Welcome to Warneyswhip by Sarah Warne, a site dedicated to all things Classical training. Warneyswhip began in 2010 when I moved to Portugal and began writing the classical training series for Eurodressage. Over the years I have been lucky enough to train with some of the best classical masters in the world, and have loved combining my love of dressage and horses, with my professional passion for journalism. 

After completing my journalist Cadetship with Australia’s largest newspaper, I moved to Portugal in the hopes of competing internationally and furthering the life long passion that my mother, Debbie Warne, had sparked in from my very beginnings. Mum trained in Australia with Nuno Oliveira and sent me to Portugal to find her a Lusitano, Portugals national horse.

While finding mum a horse, I fell in love with the country, the Lusitano horse, and the training, and after finding my own Lusitano, I went on to compete on the International dressage scene across Europe.

The connections I made and the love I developed for Portugal, inspired me to create Classical Riding Tours, in the hopes of allowing other people the chance to also benefit from these incredible horsemen and women that taught me so much.

I have since combined my articles into a classical training book, and hope to continue to pass on and spread classical training methods around the world, and enable other enthusiasts to gain access to the knowledge and passion that encompasses this classical art.

To find out more about tours, content, clinics and more, please explore the website or contact us via the contact page below.