At The Unicorn Equestrian Centre, Glos. GL54 1JZ Saturday 13th June 2026
Beyond the Bridle
Meet the trainers and performers
At just 15 years old, Thea has taken the internet by storm, sharing her journey, what she’s learnt, and is still learning about ethical horsemanship.
She aims to inspire the next generation of horse-kids, and show that “traditional” training isn’t always the way forwards.
Thea’s advocacy for “connection rather than control” is something that has touched the hearts of many viewers across the globe!
Founder and creator of The Heart Of Horsemanship and Academy, Mia has always found the connection and friendship we can have with animals fascinating, specifically horses. Dedicated to learning and embracing never ending self improvement, Mia immersed herself in learning and surrounded herself with excellent mentors, some of the best...
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Empowering the Next Generation through Ethical Horsemanship
Think Like a Pony (TLAP) is ethical horsemanship education dedicated to helping children and ponies thrive together. Through a child-centred, welfare-led approach, TLAP supports young people to build respectful, trusting relationships with ponies, skills that foster confidence...
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Sarah is a Heart of Horsemanship Instructor with a wealth of experience teaching people of all ages. Sarah has a knack of explaining things in a clear and uncomplicated way, and has helped many people start their Natural Horsemanship journey.
Sarah has performed with her horse Barney in several Natural Horsemanship shows over the last couple of years, and is currently backing her young Spanish horse Dante to be ridden bridleless.
Jess has been connecting with horses since she was a kid, and for the last 21 years has been helping horses feel more comfortable in their bodies through her work treating horses with a variety of bodywork treatments.
Jess believes that there is a really important connection between how a horse feels in his body and how he feels in...
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Bella is 16 and always grew up with the urge to take off as much tack as she could. Despite being told it was dangerous, it was all she wanted to do!
She strives to advocate for communication, connection and harmony being the forefront of every horse and human partnership.
Jodi is a natural horsemanship coach working in association with The Heart of Horsemanship. With over 15yrs of experience in the horse industry, Jodi has worked with a variety of horses and people, learning from some of the top horsemen.
Before dedicating herself fully to the horse industry, Jodi worked extensively with children and...
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Eve is a 21 year old professional trick rider and has been fortunate enough to trick ride in places such as the grounds of Warwick Castle, Longines Global Champions Tour in London, Cavalluna Park in Germany, and county fairs across the country. Whilst she loves the thrill and adrenaline of trick riding, liberty is where her heart truly...
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Win a VIP backstage pass
This is your opportunity to enter a competition to win a unique and very special backstage pass (for you and those in your party*) after the evening performance to meet the brilliant stars of the show - the ponies, and the hardworking trainers!
To enter please go to our instagram page @beyond.thebridle or click on the below button which will take you straight to the correct reel.
To be eligible you must have bought tickets to Beyond the Bridle. Please read the rules on instagram really carefully and follow the instructions! If you don't have an instagram account yourself, try and persuade a friend to enter for you, and send us an email linking that account to the name you used when you bought tickets.
*Your party will be counted as all those who bought tickets in one go, ie as a family ticket, or several tickets bought at once.
What is it all about?
We would love you to join us for the UK’s first Ethical Horsemanship Demo and Evening performance created for those who are getting started, or early on in their natural horsemanship journey. Kindly sponsored by GK Horsemanship Equipment, Beyond the Bridle is an all-inclusive, family friendly event, that introduces an alternate way of working with horses - which we like to call “ethical or natural horsemanship”
Have you ever looked at people working with their horses at liberty, or riding bridleless and thought…I would love to try that, but I just don’t know quite where to start?
Have you ever wondered if there is a way to improve your connection and partnership with your pony/horse?
Have you ever wanted to find easy and positive ways to work with your equine friend that doesn’t involve force or pain?
Have you wanted to deepen your connection with your horse so that they trust you more in a competition environment?
If the answer to any of these is YES, then you will love our day of fun and informative demonstrations given by top UK horsewomen from well respected organisations such as the Heart of Horsemanship, Think like a Pony, Thea Equestrian and Back 2 Form.
Watch lessons in real time, and experience the learning process. Learn how you can apply the same principles at home with your horse, or with the ponies you interact with at your riding school.
Then sit back, and enjoy a spectacular evening production. Watch as training, love and harmony come together in a magical performance. Think cheeky shetlands; magical liberty; bridleless skill. We want you to leave us at the end of the evening inspired and uplifted, and ready to have fun with your ponies!
Beyond The Bridle - a Wonderland Adventure
For our evening performance, we are bringing you something new. Alice in Wonderland; a story we all know and love, told through the art of horsemanship. Combining storytelling, performance, beautiful costumes, epic music and, of course, horses.
With cheeky ponies, familiar characters and powerful acts of trust and harmony between horse and human. This performance promises to leave you on the edge of your seats, laughing, smiling, clapping (we can't promise you wont get a bit emotional too!).
We can't wait for this. See you there!
Frequently asked questions
Event Sponsors
We are incredibly excited to announce that our main event sponsor is GK Horsemanship Equipment, creators of handmade, high-quality Horsemanship Equipment designed to support both horse and handler. We are thrilled to work with this local company, who have supported Thea since the start of her natural horsemanship journey, and with whom Thea developed and created the Affinity Neckrope.
We are really pleased that Hoof Bootique are also supporting Beyond the Bridle. As the best one stop shop in the UK for all things hoof boot, we are really excited that they share our horse welfare first ethos, and wanted to be part of this exciting event!
We would love to work with some other local and ethical brands who would like to support this event. We can offer far reaching social media publicity across several platforms, advertisement in programs and at the event. Please get in touch if you would be interested in chatting!
Our Partners
Contact us...
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When and Where
13th June 2026
The Unicorn Equestrian Centre
The Unicorn Equestrian Centre
Netherswell Manor, Stow-on-the-Wold
Cheltnham GL54 1JZ
Get directions2:00PM start (estimated) 8:30PM finish