Leçons d'équitation

Back in 2018, I was lucky to train at Valença Academy in Portugal for an intensive week. Léa was my coach for most of my individual ridden lessons (2 per day) on Valenca schoolmasters. I found Léa very approachable, with great humour and a good plan to help me achieve the utmost out of my intensive week. I came home to New Zealand with rafts of great exercises to take to my own horses and clients. During the week I was able to also observe Léa riding, working horses in hand and with long reins. She is a gifted coach and trainer as well as now a personal friend.

Auteur: Julie Malcom

Localisation: New Zealand

I first met Lea back in 2015 and was immediately struck by her depth of knowledge and genuine passion for classical riding and dressage. Since then, she has been an incredible mentor—both during our sessions here in Dubai and when I had the chance to train with her in Lisbon in 2016. Her ability to communicate the subtle nuances of the discipline, while always being patient and encouraging, has made a lasting impact on my riding. She brings a rare combination of technical excellence, classical philosophy, and heartfelt dedication to her students. I’m truly grateful for everything she’s shared with me over the years and am excited to see her launch her own platform—it’s something the equestrian community will greatly benefit from.

Auteur: Mohamed Hussein

Localisation: Dubaï

During my training stay in Portugal from November 2023 to March 2024, I had the privilege of taking regular riding lessons with Lea in Azambuja. I brought three horses with me from Switzerland—each with very different personalities and needs—and Lea supported all of them in an incredible way. She always found the right approach for every challenge, offering a variety of solutions tailored to each horse and situation. My Hispano-Arabian, Said, absolutely loved going to lessons with Lea. She has a unique gift for inspiring not only her students but also the horses themselves for classical riding. Thanks to Lea’s guidance and dedication, we were able to improve so much that we ultimately represented Switzerland at the Working Equitation European Championships—and closed the 2024 season as the second-best pair in the country. I am deeply grateful for everything I learned with Lea and can wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking to develop in harmony with their horse.

Auteur: Julia Thut

Localisation: Portugal / Swiss

J'ai rencontré Léa il y a 4 ans, je venais d'acheter mon cheval. J'avais, je le dis volontiers, peur de lui. Avec Léa, je savais que j'aurais l'opportunité de me faire enseigner l'équitation en laquelle je crois depuis petite. La belle équitation. Aujourd'hui je commence à danser avec mon cheval, à pieds ou sur son dos. Léa n'est pas cavalière, elle est écuyère, et une extraordinaire femme de cheval.

Auteur: Alix

Localisation: France

Together with my daughter, Antonia, we got to know Léa at the CELG in 2011. During the riding lesson, she was very quick and attentive to small mistakes and sensitively explained the meaning of the lessons and corrected them very purposefully. Léa's high level of training was easy to recognize. It was only later that I learned that Léa had come to Luis Valenca's riding center via a station with the Olympic rider and her husband, the classical riding master Michel Henriquet. I have been involved with classical riding for a long time and knew the names of the great students of Nuno Oliveira. My daughter made great progress with Leá's lessons. Often more after two weeks than in months at home. In the years that followed, I took riding lessons myself and, thanks to Lea's patient and individual help, learned to work in hand and on the long reins. Thanks to what I learned in this way, I was able to work Icelanders myself in Germany and improve them considerably. In the meantime, Léa had completed a Stewart training course and only stands for the complete all-round view. Dressage sport, classical horsemanship. I can only recommend Léa's expertise, who, with her training background, has long been confidently going her own way and doing an outstanding job.

Auteur: Lars

Localisation: Hamburg

I’ve trained with Lea since 2016 and love her sympathetic yet thorough lessons. I started with side saddle lessons on my dressage school master, and together we trained him to inter 1 the same level in the side saddle with tempis and pirouettes. Lea is very much about creating harmony and helping make the horse strong and straight through self carriage and awareness of the shoulders and quarters and this is something I take with me when schooling my show-jumpers. We’ve also worked together in hand, helping the horse to gain trust and understanding of moves without the added complication of the rider. I’d absolutely recommend working with Lea.

Auteur: Sophia Alexandra

Localisation: Dubaï

Si je devais parler de Léa, je parlerai de cette petite voix au creux de l'oreille. Cette voix qui vous accompagne, vous rassure. Toujours le bon mot au bon moment. Cette voix qui vous porte, vous fait avancer, grandir, qui vous manque dès qu'elle s'arrête mais qui reste toujours dans un coin de la tête et que l'on espère retrouver très vite.

Auteur: Véronique

Localisation: France

Léa a du savoir-faire, de l'exigence et de la patience. Sa grande expérience de la belle équitation de tradition et son regard juste et affûté lui permettent d'accompagner le couple cavalier/cheval vers ses objectifs, y compris vers les mouvements de haute école, exécutés dans le respect des capacités de chacun.

Auteur: Anne-Logen

Localisation: France