Meet the Team
Beverley (Tigga) Gough Position - Partner and chief instructor Qualifications - ABRS Reg Instructor, NVQ Level 3 Riding and stable management, D32/D33 up to and including level 3, BHS Riding and road safety, First Aid at work, CRB Checked, child protection course. Favourite Horse - Mackinley. Likes - Purple, seafood, milk chocolate, vodka, children, x factor, parties, cooking, laughter. Dislikes - Dishonesty, child and animal abuse, bad manners. Favourite saying - “I CAN” and "Kick on"
Ian Rodger Position - Partner. Qualifications - First Aid at work, child protection course. Favourite Horse - Kitty. Likes - New Zealand, Bike racing, High speed motor sports, rugby. Dislikes - two faced people, football. Favourite Race Track - Isle of Mann
Yasmin (Yazi) Gough Position - Yard Manager. Qualifications - NVQ Level 3 riding and stable management, ABRS ITA, ABRS Riding and road safety, ABRS Progressive tests 1 - 7 Favourite Horse - “I Love them All” Likes - ice cream, clubbing, sleeping, dancing, and the colour brown. Dislikes - green, smoking and drinking Favourite song - Follow me by Uncle Kracker.
Alex Kurton Position - Yard Groom/student Qualifications - NVQ Level 1 horse care and riding, ABRS Progressive tests 1 - 3. Presently on NVQ Level 2 course. Favourite horse - Murphy and Kitty. Likes - My job, horses, riding, family, getting together with yard girls, Ben & Jerry’s Fish Food, dancing, laughing, face book!!!! Dislikes - Interruption, lying, vindictiveness, people against hunting Favourite discipline - Cross Country - “One day I hope to do it without falling off”
Hazel Langthorne Position - Groom/student Qualifications - NVQ Level 2 Riding & stable management, ABRS progressive Tests 1 - 5, child protection course, currently studying towards NVQ Level 3 Likes - Cats
Kylie Sparks Position - Yard Groom/student Qualifications - First diploma in horse management, ABRS Progressive tests 1 - 4, BHS Stage 1 riding and stable management. Presently studying towards NVQ level 2 Favourite Horse - Kitty and Safari. Likes - Horses, riding, music, dancing, alcohol, beaches, scary films, ann summers. Dislikes - Spiders, Bridget Jones knickers, dog poo! Favourite Event Rider - Matthew Wright “who made me fall off 3 times in one lesson!”
Kirsten Sparks Position - Yard Groom/student Qualifications - ABRS Progressive tests 1 - 3. Presently studying towards NVQ Level 2 Favourite Horse - Hercules. Likes - Ski-ing, music, men, horses, the colour blue, tattoo’s. Dislikes - Beer bellies, the labour party. Favourite film - Point Break.
Tony McGinn Position - Yard Groom/student Qualifications - Presently working towards NVQ level 2 then studying to become a farrier. Favourite Horse - Hercules. likes - Liverpool, Radio 2, stacking the muck heap and keeping fit.
Amy Lou Massen Position - Part time Yard Groom/student Qualifications - NVQ Level riding and stable management, ABRS progressive tests 1 - 5. Presently working towards NVQ level 2
Christina Position - Junior Groom/student Qualifications - presently working towards NVQ level 1. Favourite Horse- Flicka Favourite Hobby - Snow boarding