Meet your Committee

Amanda Williams
Contact details:
Email Amanda
07703 651246

Chairman/Facebook

I have been a member of BKRC for many years, I am the club's Chairperson, and I also organise the Area 12 team jumping and keep Facebook up to date. 

I am a self employed accountant and live in Burnham, with my hubby Rich, two mad cats and a seriously mad dog. I have owned a horse since leaving home at 19 and have had some characters and disasters along the way, but it’s been an experience worth persevering with. My horse, Minstrel, has been with me for a couple of years now and is still quite green, but progressing well with schooling and jumping. We’ve got a lot of hard work to go but he’s a lovely chap and coming on well. He’s certainly got a pop in him and likes to jump the electric fence when he wants to come in. We’ll have a go at a bit of everything but I want to get back to the dressage eventually.

Carol Quantrill
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Email Carol
07808 740470

Club Secretary

I returned to being a member to BKRC a couple of years ago and also joined the committee!!  I have been around horses all my life, I think the bug struck when leaving hospital at 11 days old, I was plonked on a pony for a photo!  I have been exceptionally lucky to have some amazing 4 legged friends over the years, I have represented Mendip Farmers Pony Club at the National Championships in dressage and competed at HOYS in the cob section of Search for a Star.  I have 3 horses  – Hugo, Rupert and Charlie my beloved Exmoor  (or as he is known – my smiley pony).  I compete in dressage and show at County level with Hugo and Rupert.  I have had a number of roles on the committee, but this year will be Club and Member secretary.  Bring on the fun!!!!!!!​

Mel Allen

​Winter Dressage Series Show Secretary

​I have been a member for a few years and wanted to give something back to the club. I am also on a number of other local committees and organise the Mark Horse Show.

I live in Mark with my  step-son Cam, my dog Mishka, chickens, a duck, a peacock, a cat and 4 horses!  It is safe to say – I absolutely LOVE animals and lead a very busy but fulfilling life!! 
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I have been riding all of my life and take huge pleasure in learning new ways of working with horses.  I have two very special ponies, Loz who has taught me so much and I am extremely proud of the horse he has become! We regularly compete in British Dressage and he loves fun rides and a good gallop – but does not jump (ever!)  And then there is Bobert...We have been taking things slowly, mainly because he is the most accident prone horse I have ever met!!! However, when he manages to keep four hooves evenly on the ground we enjoy a spot of jumping and some dressage. I hope to event Bobert, but I have been saying that for two years now.... maybe one day..... 

I join in with as much as I can, training, clinics, competitions and team Area 12 qualifiers.  I was fortunate to be in the teams representing the club at the NAF National Championships in Lincoln two years running in dressage, show jumping and style  – one of the BEST riding experiences, spent with brilliant people!  BKRC is a fantastic club, I am really looking forward to making more memories with like-minded people. 

Rachael Davis
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Bio and pic to follow

Amanda Holmes
Contact details:
​bkrctraining@gmail.com
07846 141192

Treasurer / Training

Keep an eye on the BKRC members only facebook group for all the posts about upcoming training!

Bio to follow

Sarah Herniman
Contact details:
07812 708534

Rosettes

I have been fortunate to have had horses and ponies in my life for about forty years. When I was young I use to take part in local gymkhanas and enjoyed hacking out with my friends. When my Daughter came along, Rachel showed the same passion and love for horses as me. We are both fortunate to have our own horses living at home with us. We enjoy hacking out and fun rides, in 2012 I found Sebastian he is a 17 hand chestnut Irish sports horse who has a laid back attitude to life.

We joined in 2015 years ago and have had great fun so far. I look forward to meeting you all in the year ahead. I hope you share the same attitude as me and the rest of the committee - come along and enjoy it, give it a go.

Kelly Logan
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Website / Scribe

I moved to Somerset in 2015 and joined BKRC the following year. I was looking for a nice friendly club and one that would let all members join in and enter team events. BKRC were so friendly and I have already had a lot of fun - including a trip to Lincoln to do the National Dressage Champs in 2017.

Perhaps the best thing to come from joining the club, was that I met Ros Burridge and her pony Freddie, who I bought in Jan 2018. He's the best thing ever and I look forward to our journey together.

​The club has been so welcoming that I wanted to help out, so I offered my services to update the website. I also write any required articles / press releases, however, since PR officer sounds very grand for what I actually do, I've just called it - Scribe. 

Looking forward to meeting you all at BKRC shows. 

Laura Richardson
Contact details:
Email Laura
07738287751 

BKRC Show Secretary

I’ve been a member of BKRC for years on and off.  In the early years I enjoyed competing in the Area 12 Show Jumping with my mare, Storm.  But as work commitments became more time consuming, I just had less time with my own horses.  I bred a foal (Sunny Spells) out of my mare.  Sunny is my current horse.  He is 9 years old now but still very green as he’s had on going stifle locking problems.  In 2015 we operated and cut the medial patella ligament and we’ve not looked back, he’s fitter than ever and has been out competing at British Eventing 80.  I’ve had many experiences with horses, from becoming a riding instructor, breaking and training, showing and laying the scent for the drag hunt.  But after working for Caroline Keevil P2P/National Hunt as head girl, my passion is racing!

When I had my children, Rosie, and William, my racing work had to take a back seat, so I re-trained and qualified as a Human and Equine Sports Massage Therapist, which I now do full time alongside running my livery yard.
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Kim Payne

Membership