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Debbie McCormack
- Centre Manager |
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Debbie has been at
Kingsbarn since September 2007 where she joined the
team as the Marketing & Events Manager on a
part-time basis. This role soon evolved into a
full-time Operations Manager and then in February
2008, she progressed to Centre Manager. |
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Debbie has a wealth
of equestrian experience having owned ponies and
horses since the age of 8 and has successfully
competed BSJA at both Junior & Senior level. Her
career background however lies in financial services
having worked for two of the UK’s biggest banks over
a 20 year period. She learned the retail & business
banking basics with RBS then left to join Barclays
Stockbrokers where she worked in a managerial roles
before progressing to Senior Management with the
responsibility of implementing and managing the
strategic direction of virtual Training Teams across
the Stockbrokers business in the UK. |
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Debbie was sponsored
by Barclays through a Degree in Leadership with
Nottingham & Trent University and then moved on to
become Development Partner Manager for Barclays
Wealth before taking a year off to have a baby.
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Following the birth
of her daughter in November 2006, and the change in
priorities that comes with that, Debbie left
Barclays to spend more time at home with her family.
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Debbie’s plan for the
future is to gain professional qualifications in the
equestrian field. The main priority though is to
create a successful, innovative and diverse business
at Kingsbarn. |
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Elaine Caie
- Marketing
Manager |
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Elaine Caie joined
the Kingsbarn Team in August 2008 as Marketing
Manager. Her role is to develop our marketing
strategy ensuring a clear line of sight to the
overall strategic objectives of the business |
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Elaine has been
self-employed for a number of years whereby she has
established and managed her successful property
business. Prior to that, she owned Coffee Shops and
worked within the retail sector demonstrating a vast
food and retail knowledge. |
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Elaine has three
daughters that all ride and she spends most of her
time supporting them in their pursuits.
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Yvonne MacFarlane BHSI
- Chief Coach |
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Yvonne joined
Kingsbarn in March 2008 as Chief Coach and is
responsible for overseeing the quality and standards
of coaching at Kingsbarn. Yvonne is also
responsible for the BHS Examinations and actively
trains BHS candidates from Stage 1 to BHSII, amongst
others. With Yvonne’s extensive equestrian
background and knowledge, she provides daily
support, guidance and advice. |
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Yvonne was a working
pupil at Hampsley Hollow in Wiltshire where she
gained her BHSAI. She then gained her BHSII and
Business Certificate at Newark Technical College
before training for her Stable Managers Certificate
at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire. She then attended
Berriewood Stud Farm in Shrewsbury gaining her NVQ
Assessor Level 3 and TBLB Units before returning to
Stoneleigh to complete her BHSI. |
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She was a junior
instructor at Bowfield Riding & Country Club where
she won the Scottish heat of the Lloyds Bank Young
Instructor of the Year. In between her studies
Yvonne worked for Busby Equitation Centre, a Stage
IV Intermediate Teaching, Training and Examination
Centre, as Head Girl before accepting the position
of General Manager at The Equestrian Centre & Hotel
in North Wales, where they were voted Best Riding
School in 1997. |
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Yvonne worked
freelance for a number of years enabling her to
spend more time with her husband and children and in
2006, was nominated for and awarded the BHS Scotland
Farney Grange Trophy as the most popular instructor
in Scotland and was runner up in both 2007 & 2008. |
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Colleen Moore BHSII
- Riding
School Manager |
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Colleen has been
at Kingsbarn Equestrian Centre since July 2007 and
heads up the Riding School. Her time is split
between coaching and looking after the other
coaches, organising lesson timetables, new
activities, newsletters, helping with horse welfare,
riding and schooling of horses and many other
associated Riding School tasks. |
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She has been
riding since a very young age and in her youth
competed in junior and young riders BSJA. At 18 she
took a gap year from studies and headed out to do
voluntary work at a Bosnian refugee camp during the
warring years, returning to do her BSc thereafter.
Following university she went on to work in the
corporate environment; managing and selling in the
scientific equipment field and then onto corporate
hospitality. This gave her the opportunity to travel
around the world and see different cultures and
traditions. |
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Since recently
starting her BHS career and exams, she has found her
love of eventing and competed in the south of
England and is currently enjoying the challenges of
the Scottish eventing circuit. She completed her
training at a very busy and popular training yard in
England. During this time, she competed in various
dressage competitions bringing on clients horse
taking them to finals and winning winter dressage
leagues alike. |
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Her aim is to
achieve the BHSI in the near future and to make
Kingsbarn a place people and horses enjoy coming to.
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Kirsty Birss BHSAI
- Yard Manager
& Coach |
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Kirsty came to
Kingsbarn in Nov 2007 as a livery client having
moved from the north of Scotland to the Central
belt. |
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She joined the
Kingsbarn coaching team as a freelance BHSAI
instructor in March 2008. In May, Kirsty joined the
team full-time having been offered the position of
Yard Manager. |
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Kirsty has her own
horses and competes in BE eventing. Kirsty is a
qualified PE teacher however has changed direction
to work full-time in the equestrian industry where
we look forward to her becoming a full-time coach
with us. |
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