About

Egmont Village Riding School is located at 1463 Egmont Road, Egmont Village, on 5.5 acres which Kelly & Grant Teesdale purchased in January 2014. EVRS has been open since July 2014, and initially operated from a nearby sand arena. Due to high demand, the property has been developed with a 40x60m turf arena being installed in mid-2015, sheds concreted and lined, tack room fitted out and jumps and games equipment purchased and made, so that lessons could take place at home.

Kelly Teesdale
BSci (AniSci), GDipTeach (Sec)

Having ridden since childhood, Kelly has a lifetime of experience with horses and 14 years of coaching experience. A past Pony Club rider, she completed her B and H certificates and competed nationally in eventing and dressage and internationally in mounted games. Kelly worked hard to get EVRS affiliated to the New Zealand Pony Clubs Association as a Pony Club Centre, which was accomplished in July 2016. Kelly is a qualified teacher, holding a BSc (Animal Science) and a GDipTeach (Sec), as well as being a qualified C-level coach for NZPCA.

Stephanie Clement

Stephanie Clement has been a coach at EVRS since April 2016. Steph is also a Pony Club rider, currently holding her C+ certificate and D-level coaching qualification, as well as the National Certificate in Equine (Level 3), and is currently working on her ESNZ Introductory Coach qualification. A competitive dressage rider, Steph has been a member of the Taranaki Area Dressage Team 2012-2019 (with the team winning overall in New Zealand in 2015) and last season moved up to Level 4 with her mare Ashburn Elegance and Level 2 with her warmblood gelding Vollrath Ludwig.

Both Kelly and Steph hold the Red Cross Comprehensive First Aid certificate and continue to take coaching courses to upskill and refresh.

Contact

Phone: (06) 752 2851
Mobile (Steph): 027 759 7041
Mobile (Kelly): 021 652 858
Email: office@evrs.co.nz

Turn right off the main road (Junction Road) at Egmont Village if you are coming from New Plymouth; left if you are coming from Inglewood.