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About City Saddles

About City Saddles

A group of professionals based in London have created City Saddles, the networking group for those with a passion for all things equestrian.

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We have an exciting calendar of events, from drinks receptions to yard visits, all of which have an equestrian theme.  As a member of the group you will receive a regular email newsletter and invitations to all of our events.  We also welcome ideas and suggestions for future events. 

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To be part of this unique group please click on the saddles below to go straight to our LinkedIn group or see the website footer for contact details.

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COMMITTEE MEMBERS

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AMANDA GRAY
 

Partner at Mishcon Private, specialising in Art Law and Luxury Assets. Amanda enjoys riding in her spare time

Click on the icon above to go to Amanda's LinkedIn page.

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LOUISE HARRISON

Louise is a Director at Savills and specialises in the sale of farms, estates and equestrian property, she's the former owner of eventing website Eventing Worldwide and enjoys riding at weekends.

Click on the icon above to go to Louise's LinkedIn page.

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ANTONIA COSBY

Antonia specialises in the buying and selling of rural estates during the week, and careering around on horses at the weekend.

Click on the icon above to go to Antonia's LinkedIn page.

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DAVID LISTER
 

David has been at the forefront of complex matrimonial law for over three decades in central London. He is a keen equestrian with his daughter attempting to be (with limited success ) a dressage expert at Greenacres in Harpenden.  David is a senior Partner of Vardags, an International Family Law Firm.

Click on the icon above to go to David's LinkedIn page.

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FIONA LAURENCE

 

 

Fiona worked in London as a dispute resolution Solicitor for over 30 years. Having recently moved to Cumbria Fiona is taking a career break and training to be a mediator - and also taking the opportunity to go riding in the wonderful Cumbrian countryside

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EILEEN HARTE 

 

 

Eileen runs a thoroughbred breeding and consigning business with her husband.  She is a mentor for Women In Racing and enjoys going racing especially when she has bred a runner!  

Click on the icon above to go to Eileen's LinkedIn page.

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BEE HATTON 

 

 

Bee Hatton is a Director at Central Associates, an investigation firm specialising in Due Diligence and Surveillance. Bee comes from a horse loving family and has always ridden. Her time is now mostly spent being chief groom for her daughters.

Click on the icon above to go to Bee's LinkedIn page.

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Committee Members
EVENTS

EVENTS DIARY 
CLICK ON THE LINKS
BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS 

Click on the icon above to go to David's LinkedIn page.

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2023 EVENTS DIARY 
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SEPTEMBER 2023
 

Join us for a ride around the beautiful Cotswolds, starting
and finishing at the Cotswold Farm Park with a pub stop
on route and lunch at the end.  This event will be in 
September, it's a 10 mile route with optional jumps along
the way, bring your own horse or hire one locally,  get in touch for more details. 

For further information on these events please
email us: citysaddles@gmail.com

UPCOMING EVENTS 2023

  • We are arranging a wonderful tour of the Household Cavalry, Windsor, in October and will have more details here shortly.

 

 

  • We have options to book spaces at the London International Horse Show, Excel Centre, Dec 13-18th 2024.

      Register your interest here.

Past Events

Past Events

CLASSICAL RIDING ACADEMY EVENT, 16th March 2023

Our members enjoyed a fabulous experience at the Classical Riding Academy. A great afternoon was had with Natasha Oliphant at her academy. A few City Saddles members braved Duke the machine and had their riding postures revised by Natasha, followed by a dressage demo on Cecil, Natasha's Spanish horse. It was an eye opener in how to change your seat to improve a horse's movement, and the writer would definitely recommend a visit"  

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Click here for more photos of the event. 

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TATTERSALLS EVENT
THE SCEPTRE SESSION THOROUGHBRED AUCTION

We welcome guests to a wonderful meal in the Red Room restaurant, Tattersalls with welcome drinks sponsored by Keith Harte Bloodstock LTD, a consignor at the sale.  We then took our place in the atmospheric sales ring to watch some of the worlds top fillies go through the ring for 

as much as 1million guineas!  A very exciting and informative event with Bobby Jackson from the marketing team giving us a great informative talk. 

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Click here for more photos from Tattersalls Sceptre Event. 

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BROOK EVENT - For the Love of the Horse

Some photos from our fabulous joint event 'For The Love of Horses' with Brooke Charity on Wednesday  16th November/
Sir Alastair Stewart and The Hon. Harry Herbert entertained us for the evening with stories of horses and Queens! Thank you to all those who attended to support this wonderful charity. 

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For more photos click here for the Brook Event Gallery.

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METROPOLITAN POLICE

A fascinating tour of the London Metropolitan police branch's stables  and museum where City Saddles members met loyal service animals and heard  about their roles at major events followed by lunch at a local gastro pub in Surrey. 

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NEWMARKET GALLOPS

City Saddles members have gathered early in Newmarket on a few occasions for trainers tours including Hugo Palmers and Ray Guest.  Champagne breakfast with the trainer followed by a visit to the numerous prestigious Newmarket Gallops gives you an appetite for lunch at the Jockey Club Rooms. 

What  a fantastic way to spend a day in Newmarket. 

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ICONIC LLOYD'S VISIT

An exclusive and fascinating tour around the trading floor of the iconic Lloyd's building in London where much of the industry's bloodstock insurance is brokered  followed by an excellent lunch at a local London restaurant where some successful networking took place. 

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GEORGE BAKER RACING

George and his wife Candida run a very 'open house' at Robins Farm is their state of the art racehorse training facility situated in beautiful countryside on the Surrey – West Sussex border.  We enjoyed a fabulous tour of the yard and saw horses go through their daily exercise on the beautiful gallops.  Always the entertainers, win or lose, George and Candida joined us for a spectacular lunch nearby.  Find out more about George Baker Racing and read George's entertaining blog by clicking the photo.  

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HYDE PARK BARRACKS

A Private tour of the amazing Hyde Park Barracks, Knightsbridge, London.  They were often known as Knightsbridge Barracks and this name is still sometimes used informally. The barracks are 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) from Buckingham Palace, enabling the officers and soldiers of the Household Cavalry to be available to respond speedily to any emergency at the Palace, practice drills at Horse Guards Parade or beyond and conduct other more ceremonial duties.

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CHARITY 

City Saddles is proud to have a charity partner. We have previously supported Spinal Research and raised over £2,000, for the year ahead, we are excited to announce that our charity partner is
Brooke - Action for Working Horses, Donkeys and Mules. 
Whilst City Saddles membership is free, we ask members for a donation for each event they attend. 

You can donate directly to our justgiving
page by clicking on the link below.

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