Liz Harrington

Travelling Head Person and Racing Secretary 

Liz takes care of the day to day office work for me and she is in charge of overseeing all the horses going racing and attending racedays. 

 Racing is what she lives for.

Georgina Murgatroyd

Head Girl

Georgie joined me in the summer of 2011. Georgie works to a very high standard which is fantastic for me knowing that the staff care. She has a great deal of experience in the eventing and horse racing world. She is a great help to me and a hard-working team player. She has horses of her own who she regularly competes in her own time. Georgie is also in the office when she has time.

Millie Wonnacott

Conditional Jockey and Barn leader

Millie joined the yard in September 2016 and has fitted in well proving a very valuable member here at Conkwell. taking on the role of barn leader in 2017.

She has worked with horses from a young age and has a pony racing background, alongside a very successful career in showing and show jumping. she is a brilliant horsewoman.

Millie was lady novice champion for Devon and Cornwall for the 2017/2018 point to point season, Millie has now turned conditional and is making a name for herself and has ridden some great Saturday winners for us.

Anna Small

Barn Leader

Anna joined the yard in late January 2017. She came to us after completing a three month course at the Northern Racing College as well as gaining her Level 3 Diploma in Equine Management. Anna is a hard working member of the team.

Harry Reed

Jockey

Harry joined us in January 2017. He has had plenty of race-riding experience and has fitted in well with the other lads. He has been around horses from a very young age and has done plenty of hunting and pony-racing. He is a valued member of the team and a great horseman.

Harry celebrated losing his claim as a conditional in the beginning of 2021.

 Victoria Malzard

Amateur Jockey

Vic joins us this season (2020/2021) after spending the first half of last season with us before returning to her yard in Jersey, Vic has plenty of experience riding horses her mum is the leading trainer in Jersey and Vic has grown up around horses, she is an incredibly capable rider and is very good at settling hot headed and quirky horses. and we are looking forward to what this season brings, she is incredibly dedicated and hardworking and has a wealth of knowledge.

Andriy Severin

Head Yard Man

Andriy has been with me since the first day I started training. He is a very experienced horseman and all of his experience has been on the yard. Andriy is a very conscientious worker and a very trustworthy man. Andriy will not leave a job until it is done properly.

Ashleigh Wicheard

Assistant Travelling Girl 

Ashleigh is our assistant travelling girl. Ashleigh had a few years away from racing and during that time she completed her Mastry in NLP, she has returned to help with the travelling and also riding out when she isnt racing. she is a fabulous person to have around she knows the job inside out and is an asset to the team, she turns the horses out to a very high standard, has a great knowledge of racing and general horse care as well as riding to a high standard,

Yuriy Oberemok

3rd Travelling Lad, yard and maintenance man

Yuriy helps muck out around the yard when needed and is very good with the handyman jobs. He is a great help and very useful to us all.

Yuri has also got his HGV licence and helps with driving the lorry and attending race meetings when he is required too.

Dalpat Singh

Barn Leader

Dalpat joined in summer 2015 and has worked in racing since a young age. He has worked in several different countries, he loves to go racing with the horses he rides and is a reliable member of the team.

Alex John

Yard Man

Alex is a hard worker on the yard. He always has a smile on his face and is very polite and helpful. He works to a high standard and is very quick and efficient - he's a good member of the team.

Sara Maggi

Stable Lass

Sara joins us having obtained her level one at the Northern racing college and is currently working towards her level two. Sara has always been around horses and has a horse back in Italy. Sara has previously travelled across Europe as a Show Groom for an Irish showjumper. Sara has found her career path in racing from travelling in Australia where she was working for Emirates Park's throughbred stud and then their yearling team finally finishing her stint in Australia working in a flat yard. 

Anoup Pil

Yard Man

Anoup has been with us for 4 years now he is an asset around tyhe yard and cares about his horses and he has great standards. he is always happy to help and muck in

Maddy Jones

Stable Lass

Maddie joins us this season having previously been in a smaller yard. 

 Oleg Gavrysk

Yard Man

Oleg has joined the team in the spring of 2018 having previously had plenty of experience in flat racing, he has worked for Mark Johnson and Andrew Balding before joining us, he has a great love of racing and a great passion for the horses, he has very high standards and loves to go racing. he always has a smile on his face and a good bit of banter to go with it.

Shannon Cussen

Stable lass

Shannon has recently joined us from a show jumping yard where she was in charge, she has previous experiece with racing as well. In her spare time Shannon has a love for dressage and is aiming to hopefully represent Ireland if she can in the future with her horse. Shannon is dedicated and knowledgable and her love of horses is evident.

Hannah Sheppard

Work Rider

Hannah joined us in the 2019/2020 season and is a big asset to the team, her background in eventing is a real plus here, having evented to a high level and still competing now.  Hannah's knowledge and experience really helps us here.

