Exclusive BHS Ireland Adult Camp with Liz Eaton FBHS and Jele Dominis at Ashbrooke House

Join our exclusive BHS Ireland Camp at the magnificent
Ashbrooke House, Co Fermanagh from 17 to 19 August 2026

Enjoy training with Liz Eaton FBHS, Shiatsu for you and your horse with Jele Dominis, hacking in the 1000-acre estate, plus delicious food and lodging in Ashbrooke Stables and Ashbrooke House.

Liz and Jele will work together to enable you to find a better connection and harmony with your horse. They will give you tools for body awareness for both horse and rider using shiatsu and Alexander technique principles.

This camp will incorporate flat work and polework only with insights into the benefits of Shiatsu. The ethos is holistic with the wellbeing of the horse at the forefront of the camp. It will provide a special time to spend with like-minded people and your best friend – your horse!

Luxurious accommodation will be mainly on a sharing basis due to a limit on the number of bedrooms available – so ideally book with a good friend.

Two nights’ accommodation for you and your horse, all meals, lessons with both Liz and Jele, hacking in the estate. Please bring your own hay or haylage.

The cost:-

Shared room occupancy - £665 per horse and rider

Single room occupancy - £865 per horse and rider (limited number of rooms available)

Liz Eaton FBHS

Liz started riding at 7 years old and as soon as she was allowed, spent every free hour helping at the local riding school.

Eventually her parents were persuaded to buy a pony and Liz began her competition career with her first love, showjumping.

Leaving school at 16 was possible then, so Liz became a working student at one of the leading equestrian centres in the UK, Wellington Riding. Here she gained a broad experience including grooming for a horse competing at Badminton horse trials, training and competing young horses and teaching in the riding school. Staying 3 years enabled Liz to gain the first 2 levels of riding, horse management and coaching exams.

Always intending to broaden her horizons Liz left Wellington to start her own business freelance coaching and producing young horses. In 1987 this took her to Australia where she spent 6 months travelling and learning different methods of starting young stock.

On returning to the UK an opportunity to rent a yard came Liz’s way. Here she spent 8 years training students and competition riders as well as bringing on horses to compete herself. Eventing was now her passion and she successfully competed several horses up to 1.20. Alongside this she qualified for and competed at the National dressage championships.

When the yard was sold Liz decided to concentrate on developing her freelance coaching and exploring ways of expanding her knowledge. The Alexander Technique and later Pilates inspired her growth as a rider and she incorporated much of this into her teaching. Curiosity has led Liz to study the philosophies of great horsemen and teachers from all walks of life and continues to do so today.

In 2008 Liz gained the BHS Performance coach qualification which includes a high level of horse management skills as well as riding and coaching. Around this time a client offered her the ride on her dressage horse, together they progressed from Medium to Prix St. George, sparking a new passion.

Among the coaches Liz has trained with are Carl Hester, Christoff Hess, Emile Faurie, Richard Davison and Judy Harvey.

In 2013 an invitation to coach in Croatia launched an international career which so far has taken her to Sweden, Italy and Slovenia. The Croatian Equestrian Federation asked Liz to become coach to the newly formed Dressage squad in 2017. The 2022 Balkan championships saw Croatia win the Senior and Junior Gold medals and in 2024 Croatia fielded a team and the Junior European dressage championship for the first time in their history. As well as coaching this role has involved development of coaches and the sport of dressage nationally.

Most recently Liz was awarded the Fellowship of the British Horse Society. This involves submitting a C.V and, once accepted, a gruelling 2-day exam. Coaching is assessed at Prix St George level. 1.30m showjumping and training students over cross country fences.

Other skills evaluated include training young horses, Coach education, delivering a presentation, chairing a debate and discussing all things current in the industry.

Being entrusted with the Fellowship is an honour but with it comes a responsibility to work for the good of the horse and the future of training ethically with excellence.

Liz brings a passion for creating understanding between horse rider and coach to every training session and her empathic approach is valued by every partnership that experiences it.

About Jele Dominis

I have lived with horses, dogs and various other animals all my life. My childhood dream was to become Dr Doolittle – though there was no school for that – or so it seemed. I now own two horses and trains with Liz. In 2014 I had my first Shiatsu treatment and the first thing I thought after the treatment was: “wow, this could be great for horses!” I found the School of Equine Shiatsu in England and while waiting for the School to come to me to Croatia I started my Shiatsu journey through human Shiatsu. In 2016 I enrolled as the first generation of students in the School of Equine Shiatsu in Croatia and became a certified practitioner in 2019. I have continued with my human Shiatsu through weekend seminars. I also continued my education for horses and dogs with Craniosacral courses at the Holistic Animal Studies.

Through my bodywork I am able to support horses, humans and dogs restore balance in their bodies and their minds. I love working with both horse and rider or dog and owner as we influence each other so much – so the treatments are so much more effective if both parties get involved.

