My journey with horses

I was 10 years old when I was put on a pony for the first time. He very quickly figured out I had no idea what I was doing, as any self respecting riding school pony would. I had akwardly gotten him down to a little sand arena about 50m away from the stables when he turned around and took off at full speed back to the stables – it felt like full speed to me, it was probably a fast trot but I was completely enchanted. In that moment, bouncing around in my saddle with the biggest smile on my face, I had genuinely found where I belonged.

As a teenager, I looked after my own horse at home and spent every afternoon riding out with my school friends. Those were magical years and led me to follow my dream to ride in England, where I rode for Freddie Welch, a respected horseman who became my mentor. Working for Freddie was like horse university – riding up to eight horses a day, competing three times a week, completely immersed in that world. This experience shaped my future of breeding horses and making working with horses my full time living.

When I had grown up I found another passion: technology. After discovering programming leaving school, I found I loved solving problems through code. My first job was as a computer programmer which helped me afford to keep my horses. These two worlds of mine worked together well – the first mares I bought for breeding were paid for by writing a custom system for a local dairy.

For over 25 years, I bred warmblood horses that excelled in competition and became beloved companion horses to the best homes. Even then, my tech background proved very useful. I used spreadsheets and systems to track everything from mares’ cycles to vaccination schedules to marketing and selling our horses.

What I’m Building Now

I’m bringing my two passions together to create practical, affordable horse management tools. Having struggled with mountains of paperwork running a very busy stud farm, I know how overwhelming horse management can be. I want to build the digital tools I find help all the processes of looking after horses.

Why?

After 40+ years with horses, I want to share my knowledge of horses and all forms of technology give me a way to reach more people and create tools that make horse ownership more enjoyable and less stressful.

Thank you for being here. Horses have shaped my life, and I’m using what I’ve learned over so many years to give something back to the community that love horses as much as I do.

It is all about the horses and the people who love them!