WHO WE ARE
David Shoobridge and his team are based at ‘Salisbury’, a purpose built equestrian property just outside the picturesque town of Lancefield in central Victoria, and just 35 minutes from Melbourne airport.
Salisbury is the base for David’s breeding, training and coaching business and has been designed to provide the facilities he needs to achieve excellence in all these areas.
Just as importantly, Salisbury is also the family home base for David, his daughter Annabel and father Tony.
Much of David’s coaching is based at Salisbury and his emphasis on providing structure and a plan for every horse and rider combination has proved incredibly successful, with many of his students reaching personal goals of riding at Grand Prix, competing in Young Rider Championships or simply finding the joys of training a horse through the levels.
Whilst David’s primary interest is coaching high performance, he finds embarking on training journeys with talented and ambitious less experienced combinations extraordinarily fulfilling.
David is available to coach nationwide, and other locations by negotiation.
OUR TEAM
David Shoobridge
David Shoobridge
David Shoobridge is an elite Australian dressage rider and highly sought after trainer. His partnership with the phenomenal KWPN stallion, 00 Seven, established them as one of Australia’s most successful combinations in the world of FEI dressage, and confirmed David as one of the leading dressage riders in the country. This experience, coupled with his acute eye for detail and his highly articulate and charismatic style means that David is also in high demand as a trainer and coach.
As a coach, David conducts clinics and events throughout Australia and New Zealand. He enjoys working with all levels of horses and riders and encourages and supports all his clients to develop as independent, thinking, effective riders.
Tony Shoobridge
Many who visit Salisbury will recognise David’s father Tony. A farmer who tried retiring... he then started spending more time at Salisbury... which led to asking ‘what retirement’?
Tony has taken a keen interest in the feeding round, fixing anything that needs fixing, helping juggle Annabel’s extracurricular activities and making a darn good coffee for those early morning starts.