From Dragon’s Den to horse pen
Dragon’s Den panelist Deborah Meaden has cash inward one's chips an ambassador for Hoof, the British Equestrian Federation’s (BEF) Olympic legacy.
Although non from a horsey background Meaden, who is a regular panelist for the BBC show, brutal inward honey amongst horses too ponies at an early on historic menses too bought her kickoff pony for £60 later saving her summertime vacation earnings.
“Being closed to horses too looking later them teaches of import life lessons too dependent area too is a goodness matter for immature people to learn involved amongst too do,” said Meaden, who forthwith owns several horses at habitation inward Somerset.
Meaden, a regular rider, especially appreciates the wellness too fitness benefits of riding too is peculiarly keen to back upwards the Hoof first ‘Take Back the Reins’, which aims to increase the numbers of lapsed too novel riders into the saddle, every bit a means of improving fitness too full general health.
“Any cast of riding – from hacking inward the countryside to grooming for a sporting dependent area – is a goodness musculus toner whilst having to concentrate on some other encephalon that isn’t human is goodness for clearing a busy head. When y'all learn it correct makes y'all appreciate goodness teamwork – I can’t imagine life without horses,” Meaden said.
The ‘Take Back the Reins’ programme has been developed past times Hoof every bit an first to learn to a greater extent than people riding through approved riding schools. It is a tailored serial of lessons aimed specifically at encouraging novel too one-time riders to lead maintain upwards or learn dorsum into riding inward a social atmosphere. The format seeks to address the chief barriers to the sport too matches the correct Equus caballus too coach to encounter participants on a journeying to finding their confidence too enjoying Equus caballus riding.
“Take Back the Reins is a rattling useful concern tool that riding pump proprietors tin move exercise to attract novel people into their schools,” Meaden said. “Products similar this offered through the Hoof Business Networks too the advice, guidance too back upwards they render is invaluable. I’d urge all equestrian businesses to learn involved too lead maintain payoff of this skillful help.”
BEF Chief Executive Andrew Finding said: “We are delighted that Deborah has agreed to hold out an Ambassador for Hoof. Not alone is she a bully exercise model inward that she has worked difficult to attain success inward business, only she also appreciates, through her ain experiences, the many benefits that riding too beingness closed to horses tin move convey to people of all ages.”
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