About Helen Woolley

Meet the Equissage Europe teacher - Helen Woolley

Helen Woolley was born in Cambridgeshire, UK in 1969. She graduated from the Queen Elizabeth School of Physiotherapy in 1990 and worked in the N.H.S. for many years, specialising in Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics. Helen went on to work for the army as a Chartered Physiotherapist before moving into Private Practice firstly in the UK then in Germany.

Helen’s interest in horses developed after working at an army polo stables in Germany and then at the Paderborn Equestrian Centre.

On a posting to the United States she was fortunate enough to train with Mary Schreiber, qualify as an Equine Sports Massage Therapist and become a member of the International Association of Animal Massage Therapists.

She has worked at yards in Kentucky, USA and Germany, assessing and treating many types of sports horse, including polo ponies, dressage horses, racehorses and three-day-event horses.

Helen is also co-ordinator of the Rheindahlen and Elmpt Special Needs Riding Group.

She is married to Monty, a serving Cavalry Officer and has two children, Jade and Bertie, whom both ride. Helen continues to practice as a Chartered Physiotherapist combining this with treating horses and teaching Equissage Europe.