We have known Isobel as owners for two years, during which time she has proved to have a very hard working, reliable and straightforward approach to caring for and training different types and temperaments of horses and ponies.

We have thoroughly enjoyed being one of Isobel’s owners and she has achieved excellent British Eventing results with one of our ponies. She is a very dedicated and talented rider and her sympathetic and professional approach has certainly paid off. Starting from scratch last year, this year he qualified for two British Eventing Regional Finals and achieved 2nd place event pony in the British Connemara Pony Society performance award scheme 2009. He currently competes at BE100 level and the results speak for themselves.

"Mirah Kilgobben Rebel – a stunning looking supremely talented fully papered (and attituded) connemara who grew too big to be a pony! My daughter was too poorly to ride him and my son not quite ready for him so I had to find something for him to do for 2006 – in the hopes that my son would be ready for him in 2007.

I found Isobel by chance through an appealing advertisement – checked her record and references and without even meeting her had Rebel delivered to her yard in January 2006. I could not have made a better decision.

Isobel has worked extremely hard with Rebel on the flat work which was (and is) his weakest phase, but from January until the end of the season she has persevered and her efforts were rewarded with a magnificent test at 2 star level at Weston Park in October.

Isobel has kept in constant touch about Rebel, his health and his progress and I have followed her recommendations on what level he should be doing – and she has always been right; and she has taken it slowly – not wishing to push herself or the horse until she felt it was the right time to notch up a level.

I would not hesitate to send another horse to her for bringing on, re-educating or just competing and I shall hope to seek her guidance and assistance in finding a horse for my son as we have now sold Rebel.

I would have no hesitation in recommending Isobel to an owner or prospective purchaser, she has always been completely straightforward with me and it has been a delight (and a rather refreshing change in the equestrian world) to deal with someone like this. I would be more than happy to speak to anyone to confirm everything I have said".

Merna Merrett November 2006

True to her word Merna sent me another lovely horse, Kernal Clover, at the beginning of 2008 who I produced and competed very successfully at Prenovice before selling in may as planned.

I purchased Indie from Isobel at South West Eventing August 05. The trial facilities were fantastic and Isobel was very helpful. Indie has proved exactly as described and Isobel had obviously put considerable time in training her. She is a lovely mare and a great jumper. Already we have been placed 2nd in a British Novice and 5th in out first one day event. Just last weekend she went brilliantly at Pontispool Hunter Trial. I would definiteley recommend South West Eventing for anyone looking for a genuine, well schooled horse at a sensible price.

Geeta and Indie have had a very successful 2006 season with many high placings at BE Prenovice level and BSJA including qualifying for the British Novice Championships. After 2 1/2 successful years Geeta has sold Indie as a lovely eventing schoolmistress and bought her next young horse in the summer of 2008 for training with Isobel.