Home - Stillness in movement

Shiatsu
Shiatsu works to relax the body and enable unrestricted energy flow. It gives us support to become more aware of our own bodies, of areas of tension, pain or weakness on either physical or emotional levels. This awareness often leads to personal growth and improvement through exercising, dietary changes and lifestyle changes – for us as well as for our horses and thus healing occurs. As horse and rider together make a team, imbalances in one affect the other. In our experience the best results are achieved when both horse and rider have treatments. Of course as our horses are regularly exercised and we tend to take great care of their nutritional needs, so should we horse owners/riders do the same for ourselves.

Equine Craniosacral Therapy

Equine Craniosacral Therapy is a gentle, non-invasive touch therapy that releases restrictions deep in the body. It works with the cranium, the spine, the sacrumand all of its fascial connections, including the extremities. The core link (Craniosacral system) houses, protects and nourishes the Central Nervous System which has the most influence over the body’s ability to function properly. All horses experience pressure to the cranium through bridles, halters, pulling back, etc. Pressure on the cranium (the skull) can often set up compensatory patterns in muscles which significantly influence the overall bio-mechanics of the horse. EQCST helps to retain or reinstate the integrity of the horse’s system in a very gentle way.

Shiatsu for horses and riders

Horses communicate through touch and energy. For example mares physically stimulate foals by licking, nibbling, nudging and in this way provide comfort and support to their young. Horses in general groom each other as a way of communicating. They read energy from different animals/humans in their environment to know whether to continue grazing or activate their fight or flight response.
Our daily lifestyles tend to tense us, and our horses too. Horses are prey animals; they walk day and night long distances grazing, in herds. Most domesticated horses are kept in stalls with little movement, no choice of when and what to eat, and sometimes with no interaction with other horses. The life of a sports horse is even more stressful with strict training regimes, lots of travelling and changing environments and maybe even less time off to be just horses. Sounds like a very humanesque lifestyle. So our horses are tense in much the same way as we are, and like us they too develop many negative side effects to that lifestyle.

As horse and rider together make a team, imbalances in one affect the other. In our experience the best results are achieved when both horse and rider have treatments. Of course as our horses are regularly exercised and we tend to take great care of their nutritional needs, so should we horse owners/riders do the same for ourselves.

Shiatsu works well with other holistic therapies. Shiatsu is not a substitute for veterinary care.

Please check your Riding Hat!

Hats to the current standard must be worn and correctly secured at all times when mounted.
A correctly fitted and secured hat must be worn when mounted, lungeing, leading or loading horses.
Hats must carry one of the following current hat standards:-
PAS 015 (2011) and must have BSI Kitemark or Inspec IC Mark,
VG1 01.040 (2014-12) and must have BSI Kitemark or Inspec IC Mark,
ASTM F1163 (2015 or 2023) and must have SEI Mark,
SNELL (E2016  or 2021 onwards) AND MUST HAVE Official SNELL label and number,
AS/NZS 3838 (2006 onwards) and must have SAI Global mark,
EN1384 2023 and must have BSI Kitemark or Inspec IC Mark. 
Important information for Cross-Country Activities: Only a "Jockey Skull" of an even round or elliptical shape with a smooth or slightly abrasive surface, having no peak or peak type extensions should be worn for an XC activity. Noticeable protuberances above the eyes or to the front, not greater than 5mm, smooth and rounded in nature are permitted.  A removable hat cover with a light flexible peak may be used.
Head Cams: When hats are tested against the requirements of a standard, they are done so with no extra additions on the head ie with no head cam attached.  Therefore, it is currently not known how the addition of a protuberance such as a head cam, affects how the hat would respond during an impact.  Therefore, the use of HEAD CAMS are not recommended at any BHS activity.
(For further information refer to Horse Riding Helmets: Fitting & Safety | The British Horse Society)

Please check your Body Protector!
These are MANDATORY for cross-country jumping and it is a requirement that your arms are completely covered. Where the use of a body protector is mandatory, air jackets are only permitted with requested consent.

A BETA Level 3 displaying a Blue 2018 Label is now the accepted standard. All other standards are no longer permitted.

• Air jackets may be worn without another body protector underneath, only where the use of a body protector is not mandatory.
• Hybrid Air-Jackets (a manufactured Level 3 Body Protector and Air Jacket all-in-one) are permitted.
• Blouson jacket type air jackets are permitted in accordance with point 1 above.
• Exo Body Cage body protectors continue to be permitted but please advise how to unlock yours.

For further information go to this link
Body Protectors For Horse Riders | The British Horse Society

All riders must wear suitable riding footwear. Wellington boots and trainers are not allowed.

Your Horse:

All horses must be over the age of four years and of appropriate fitness level for the activity being undertaken – hooves and shoes must be in good condition. No stallions except with special permission.

• Please ensure your horse has been vaccinated for Flu/Tet. – Please bring his/her passport with you.
  (Flu/Tet timescales and information attached – it takes 21 days for the first two compulsory vaccinations.)
  We accept annual vaccinations.
  
  

Tack must be in safe condition and fit correctly.

Don’t forget it is a legal requirement to carry your horses’ passport with you when travelling.

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