Welcome to Helen Bell Equestrian

Helen Bell British Eventing Accredited Riding Coach and Centre10 Advanced Coach is based at the home of British Eventing Breckenbrough Horse Trials in North Yorkshire.

Helen is an established name in Eventing having been an International rider herself. She regularly competed at Badminton and Burghley with top ten placings at both events. Drawing on her many years of experience Helen now specialises in Coaching all levels of riders and producing Event horses and ponies . In addition, Helen has sourced, bought, produced and sold on many successful Event horses, Show Jumpers, Hunters, all-rounders, FEI ponies and Pony Club ponies abroad and at home. 

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Nicola Wilson
Cross Country Course
"We often go cross country schooling with our younger horses to Breckenbrough. The going is always amazing with a huge variety of fences and combinations from 80-Novice. You can build your horses confidence whilst having fun."
Nicola Wilson, Olympian
Nicola Wilson
E Hobson
Helen Bell BE Coach Centre10 Adv Psychology - Coaching
"Helen understands the psychology of both horse and rider, which enables her to give long term confidence to the partnership."
Ellen Hobson
E Hobson
K Greenwood - Camps
Camps at Breckenbrough
"Camp honestly changed my whole way of thinking about my riding. Not only was it the best fun I've ever had with my group of friends but, I learnt more than I ever thought was possible over two days."
Kassie Greenwood
K Greenwood - Camps
B Dale - Horse Sales
Horse purchasing service
"Helen's wealth of experience and contacts assisted in sourcing several ponies and horses that have proven to be “the perfect partners."
Beverley Dale
B Dale - Horse Sales

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3 weeks ago

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My 1st homebred filly “Not Guilty” (Inca) by Future Guilty Pleasure out of Tumble Lucinda Atkinson 3 years beautifully started by John Dawson I can’t recommend him and Alice highly enough. Exciting times ahead 🤞🙏#futuresporthorses#fedonbaileys#angiejohnsonbaileyshorsefeeds ... See MoreSee Less
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www.facebook.com/share/p/Q6JqkfoFeatf2VPa/?mibextid=WC7FNeUniversity of Surrey researchers recently found that a thoroughbred's gut bacteria composition at one-month-old may be a good indicator of its future performance. Gut bacterial diversity at 28 days old was found to be predictive of future athletic performance, with higher bacterial diversity at one month positively associated with better racing performance.Specifically, higher abundance of Anaeroplasmataceae bacteria was linked to higher official ratings, while increased levels of Bacillaceae at 28 days old were associated with better race placings.Lower bacterial diversity at 28 days old was associated with increased health risks and foals with lower diversity had a significantly higher risk of developing respiratory disease later in life.Interestingly, low diversity was also linked to increased risk of soft-tissue and orthopedic issues later in life. The study also found that antibiotic use in the first month of life had long-term impacts:- Foals treated with antibiotics in the first 28 days had significantly lower bacterial diversity at that age.- These foals won significantly lower prize money in their racing careers.- They also had a significantly higher rate of developing respiratory disease after 6 months of age.The researchers believe these health impacts may be related to immunological priming in early life, though the exact reasons are not fully understood. Work is currently underway to develop novel probiotics that will enhance the gut health of foals in early life and to investigate how antibiotics can be used whilst preserving gut health.University of Surrey. "Bacterial gut diversity improves the athletic performance of racehorses." ScienceDaily, August 2024. www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-64657-6 ... See MoreSee Less
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