Anna was born with a passion for horses and has spent her entire life surrounded by them. At the age of eight she was first introduced to Monty Robert's methods, and with great interest started to learn the language of the horse. She later became involved in point-to-pointing and racing, focusing her attention on improving the starting methods adopted in many racing yards both in England and Germa
ny. After travelling to California in 2007 to help assist with a Monty Roberts special training clinic, Anna decided to embark on the journey of becoming a Monty Roberts Instructor and "help make the world a better place for horses and for people" (Monty Roberts). In 2012, she became the youngest Monty Roberts Instructor in the world, joining the other 50 Instructors at the time. She has since become one of the limited Instructors deemed capable of teaching the advance course at Monty’s. Whilst out in America, Anna became heavily involved with Valley View Ranch Equine Rescue and decided to move out there and manage the organisation, helping re-home and rehabilitate over 200 horses. During this time, she focused more on Western riding and became interested in the training techniques adopted by the likes of Ray Hunt, Bill Dorrance and Buck Brannaman, and combined those she had learnt from Monty, to form her own style, mixing both the English and Western disciplines, designed to suit any horse. She then went on to work at Monty Robert’s Farm as both an Instructor and trainer, teaching various courses including 'Horse Sense for Healing', a programme designed to assist with PTSD in War Veterans using equine therapy. In 2013 Anna moved back to England to set up her own business, Discover Equus which she then took over to Hungary, creating an equi-tourism business which included training and educating to improve the welfare of horses worldwide. She has since returned to The UK where she has her own facility in the South West of England offering training, courses and lessons. Her passion mainly lies in gentling wild horses to become acclimatized to people and building their confidence or overcoming behavioural issues such as non-loaders. When time permits Anna works overseas teaching at Monty’s or in more recent years, managing Dream Catcher Wild Horse Sanctuary. Here she spends her time gentling and training wild Mustangs to provide them with the tools to help them be adoptable and flourish in the future.
