Rosie has been riding internationally in demonstrations for Kelly Marks for 4 years, and was Monty Roberts UK tour rider from 2009-2011, (the first ever female to get the job!). Rosie has been working with problem horses since she was a young teenager, and became the youngest ever Recommended Associate of Intelligent Horsemanship 5 years ago at the age of 21. She is an open minded horsewoman, stealing tricks and techniques from any successful method to add to her own, and has learned from various sources: She got her stickability from riding for dealers and buying ponies from sales, learned about herd instincts first hand with wild mustangs in Colorado. From Chris Bartle, to Pat Burgess, to Heather Moffett, not to mention the fantastic education with Kelly and Monty, Rosie has been lucky enough to learn from some of the best. She has a passion for producing light and willing ridden horses that can go on to further success in competition or simply become a safe, pleasurable and cooperative ride, and firmly believes there is a place for horse behaviourism in competition horse production as well as for grass roots riders.
On top of her equine career Rosie graduated last year as a mature(ish) Anthropology student at Sussex University. She focused on human-animal interactions in her dissertation and graduated with first class honours Following this, in September 2012 Rosie and her partner set off on a seven month trip, starting in India and finishing in Argentina visiting horse people from every walk of life as they went. Find out more about her travels here.
