Ponies, Poles and Prosecco

Unsure of striding/distances?

Don’t want to have to change the poles for different paces?

Want to ride with friends or family on different sized horses and ponies?

Want to ride with friends or family with horses/ponies at different levels?

Grab a glass of prosecco and watch as Tania shows you how using shape-based layouts takes care of all these issues. 

Grand Prix dressage rider Tania Grantham is a polework specialist, rider and trainer based in South East England. Tania’s incredibly innovative and fun pole work layouts have earned her a large social media following, with some of her videos having had over a million views in a month - As well as frequently posting videos of her pole layouts, Tania candidly shares her own highs and lows as a trainer, rider and competitor, forming solidarity with her followers by sharing her own triumphs, challenges, mistakes and solutions with genuine warmth and humour.

Tania competes her own horse, Samarino (Sam), at Grand Prix and rides, trains and competes Seni Ilustrisimo III (Igloo), Seni Usio V (Norman, whom Tania co-owns) and Roquito (Rocky) for owner Michelle Van Meurs. With Igloo, a Spanish stallion by Seni Indio, Tania represented Great Britain at the MCI Europeans in Belgium, where they achieved team silver and individual silver in the Lisboa. In 2023, the combination won the Prix St George PRE class at the British Dressage Associated Championships. 

Tania is the author of the unique training book Polework Journal and co-host of the popular equestrian podcast Poles, Piaffe, and Prosecco. She regularly writes for magazines in the UK and abroad.