Nicole Tough is an accredited Level 2 Dressage Specialist Coach, Level A National Grand Prix and Young Horse Judge and Judge Educator. She is currently completing qualifications for Level 3 High Performance Coaching accreditation and is studying Sports Psychology.
She is a highly successful competitor, having trained 10 horses to FEI level, with 9 Australian titles, over 39 State Championship titles to her credit, and has held 35 spots on State and National Squads since 1994.
She has been awarded Equestrian QLD Coach of the Year, Sports Star of the Year and Volunteer of the Year.
Nicole has helped many of her students train their horses from the breaking in stage through to FEI level, with many on State and National Squads and onto International representation. Nicole loves coaching, making a difference to riders and their horses.
Nicole is situated in the Gold Coast hinterland where she offers full livery agistment, private dressage coaching, dressage training and specialised "boot camps".