere specific, and you don’t need to decide everything at once.
Many riders move between these pathways over time as their focus, confidence, and goals evolve.
Tech Tools that fit your training.
Support that fits yours style.
A reliable WiFi connection helps you get the most from your coaching session. Comfortable headphones make a difference too, so you can hear clearly, stay focused, and trust your setup to support you throughout the ride.
Whether you are just getting started or refining your current setup, I will help you choose tools that suit your space, your budget, and your goals. Riders I coach value having clear, confident options that work in real life. Here are three approaches that support different ways of training.
Real riders. Real places.
Real training.
Riders work with me from different yards, countries, and stages of their riding life. Some are just getting started with online coaching. Others are refining their setup as their training becomes more focused.
There isn’t one “right” way to do this.
What matters is that I can see you ride, understand how you and your horse work together, and support your decisions over time. As that clarity grows, feedback becomes more precise. Conversations deepen, and progress becomes easier to recognise and build on.
Some riders begin with simple filming and sharing. Others choose a more structured approach from the outset. Tools like Pivo can make sessions smoother and more fluid, especially when working remotely, but they’re not a requirement.
This is coaching that fits around real lives, real yards, and real training, shaped to support where you are now, and where you want to go next.
Australia
Maddy and Fergus are valued members of our online dressage team. Maddy is also part of the first Rider With A Plan cohort.
UK Staycations
Training staycation sessions with Alison and Sarah at Danesmoor Eventing. Pictured is Sophie working in the indoor arena.
Kenya
Mike is part of the coach development programme. Pictured with Manager Debbie receiving his BHS Challenge Award.
Hello, I’m Alison.
I’m an equestrian coach, and I’ve been supporting riders and horses for over three decades. I coach dressage both at home and remotely, and I continue to ride and compete myself, including online competitions with Salvation.
My coaching is shaped by partnership, clarity, and feel. I believe dressage can be both effective and enjoyable, and that progress comes from understanding how horse and rider work together over time.
Whether you’re building confidence, refining your training, or preparing for competition, my role is to guide the process so your riding feels purposeful, supported, and sustainable.
If you’re exploring what support might look like for you right now, you’re in the right place.
Start with the Dressage Progress Plan
