Kate grew up with the Teme Valley Pony Club and Hunt and spent many years show jumping and eventing as a member of the Pony Club team. She was also a member of the Radnorshire Riding Club and evented as a novice. Kate worked on a yard exercising Point to Pointers in the winter and teaching children to ride ponies during the summer. After University she worked as a groom in Australia, firstly just outside Perth for the Moondyne Polo Club for a season and then near Melbourne for the Ellerslie and Camperdown Hunt.
Upon her return to the UK she moved to London to undertake her LPC and exercised the Calvary horses in Hyde Park for the Blues and Royals. She spent September 2006 working at a livery yard just outside Badminton grooming and exercising young horses. Since moving to the Midlands Kate has had the privilege of having her own horses again and is planning to event.
Kate studied law and qualified in August 2006. She has been at Else Commercial Solicitors since October 2006 practising general commercial litigation, specialising in equine law. With her knowledge of the horse world Kate will offer advice and assistance to those who find themselves with a problem, or to those who want to put things in place to prevent problems arising in the first place.
Lizz started out in ponies as a child living in Birmingham. After moving to Marchington, Uttoxeter in 1985 she started a two-year Youth Training Scheme at Field House Equestrian Centre under the tuterlage of Sue Snow. With a BHS AI under her belt, she left for college in West Oxford and gained a BTec ND in Thoroughbred Management.
After deciding that some international experience would be advantageous, Lizz headed to America and Australia. During this time she worked on Studs and Race Yards with eventers and show-jumpers all over the country and gained experince as a freelance instructor. After raising a family Lizz graduated with an Hons Degree in Psychology and an MSC in Occupational Psychology and now owns a Health and Safety Consultancy called Trent Safety People.
The company specialises in providing advice on health and safety responsibilities and occupational health issues. From Lizz's experience of the equine community she is aware that health and safety is an issue many yards deal with, especially those open to the public and taking on students. Anyone with premises that other people access, needs to be aware of how current legislations may apply to them. Lizz aims to offer advice and information to equine businesses who are unsure of their health and safety duties.