Personal Statement
I am a highly motivated and enthusiastic person who enjoys new and varied
challenges. I have always had a keen interest in horses and am looking for a new
challenge which would enhance current skills in the equine industry.

I have had my own horses since a young age and competed as part of Pony Club and
represented them jumping at nationals. Also I have been a member of British Riding
Club, riding in teams for eventing and show jumping, competing and qualifying for their
championships. I am a member of BSJA, where I jumped ponies and have been
jumping in horse classes since I was 14 years old.
I have my BHS stage 2 teaching qualification, and have experience teaching freelance
of varying ages and abilities. I also teach at Pendle Forest and Craven Pony Club as
required. These experiences have increased my communication skills to all types of
people.
I hold a current driving licence.

Academic History
GCSEs:
South Craven School
(September 2010 – June 2015)
GCSEs:
Maths – C Physical education – C
Double science – C BTEC I.C.T – A
English Literature and Language – B French – C
Geography – C Religious Studies – C

Equine Psychology Diploma
(2020-present)
Acrecliffe Riding centre – Gained BHS stage 2 teach qualification
(2019)
Country Farm Stud
(August 2015 – May 2017)
Level 2 and 3 work-based diplomas in Equine Management and Riding.

Employment History

2015 – 2017 Country Farm Stud, Preston – Work Based Diploma in Equine
Management and Riding
My work entailed:
● working on a busy breeding, backing and breaking yard of many different
breeds and ages of horses;
● gaining valuable knowledge in treating and managing different injuries and
diseases;
● experience and knowledge about the breeding side, from foal watching, vet
visits, stallion collections and being involved when the mares gave birth;
● handling foals, youngsters and stallions;
● This has taught me to work under high pressure and manage horses of varying
temperaments safely and efficiently;
● I have the ability to recognise many varied health issues in horses and small
animals, including behavioural signals in horses – which is paramount in any roll
with horses;
● I lived on site at the yard from a young age, which also gave me my
independence and ability to cope in many different work situation;
● I showed clients and new students around the yard and explained the yard
procedures. I have a good knowledge of health and safety, including the risk
assessments and COSHH.

Winter of 2016 – Part time groom at Julie Andrews show jumping yard at
Preston.
● Looking after competition horses – both in the home and competition
environments;
● This enabled me to gain valuable communication skills and also gave me the
confidence to be able to work on my own.

2017 (June – August) – Riding camp counsellor at summer camp in West
Virginia.
I worked at a summer camp in West Virginia:
● teaching children between the ages of 6 – 16 years old how to ride or further their
riding and increase their knowledge of stable management;
● I worked as part of a huge team, gaining experience of working to tight schedules
– preparing and giving lessons;
● Responsible for preparing the horses, and turned out to a good standard;
● Being responsible for children’s enjoyment and health and safety in both the
riding environment and also at other leisure times;
● This demonstrated my excellent communication skills both with children and also
with the equine manager.

2017 – 2018 – Full time groom at Laura Stephenson’s show jumping yard at
Keighley.
My role included:
● Working on my own taking responsibility for the overall care of competition
show jumping horses;
● Ensuring I observed and dealt with any medical issues which arose;
● I demonstrated that I was able to be punctual and observant within the equine
environment.

2018 – till end 2018 – Northern Equine Therapy Centre, Settle
I was fully involved in the rehabilitation of horses:
● Responsible for swimming the horses in a team of two people;
● and other rehabilitation work required – administration of medication,
bandaging;
● I learnt to understand how different rehabilitation systems work for different
injuries;
● I gained a good insight into the type of injuries which can arise from racehorses
to the general type horse, which was invaluable.
2018 – 2021 – Playaway animal centre
Whilst at Playaway I responsible for the welfare of many different types of
animals:
● including llamas, pigs, sheep and small animals;
● I also was responsible for communicating to groups of school aged children who
came to experience being with animals for the first time;
● This enhanced my communications skills with children and adults of all ages and
abilities which I really enjoyed.
2020-2020 – Riding instructor at Robin house equestrian centre, Burnley
My role was mainly teaching students at different levels of riding ability. This was an
interim employment until I started my current role.

2021-Present – Coach/Groom at Haworth Riding For the Disabled
I am a coach and groom at Haworth Riding for the Disabled (RDA). My daily duties
include:
● day to day care of the horses to ensure their safety and welfare including
feeding, mucking out, turning out etc;
● Ordering hay/straw/feed, organising farrier/vets visits – enhancing my
organisational skills;
● Keeping records of horses, riders and their requirements – enabling me to
become an RDA coach and complete a safeguarding coach;
● Dealing with clients on a daily basis, booking lessons, creating individual lesson
plans, teaching the lessons ensuring I meet their own personal needs and goals
and their health and safety.● Supervising volunteers and work experience students on the yard.
● Maintaining the yard to a high standard at all times as we have many visitors.

Giving any medication out if needed