The Team

Skye has been with us for about two and a half years, after graduating from the British Racing School. She has been involved with horses for most of her life but developed a love of the racing industry and decided to focus on racing rather than going to university. As well as being a very valued member of the team, Skye has an extraordinary talent as an equine artist.

Charlotte joined us at the end of 2024. She is an accomplished horsewoman and competes in eventing, including at Badminton Grassroots competitions. She plays an important role for us in developing young horses and reschooling older horses that have developed bad habits as well as riding work and schooling horses in full work. This all helps to get the best out of the horses. She is also good fun and makes a great contribution to the team.

Niall also joined the team in October 2024, having completed his apprenticeship as an electrician – a very helpful skill! Although Niall has family connections with racing, he had not worked in the industry but came to me to learn about National Hunt racing and to learn to ride jumps horses. He has learned quickly and the plan is for him to start his racing career by riding in point to point races starting this coming season.

We are helped on some mornings by Brian Mayes, who also looks after the machinery and does general work on the farm (and has done so all his life, as did his father before him).

Ashley Holmes of ACH Farriery is another key member of the team and is on the yard twice a week.