Leonie is passionate about working with horses without fear or pain and enjoys working with riders of all levels. Horse welfare is always paramount as well as making learning fun and in small steps for both the horses and riders .

Leonie has been running the successful Daneswood Dressage for over 20  years and has competed in over 40 National and regional championships.  She has a talent for training various breeds of horses. Her Friesian Rommert HW trained to Grand Prix and competed at PSG and her current pony Nelson is a Welsh Section D training at PSG.  Leonie has trained several horses to advanced level as well as producing International Para horses.  Leonie is committed to helping people enjoy training their horses and has completed several courses including British Dressage Accredited UKCC level 3 Charlie Unwins Applied Psychology for Equestrian coaches and BD National Development Program for Coaching Excellence. She continues to learn every day and is always developing her skills in new ways.