Stephanie McDearmid BHS Coach
Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear · DH4 7DQ
About
Friendly BHS Accredited Professional Coach in the North East, offering ethical, biomechanically correct coaching for horse and rider.
Friendly, knowledgeable freelance coach based in the North East of England. I travel to you for private lessons, yard clinics, group lessons plus lungeing and ridden schooling sessions.
✅️ B.Ed (Hons) in Primary Education ✅️ BHS Stage 4 Management ✅️ BHS Stage 3 Coach in Complete Horsemanship (previously BHSAI) ✅️ BHS Accredited Professional Coach ✅️ BHS Ride Safe Trainer ✅️ EQ bands Accredited Coach. 🔹️Training towards BHS Stage 4 Senior Event Coach 🔹️Sept 2026 I will be starting the Centre10 Course in Applied Psychology for Equestrian Coaches
I'm fully qualified, insured, up to date 1st Aid & Safeguarding Certificates and DBS Checked. Ethical and biomechanically correct coaching and training methods for horse and rider. Competed to BD Elementary and BS Novice
Private lessons are 45 minutes. Semi-private are 60 minutes Group lessons (max 4) are 60 minutes.
At a glance
Specialisms
- Dressage
- Show jumping
- General riding
- EQ Bands Accredited Coach
Who they teach
- Complete beginners
- Nervous riders
- Riders returning to riding
- Children
- Adults
- Experienced riders
- Competitive riders
Lesson types
- Private lessons
- Group lessons
- Advanced lessons
- Competition coaching
- Clinics
- Children's lessons
- Schooling
- Adult lessons
Areas covered
- Tyne and Wear
- Teesside
- County Durham
- North Tyneside
- South Tyneside
- Northumberland
Where they teach
- Travels to clients
- Up to 50 minutes
Horses
- Riders need their own horse
Qualifications
- BHS Stage 4 Management, BHS Accredited Professional Coach, BHS Stage 3 Coach in Complete Horsemanship (BHSAI), EQ Bands Accredited Coach, BHS Ride Safe Trainer, BHS Welfare Adviser
Experience
- Coaching since 2023