Charlotte Wittbom is a rider, trainer and teacher specialising in classical approaches to horsemanship.  She travels internationally to deliver clinics, demonstrations and presentations and welcomes guests for riding holidays and training at Quinta do Brejo, Portugal – the former home and stables of Maestro Nuno Oliveira. Here she works with a diverse range of riders from around the world, spanning all equestrian specialisms, with abilities from novice to advanced.

Charlotte’s early career included competitive eventing in her native Sweden; six months working as an assistant instructor under Julian Marczak at the renowned Suzanne’s Riding School in the UK and three years as a student of Maestro Luis Valença in Portugal.

Charlotte rode with the celebrated Apassionata equestrian gala show as part of Maestro Luis Valença’s presentation, on three European tours.

More recently (2006-2010) she held the position of Instructor at Morgado Lusitano, Portugal.  Since 2007 Charlotte has developed her international programme of clinics for horse and rider.

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Charlotte has a particular interest in the development of pedagogical approaches to the development of horse and rider, and is currently studying for a Batchelor’s Degree in Education, from Umeå University.  She holds a a teaching certificate from the Association of British Riding Schools (A.B.R.S) and a Diploma with distinction from the Centro Equestre de Lezeria Grande (C.E.L.G) in Portugal.

At Quinta do Brejo, Charlotte works with her own Lusitano horses, welcomes guests for riding holidays and tuition, and carries out programmes of schooling with clients’ horses.

Charlotte featured in Swedish magazine, Hästfocus, 2011

Charlotte featured in British Magazine, ‘Horse & Rider’, January 2012

Read an article about Charlotte in Horses for Life magazine here. Part 2 of the interview is here.