It has been my pleasure to know Vanessa for the last five years or so. She was recommmended to me by a friend as being very good with nervous riders. (I had just bought a new horse after not riding for a few years.) Vanessa is cheerful, friendly, has knowledge over a wide range of disciplines and always takes the ability and personality of the individual horse and rider into account. I have also found Vanessa's knowledge of equine massage and anatomy very useful. My horse and I have enjoyed all our time with her and are now happily going to clinics, shows and out in the bush, achieving more than I thought possible when we first met.

Anna Hall and Lil Peppy Jinx & JD's Broken Romance

I bought an appaloosa filly and set out training her myself with visions of entering open Western Pleasure and Hunter classes. Coming back into the show scene after a break and a child was a daunting task, but something I had passion for. I fumbled down paths that certainly gave me a nice riding horse, who I thoroughly enjoyed, but didn’t give me enough of the competitive edge that I set out to achieve.

I then caught up with Vanessa, whom I had known from the days of Western Pleasure Horse Association and went through the tireless task of retraining Rose for our WA show scene. For people that know Rose with her alpha mare antics and sheer size, it was a turning point that we would never regret! I set about lessons weekly with Vanessa and in no time had Rose competing successfully in Senior Western Pleasure, Hunter Under Saddle, Open Hack and even Hunter Hack.

My goal had finally been achieved with hours and hours of training but exercises that were simple and easy to understand. Vanessa and I worked hard together to get this horse going and if it was not so much fun, we would never have gotten as far as we did. Her valuable experience and care made life so much easier and better than being alone on the journey.

By Elise Young

My next venture included a Quarter Horse filly that had very basic education, but she is a pretty little thing. With Vanessa’s guidance and extensive training and show ring knowledge, we set out to make it all about Milli! Again, hours and hours of hard work and a lot of laughs, Milli is rising to the occasion.

My concerns or problems are always answered with a quick call to Vanessa. Our new stages of training and what is required is making, not only my horse, but myself a better rider and trainer but a much better person. We can tackle all sorts of issues relating not only to training but also physical well being. With the hours and hours of work involved it is really nice to do as much for the horse as possible.

Both horses really enjoy their rubs from Vanessa’s magic hands. Sometimes I think they love her better than me! I cannot describe how valuable Vanessa has been over recent years and look forward to every training session.


Thanks Mate!
By Elise Young

Thankyou Vanessa!

Look at Rocky now, I bought this gelding with little knowledge of western riding. After my first lesson with Vanessa i was thrilled with the results! I emailed all my friends. Vanessa showed me ways that really made me understand, and most importantly my horse understand me.

The results speak for themselves and we enjoy ourselves every time. Thanks to Vanessa i’m now going out to shows with confidence.

Berit Ambrosini & Royal Roc

Flicka the Andalusian Stallion – Who Loves a massage by Vanessa!

Hey check me out im getting a rub.

Ahhhhh yeah that’s it baby you got it.

Ohh Man that’s soo good! I cant keep a straight face…………. You push all the right buttons.

Nobody does it better. Makes me feel sad for the rest.

Thanks Ness for all the rubs and making me feel better.



By Karen Leigh Anne with Flicka the Andalusian Stallion

At any horsey gathering or competition, nothing grabs the eye more than the soft-going, comfortable horse doing his job right. Vanessa's skills and extensive knowledge can play a vital role during training and in maintaining consistency. Hers is an important part of keeping our four-legged soul mates happy and healthy. If you're striving for a more trainable or successful horse that has that extra cruisey wow factor, ring Vanessa. She can get to those parts that show sheens simply cannot help! And her warm and generous personality...????? well they're just a bonus." Rosie Bingham.

Rosie Bingham & Arizona Stone

On behalf of all the girls at Wooroloo Western Club is has been a privilege to have Vanessa come and teach us each month, she has a very easy and relaxed manner of teaching and her "how to methods" are great too. This year we have had such fun and would highly recommend Vanessa to anyone out there that wants to learn. I know our girls have learnt so much this year, so thank you and keep up all the good work from all of us "Westerners" at the Wooroloo Western Club. Looking forward to lots more photos and lots more lessons.

Lisa Draper - President Wooroloo Western Club

We have never seen a horse enjoy a massage like Fabio, he shows us just what effect a massage has on improving his performance. We were very impressed with the way Vanessa explains all aspects of her manipulation and irons out any little twinge. Dressage horses are under a great deal of pressure, especially the hindquarters and we are strong believers in the benefits of massage.

Yvonne & Phillipa Ong and Fabio

Dear Vanessa - Bobbie was great and felt so soft and supple in her dressage on the weekend. We got a score of 70.4%!!! I was stoked: our best score ever! I swear it must be those magic hands of yours!! We went clear cross country and show jumping and again she felt really fit and strong. Ive attached a pic of us flying over a fence. Thanks again for your help in keeping Bobbie's muscles in such good shape!

Kerry Upton

For a mostly uneducated horse who struggled to flex and soften, Jessie improved dramatically after just two treatments with Vanessa. They say a picture says a thousand words. Although one of his face during the treatments would have said more, I think these results speak for themselves!!

Naomi Farrand and Jessie

I met Vanessa about 10 years ago, through a friend who rode western.

I have a young (and not so bright) Appy who Vanessa helped mould into the well educated, reliable fella he still is today.

I cannot express enough how grateful I am to Vanessa for her empathy and understanding of my riding limitations and issues over the years.

With my Paint horse, her assistance and guidance in purchasing him from interstate was invaluable, and her massage skills helped ease him through his ‘growing pains’ in the early years.

I still attend shows and clinics with both my horses, and enjoy riding under Vanessa’s instruction whenever I can.

I am proud to say I’m a client (and a friend!) of Vanessa, I would’ve been lost without her over the years!

Bianca King – Lazy W Colorado Sunburst & Wayouts Kuttacopy