ABOUT ME:

Me having some time away from the horses

Like most other kids, I wanted to ride, and in those days, we were allowed to help out at riding schools in exchange for riding. So from the age of 6, I was hooked on horses. About 7 years passed by and sadly I became allergic to horses and was forced to stop riding.

One day in my early thirties, I decided to see if I could actually be near horses without any allergic reaction. Hooray - success. Now I was hooked again, and within the first year of riding again, I had passed (with high results),  Levels 1, 2 & 3 of the British Horse Society Horse Owners Certificate and owned my first horse - Holly. Since then I have owned various equines, but I now have a lovely ex-polo mare, a young Shetland gelding and an older Welsh pony.

In October 2005, I started my freelance groom business part-time and in January 2006, I gave up full-time employment so I could work with horses all day. Since then, my days were spent caring for my horses, those on livery with me and on client sites. The arthritis in my back was finally pushed to its limit when I was hit in the rear whilst driving in November 2010, so I no longer able to offer freelance groom services or livery. 

As a BHS Gold Member, I am Insured for Personal Liability and Personal Accident in respect of my own horses or ones in my care. For more information, visit BHS membership.

Let me introduce you to my little family.

ABOUT BILLY B: 

Billy has been with me since June 2008. He is a very cheeky unregistered 10.2hh Shetland gelding. Billy is 6 but acts a lot older. He is absolutely brilliant in traffic and is so chilled out. Billy stands for ages while you scratch his belly and hind legs. He loves humans and follows me around and helps me empty the wheelbarrow in his own special way!  

ABOUT JOE BLACK: