I am a second year student at Hadlow College under-taking a Level 3 Extended Diploma in Equine Management and Behaviour. I complete my course in June this year.

At College - Mucking/Skipping out, Turning in and out of fields, Grooming, Feeding and Watering, Rugging, Sweeping and tidying the yard, Tacking and un-tacking, cleaning tack, Hand-grazing, Stacking hay and haylage.

From the age of 10 I worked as a Stable Helper at Lee Valley Riding Centre. This involved mucking out, turning in and out, poo-picking the fields, tacking and un-tacking, grooming, watering, keeping the yard tidy, leading clients during lessons and hacks and cleaning tack

I am now an adult volunteer at Lee Valley. I have also been on work experience placements at Talland School of Equitation, Twemlows Stud Farm, Country Farm Stud and the British Thoroughbred Rehabilitation Centre.

I under-take yard duties as part of my course and lead first year students at Greenwich Equestrian Centre.

I have many years experience working on the yard. I turn out to a high standard and am efficient and focussed. As a second year student, I regularly lead first years on the yard.

On my work experience placements, I have assisted with birthing foals. I have brought stallions in from the field and mucked them out. I have handled brood mares in the stable during the collection of sperm from the stallions and also during scanning.

I have been riding since the age of 10. I had lessons at Lee Valley for 6 years and was a member of Pony Club. I now ride at Hadlow twice a week. I do flat work and jumping. I have ridden horses with behavioural problems and green and young horses.

I have been on several riding holidays at Wellington stables and I rode daily during my three week work experience at Talland.