I have ridden since the age of 2 when Mum popped me on the back of an unbroken 2yr old Welsh Section A that she had bought at the market!!

Before taking things seriously, I did the usual gymkhana, WHP, Pony Club, local shows, SJ, eventing etc. After leaving school, I started training more seriously, achieving the following:

Exam passes:

PC ‘A’ test with honours,

BHSAI,

BHSII,

BHSI.

Awards:

Lloyds Bank Young Instructor of the Year 1985

Pat Smallwood Training Award - 1991

Competition Achievements:

Affiliated Dressage to Intermediare level.

Affiliated Horse Trials to Intermediate level

BSJA to Foxhunter level

National Championships results:

3rd National Champs - Intermediare I (Wily Imp)

3rd National Champs - Prix St. Georges (Wily Imp)

7th National Champs - Advanced Medium (Bobby the Banker)

4th National Champs - Novice (Dutch Puzzle)

4th National Champs - Novice (Picasso V)

2nd National Champs - Novice (Soloist)

1st Hampton Printing Dressage to Music Championships (Picasso V)

1st Elementary Elite Dressage Champs (Soloist)

2nd Medium Elite Dressage Champs (Soloist)

3rd Hampton Printing Dressage to Music Champs (Soloist)

Regional Championships results include:

1st Regional Champs - Novice (Dutch Puzzle)

2nd Regional Champs - Advanced Medium (Bobby the Banker)

2nd Regional Champs - Novice (Moon Tiger)

2nd Regional Champs - Elementary (Dutch Puzzle)

4th Regional Champs - Medium (Dutch Puzzle)

3rd Regional Champs - Novice (Aphrodite)

Selected for British Dressage Futurity Squad with Picasso V

Some of the riders I have helped, past and present

Event Riders:

Leslie Law with Shear L'Eau, Shear H20 and others

Austin O'Connor - Faberge, Whisky Mac and others

James Robinson - Comanche

Christine Hardinge - Crown Feldspar, Crown Amazonite and many others

Nicky Wenban - Redwood - Badminton x 2

Kirsty Thompson

............and many more - Riders from Intro - 4*, too many to mention!

I have also trained riders short listed for the Pony, Junior & Young Rider Teams.

Dressage Riders - most notably:

Kate Mills - Search for a Star under 21 winner 2006

Claire Swan - Member of British Dressage Pony Team at European Champs.

Jessica Lee - Under 21's Fledging Dressage Rider of the Year 2004

Alice Hurley - British Dressage Pony Rider A squad.  Elite squad member Hartpury College 2007/2008

Georgia Davies - Crown Cinnamon

Many others competing at BD level or locally