Steph Hewitt

Work Rider

Steph joins us this season as a work rider,

She has plenty of experience with racehorses, alongside hunting, eventing and producing horses. 

Luke Roberts

Stable Lad

Luke again joined us last season 2019/20 season having previously worked in another yard. Luke has settled in, and is keen to learn and advance his knowledge in racing and gain more experience.

Chloe Eyers

 Stable Girl

Chloe has recently returned to Conkwell after working in a pre-training and breaking yard as well as a stint in a dealers yard gaining alot of extra knowledge.

Chloe is great to have around and rides and turns out the horses very well. she has a love for the horses she rides and is great to have around.

in here spare time Chloe has her own horses she produces and competes as well.  

Emily Rose

Stable Girl

Emily has joined us this season she previously did some saturday work for us helping round the yard, she joins us combining working for us with going to college. she is passionate about the horses and learning about horse care and racing and has certainly caught the racing bug!!

Charlotte Callaway

work rider

Charlotte brings alot of knowledge to the team and is a great rider. She has competed outside of racing in eventing and showjumping and produces young horses from her yard at home. She is a great horse woman, and brilliant for us to have around as she is brilliant with the young horses and those that need bringing out of their shell. she is also great fun to have around a a great team player. 

Lloyd Applegate

part-time stable lad

Lloyd joins us this season and has quickly fitted in to the team, he has an absolute love for the sport and for the horses and is a great team player and is keen to learn. he is always there to help out and he rides really well. Lloyd is aiming to get his flat liecence out to ride when he turns sixteen but for now is aiming to ride in pony races while he still can. 

Joan Cousins

Part-Time Stable Lass

Joan has been with us for a couple of seasons, joining us from the stud she had worked at for over 20 years before it closed down due to the owners retiring. She has a plethora of experience from working with foals, to breaking horses in, completing pre-training and has also ridden in point to points. In her spare time, Joan loves socialising with friends and eating out and she is a vital member of the team.

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Sam Ward

Part-Time Stable Lass

Sam joins us several days a week and brings a wealth of experience, having worked for several yards in the past. She has worked with breakers and been involved in pre-training as well as having experience hunting and showing. She only joins us part time as she has a young daughter and is busy running her sheep farm. 

Honor Bensley

Part time help.

Honor has been with us for a couple of years working every weekend and holiday. she has now gone to college after gaining some suberb GCSE results where she is now doing her A Level's in order to go on and study to be an equine vet. Honor is a massive help around the yard and can turn her hand to many of the horsecare jobs that need doing. she is passionate about racing and also the horses.

Annie Doherty

Part time work rider.

Annie has been with us for a couple of season's coming in at weekends and any free time she has to ride out. Always happy to chip in and help out she is fab to have around.

Ed Wilkinson

Farrier

Ed has been with us since we moved up to Conkwell, he is a massive part of the team, he brings a wealth of knowledge to the yard and helps to keep the horses on the road and sound. As the saying goes no foot, no horse, and Ed is incredibly expericenced and one of the very best in the business.

Alongside shoeing for us, he shoes a lot of top class eventers and competition horses up to and including Olympic level horses in different disciplines, as well as a lot of vet referal work, and has shod on the London leg of the Global Champions Tour among other high class events.

Laura Biro

Equine Dentist

 Laura is responsible for looking after all of our horses teeth and mouths here at Conkwell, it is imperative that the horses are happy and comfortable in their mouths in order to perform well.

Laura became a Dental Technician in 2014 after graduating from The American School of Equine Denistry in Wyoming. Following on from graduating Laura was lucky enough to work for Dr Richard Millera leading Dental Vet in California, she travelled the length and breadth of the States treating equine mouths of all disciplines, in his state of the art mobile clinic and became a member of the International Association of Equine Dental Technicians.

On returning to the UK Laura set up her business Laura Biro Equine Dentistry. Although not from a racing background Laura has developed a real love for Thoroughbreds  and really loves treating the horses on our yard.

Laura is based not far from the yard and keeps her own horses a few minutes from our stables. 

Tori Anstey

Equine Sports Therapist

Tori is a valuable asset to our team here at Conkwell, treating all of our horses and keeping them supple and sound and feeling well.

Using a mixture of the techniques she is qualified in, keeps our horses soft and loose and moving well through their bodies and helping to stop problems before they arise, maintaining them during training and running, and of course treating those with issues that arise during training or after a race, just like you would any human athlete, so they preform at their very best, the added bonus is our horses adore being treated by Tori and all come away feeling so much better.

Tori has a background in racing having worked and ridden out for the Pitman's in Lambourn for a while, she treats horses from multi disciplines alongside other racing yards.

Tori is a registered therapist based in Frome covering a large area from Lambourn down through Wiltshire to Somerset, offering Sports Massage, Mctimoney-Corley, Bowen Therapy and photizo light therapy.