What I do

My move from Harvey’s yard was to find a job where I would get more chances to compete myself.  That opportunity arose when I was introduced to Terry Wharton via Katie Butters, one of my trainers at Moorside.  Here I learned my trade!  Out of all the people I have ever known, Terry Wharton is top of my list of great horsemen.  He has a superb eye for a horse and could fix any problem equine related.  During my time there I got to ride some really good horses, hunted 2 or 3 times a week, learned how to break horses in (properly), and competed in showjumping and mainly eventing. My greatest achievement here was getting the very exuberant bucking bronco know as Oscar to conform to hunting and then eventing (never out of the top three).  Oscar went on to International 3 day level, a definite success.

After Terry’s yard I got the opportunity to become a yard manager at a livery yard, which enabled me to develop a good understanding of running a business.  I was able to buy and sell horses myself and compete anything we bought in.  I started to build up my clients, both in teaching and on the breaking/schooling side, this made the step of going self-employed slightly less daunting.

Now, several years on, I have my own yard, where I school clients’ horses and train the horses that I compete on in various disciplines.  

Horses welcome from any discipline for schooling or competing.