This letter of recommendation which I am writing regarding Karen White and her training is in the interest of anyone to read that owns or leases a horse, or is thinking of purchasing a horse.  This letter of recommendation covers anyone that has a foal through to those who have a professional discipline with English or Western riding to the many pleasure riders and Adult Riding Club riders out there.  In fact anyone that has a horse would benefit having Karen White and her training in their lives as I have in the past.  I mention all of the above as over the years I have seen firsthand the training systems that Karen embraces for all of the above.

So, I begin by saying that. Every now and then you come across someone special in your life travels, someone that has made a positive impact in your life and that of your equestrian friends.  Karen is one of those warm gifted people that are passionate in what she does, and believes in you.  I am blessed that I came across Karen and her training techniques many years ago.

It was so refreshing to find a ‘professional horse trainer’ that wasn’t biased or judgemental in what discipline you chose to do with your horse.  It makes no difference to Karen if you are a dedicated Western, English disciplines or Pleasure horse rider.  To Karen, it is all about the partnership she can teach you with your horse, to keep you focused and the training progressing forward all the time with commitment.  I have introduced many friends to Karen who just enjoy pleasure riding or bush riding or Adult Riding Club riders, wanting their training to move forward and be able to tackle any problems they come across safely.
Karen is the full package when it comes to commitment and training techniques.  She covers everything from the first time your horse is handled as a foal, though to float training correctly, education under saddle, competition for dressage/western/hacking/in hand showing, the list is endlessly.

Karen has the patience of a ‘saint’ when it comes to the hordes of women out there that have simply have lost their confidence in the ring or the bush arena through a past accident and she is a blessing for those ladies that have been out of the saddle due to child birth etc.  There is the problem I face which is just through age and getting older, losing confidence in the saddle.  As our bodies age, we become more cautious as we don’t heal as quickly as we did years ago.  Karen puts our insecurities out the window as she reinforces her training techniques to give us the power to achieve anything with our equestrian friends and puts a smile back on our face instilling us with the courage to continue with confidence and belief in you.

I simply can’t write enough about her as a recommendation to anyone who is thinking of under taking any sort of training, she is the best in my books.

Before meeting Karen I had tried many different qualified traditional trainers and their different techniques. Nothing made more sense and more progressive logic than what I have learned over the years with Karen White, watching her train many people and their variety of horses of various disciplines that have come along leaps and bounds.  From Beginner riders to ‘Young Dressage Horse of the Year’.  Nothing was an obstacle.

Sadly I just retired my old faithful horse and seriously thought about hanging up the stirrups.  However, I saw this starved young gelding in a paddock only just put under saddle and as green as they come.  I couldn’t leave without buying him and so the journey begins again. The journey only begins again because I know that I have Karen there in the background for any training and coaching that I need and I look forward to the partnership that she is going to forge from the foundation training to any calm down cues that I may need.  And I will be going forward with this new young horse through the training that she will provide.

We have just commenced our first year together at Adult Riding Club and already he has learnt so much. Karen has given me the confidence to give it a go.

If anyone wishes to contact me to confirm this endorsement, I am more than happy to have a chat with you.

Believe me, when I say she is not only a wonderful horse trainer, but through all the years, she is a wonderful friend.  I have been blessed to have her in my life as have countless others who also call her their special friend, built up by the bond she not only forms with you and your horse, but the bond between her and the people she gets to know.

Karen White is one of the warmest and genuine people out there in the equestrian scene so do yourself and your horse a favour give her a call to help coach you in any equestrian discipline or training problem.

Sincerely,
Tina Nicholson