For the Love of Horses…
Mike – Phone: 082 332 7256 – Email: info@equilive.co.za
Full time course – accommodation, showjumping and dressage lessons, lectures and all meals included! Contact info@penbritte.co.za
Earn your practical hours, and competitive experience in a functional and experienced yard.
Complete your EQASA level 1 studies through us.
Students start on the 1st of Feb 
Let us be part of your journey 
Shea Wright is a Vaulting Coach & BEd Student at Tuks
Hi, I am Shea, a 21-year-old from Midrand. Animals are my passion, with a focus on horses and dogs. I have represented South Africa numerous times as a Junior Dog Handler and as an Equestrian Vaulter. Currently, I am a coach at and the owner of Randjesfontein Vaulting Club. I have been a horse rider for over 18 years, a professional dog handler for more than 8 years and I did equestrian vaulting in 2008. My main focus is my relationship with animals and people as I feel like relationships are the key to a happy, successful life.
I have always been passionate about trying to help people and animals hence I chose the teaching path. Additionally, I love to learn new things and try to be open-minded about everything I come across to give everything a fair chance in my head. Show jumping is where my heart truly is. Altogether, I am super competitive and I feel that show jumping is where it’s at as it’s objective and fair for the most part. I have some experience in most of the equestrian disciplines. Being asked to ride people’s horses is the best and I do so wholeheartedly. Most of all, I love bonding with animals (and people).
Show jumping, competitive equestrian event in which horse and rider are required to jump, usually within a time limit, a series of obstacles that have been designed for a particular show.
Study the rider’s half-seat position as it guides the horse over a vertical fence
Study the rider’s half-seat position as it guides the horse over a vertical fenceSee all videos for this article
If possible, the horse is warmed up by walking and trotting for at least half an hour before entering the arena. The horse is guided by the rider toward the centre of each obstacle, his speed being contingent upon the breadth of each fence. The fences, which are not more than 1.6 metres (5.25 feet) high, often are placed less than 12 metres (40 feet) apart.
