PORT MACQUARIE
HORSE RIDING CENTRE
at Cassegrain Winery
Enjoy the pristine gardens at Cassegrain Winery.
Our Team at Port Macquarie Horse Riding Centre
Port Macquarie Horse Riding Centre is owned and operated by Angela Keating and Daniel Provost. Angela is an Equestrian Australia Accredited Level One General Coach. Our dedicated team of staff are also Accredited or working towards their accreditation.
"We understand it’s not feasible for a lot of families to own a horse and know what it’s like to so desperately want one. We can now share this fulfilling, challenging, and character building experience with you all. It's not just the kids we cater for either. Whether you're seven, or seventy seven, Port Macquarie Horse Riding Centre has something to offer you. We are able to start complete beginners right through to preparing riders for competition and schooling horses."
You don't need to be an expert to enjoy a ride or a lesson here, we want everyone to feel welcome and have the opportunity to get up close, have a ride and learn a little bit about horses along the way.”
Coaches
Angela Keating
Owner
Accredited Equestrian Australia Level One General Coach.
Interest: Eventing, retraining and Riding for fun.
Angela is originally from Port Macquarie. She spent her childhood on horseback, riding on Lighthouse Beach, participating in local Pony Club and competing in local shows. In recent years, she has worked with Livestock for film’s owner/operator/horse trainer Grahame Ware Jnr where she coached Actors with their riding and trained horses for a television show. She has also established and managed a horse riding centre in Sydney's South West and has also been employed as a riding double during the filming of A Place To Call Home.
"We established the Riding School in Port Macquarie in 2013. It has been a labor of love. We opened to a warm welcome from our local community and have never looked back. We continue to improve our systems, our facilities, our staff training and our services. We are very passionate about our business and our community.
Prudence (Prue) Reid
Senior Coach
Horse Safe Australia Accredited
Interests: Western Riding
Prue has owned two horse riding businesses in Far North Queensland for the past 20 years whereupon she taught and took rainforest trail rides in the tourism industry. Her business consisted of Working Equitation, Western Horse Riding and basic riding skills.
Prue comes with a wealth of knowledge for both horse care and rider and hopes to continue riding for many years to come. Prue is coaching western, general riding, returning to riding, kids and adults. She has a very keen following of regular clients. Prue offers western riding on her own schoolmaster "Arnie".
Prue is also mentoring our junior coaches and assisting with lesson content and riding goals.
Josephine Rock
Horse Welfare Coordinator & Assistant Centre Supervisor
Interests: General Riding, Jumping & Agriculture.
Calliope is our Centre Supervisor and Riding Coach. Calliope has worked in our business since 2017 and has a deep understanding of our our ethos and values. Calliope's role is to coordinate staff, manage our diary and ensure the horses are cared for with the gold star treatment.
Calliope has studied her EA coaching workbooks and is eligible for accreditation. She is also studying vet nursing and aspires to become a Veterinarian. Calliope is excellent at focussing her attention to the rider's strengths while motivating them to push outside the comfort zone in a safe and controlled setting to achieve their goals.
Kody-Leigh Brechney
Counsellor & Equine -Assisted Psychotherapist
Kody-Leigh is a registered mental health worker and works with us to deliver counselling services.
Qualifications include a Bachelor of Psychological Science, Bachelor of Communications, and Graduate Diploma in counselling. Having studied with the Equine Psychotherapy Institute, I’m a fully trained practitioner in equine assisted psychotherapy.
Coming from a Psychosocial Recovery background, Kody-Leigh likes to take a trauma informed, client centred approach, believing the client is the expert in their own story.
What you are passionate about:
I am passionate about each individual having the opportunity to holistic wellbeing and living the life they desire. I understand not everyone can control where they came from and the experiences that led them to this point in life but we do have the chance to take control of where we are going. I like exploring the magic in every day moments and I am fortunate to experience that often especially when working along side our equine friends.
What do you think EAP can do for participants:
EAP, being fully present in nature and learning from horses can do so much for participants therapeutic goals and recovery / change journey. Each individual participant I believe take what they need, that aligns with their goals from the horses. My role is to walk alongside them in that explorations picking up little pebbles of observation to help build awareness, self-Insight and support along the way.
Airlie Smith
Riding Coach
Interests: general riding and show jumping
What do you love about your job:
I love that everyday I am able to connect with people from all different backgrounds and teach them how to understand and love the creatures that I have spent my whole life with.
What are you studying:
I am currently completing my first year of a Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management at CSU in Port Macquarie
What are you passionate about:
I am passionate about horsemanship and horse behaviour and have a strong belief that one of the most important aspects of being around horses is learning to understand their body language and how we influence it.
Background with horses & humans:
I grew up on a farm in Central West NSW and have been riding since I was 3 years old. My weekends consisted of travelling all over NSW to different horse events with members of my pony club and to various inter school competitions. I am very fortunate to be a part of a small pony club that creates kind and caring riders. Due to the small size the older riders all help the younger riders and are expected to lead by example which has made the transition to coaching so much easier.
Layla Stace
Riding Coach
Interests: Coaching & Training
What do you love about your job:
What I love most about my job is seeing people grow in confidence—not just in their skills around horses, but in themselves. It’s incredibly rewarding to watch them become more comfortable and capable, especially when working with different types of horses and navigating new challenges
What are you passionate about:
I have a deep passion for horses and the art of training them. I’m equally passionate about teaching people how to work with horses and watching their confidence grow as they build trust and skills alongside these incredible animals.
Background with horses & humans:
I've been working around horses for many years starting off with Taking some ponies to local showing events, then got a job working with horses and people in the equine therapy side of horses. I got the opportunity to buy my first horse and I've done many local shows on her in hack and led line classes.