Kate Mackintosh

SHEFFIELD
Equipilates™ Registered Trainer
www.ride-ability.org.uk
07813 659449

Kate is a Chartered Physiotherapist working at the Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust.  Kate has been working with riders and their horses for over 20 years, initially as a BHS qualified instructor before moving to Canada in 2004 where she qualified as a Therapeutic Riding Instructor.  Kate completed an MSc in Rehabilitation Science in 2007 and in 2009 began training with the Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute which allowed her to begin offering small Pilates classes for riders.  Kate is also a qualified Hippotherapist which utilises the horse's movement to provide physiotherapy treatment to clients.  Kate was one of the first teachers to complete Equipilates™ teacher training and has a wealth of experience along with real enthusiasm and a fascinating skill set.  We are fortunate to now have her as a master trainer, delivering our EBT and EAI courses along with Lindsay.

As a rider Kate has competed in BE and BD and has found Pilates invaluable for correcting her own bad habits.  Equipilates™ allows her to identify any imbalance and helps maximise every rider's potential, improving their riding and the horse's movement as a partnership.  

Kate provides Equipilates™ training to riders in Sheffield and surrounding areas.  She offers mixed group and 1:1 sessions.  She also provides riding instruction, Equipilates™ clinics and postural analysis at Smeltings Farm (www.equestrian-training.co.uk).  

Kate says: 

'The feedback I have had from both my Pilates and riding clients since training with Lindsay has been so positive; they love the idea that correcting their own imbalances wll improve their riding and benefit their horse.  '