I have a Level 2 Diploma in horse care which I achieved in 2018.

Currently working in the NHS as a Admin Officer for the Commissioning team.

Experience with Horses

Experience working on an event/livery yard for 2 1/2years, being a freelance groom for a year and having previous loan horses. Worked in a riding school for a few years when I was younger. Currently own my 3 y/o ex racer who I am hoping to retrain to event in the future.

Key Skills Mucking out stables to a high standard and deep cleaning where needed. Exercise a wide variety of horses on a regular basis, top eventers, young horses, ponies, liveries and green horses. This was mainly hacking, canter work and schooling. Administer medicated for horses that need it. Assist vets in handling the horses for different purposes. Go out to events, get the horse/horses tacked up and ready (studs, cleaning tack) Prepare the horses for events, bathing, trimming and clipping if needed. Having sole charge of the yard when others where away. Keeping the yard tidy.

During my time working at the event yard I would ride the event horses for fitness work, hacking, cross country schooling and flat work in the school. During the hunting season I also rode a clients young horse, ponies and some of the liveries horses. Since owning my own and previous loans I have done a variety of things, hacking, cross county school up to 90cm, jumping in the school 95cm, flat work schooling up to prelim.

I have been a competition groom and have competed myself. I have groomed at many British Eventing events (Burnham Market, Houghton Hall, Norton Disney etc), show jumping and dressage competition always making sure the horses are ready to go, studs, plaited, tacked up correctly and making sure things run as smoothly as possible.