About Us
Sarah Houlden BSc Hons, EFI Level 2 Coach, UKCC Level 2, BHSAI.
Sarah
runs the family business at Strathearn Eventing living on site and is
married to Alastair, a charted surveyor in Edinburgh. Our two sons
James 8, and Rory 4, love the outdoors and enjoy their time around the
yard and life at Strathearn Eventing, they both ride.
Sarah has ridden since the age of two starting out with national
success in working hunter pony – Champion Working Hunter Pony Royal
International and numerous times Royal Highland and other county shows
and representing Scotland in the BSPS Championships. Eventing started
on Master Tilton winning the Pony Club Championships and representing
the British Pony Three Day Event Team on three occasions winning team
gold and bronze medals in Italy, Holland and Germany. Goosey Lucy
represented Britain in Juniors winning in Ireland and competed Blair
Castle International Horse Trails, whilst Dallamore, homebred advanced
mare was a member of the Rural Riders winning team Gold after a
successful career in the working hunter ring – Champion Royal Show and
four times Blair Champion
.
At the age of eighteen Sarah was third in the Bells Scottish
Personality of The Year awards. A former pupil of Kilgraston, Sarah won
the Schools Event Championships which subsequently kindled the
beginning of the very popular Kilgraston Schools Competition.
Sarah is well known for the production of young horses winning the
Scottish Novice Championships several times with her prolific winner
White Chief, one of the only horses to win a Young Event Horse
Championship two years earlier at Thirlestane. Dallamore was third and
highest placed mare at Burghley Young Event Horse Championships. Sarah
is currently producing for sale several homebred horses by Accondy,
Fleetwater Opposition and Eighty Eight Keys. Sarah obtained a BSc Hons
in International Agriculture and Equine Business Management at The
Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester.
Coaching is an important part of Strathearn Eventing and with Sarahs'
enthusiastic and fun approach as well as extensive qualifications and
experience she can help individuals, groups and clubs.
Hazel England
Hazel
has over 40 years experience in producing horses and ponies for
competition, a thorough knowledge of breeding lines and an exceptional
eye for horse correctness and conformation. In addition, Hazel has a
practical understanding of good equine husbandry and rehabilitaing
horses. Hazel’s experience is recognised in the industry as she is
frequently asked to Judge including at the Royal Highland show in 2010.
Picture on the right:
A promotional photograph taken in conjunction with Famous Grouse Whisky in 2010 for the Perth Show. Hazel has previously judged horses, Cattle and sheep at Perth Show.