Leweston is a serious competitor in equestrian sport and pupils of all ages regularly compete at NSEA events. In 2022 the school won the National Schools Equestrian Association (NSEA) Regional Points League for the sixth year in a row and gained the most points of any competing school in the country for the second year.
Leweston has pupils drawn from both the Prep and Senior Schools registered as competitive riders. They are competing in Dressage, Show Jumping and Eventing. There are also Equestrian Scholars who are mentored by the Equestrian Team Manager, Lorraine Roberts, who promotes equestrianism as a sport across the School.
GB Young Rider Eventing Coach and Chef d’Equipe Emma Fisher is involved as a mentor and trainer to the equestrian team, providing pre-performance workshops, sports psychology and mental well-being counselling as well as regular mounted coaching sessions. British Dressage UKCC Level 3 Coach and former British Dressage Pony Selector and Chef d’equipe Andrew Harris also coaches some riders for Dressage. The school organises its own in-house fitness programmes with pilates for riders and visits to competition yards and venues.
There is a natural progression from grass roots school competitions to National and International level with talented riders individually mentored by the equestrian team manager and academic staff who understand the time and dedication needed to ride at top level.
