Instructors & Training

Selina Cawkwell - The Story So Far!

I began riding at 4 yrs at a local riding school. Got my own pony at 10 and

began competing at local Riding and Pony Clubs. By 15 I had JA ponies and

was travelling the National circuit culminating in representing GB in a

pony team in Ireland. I progressed to Young Rider classes with 2 Grade A

horses and novice horses to produce and sell. With the Grade A's I

continued on the National circuit regularly competing at all the major UK

shows. I competed at RIHS 4 times at the NEC in the National Young Riders

Champs and 5 times at HOYS my best results being 3rd and 5th in the

National Grade A Champs and the Pro Am class with John Whitaker. I rode

again in the England team in Scotland where we won the gold medal and then

was selected for the European Young Riders Championships in Belgium.

Unfortunately I contracted meningitis and had to give up my place on the

team. During this time I trained with some of the best trainers in the

country at the time including Dick Stillwell, Mike Saywell and John Lanni.

After Young Riders I took some time out to travel and came back to the

sport in 1997. I started with one horse whom I bought just broken, produce

him to Grade A and sold him on. I then got the producing bug and continued

buying young horses to produce and sell and so through friends in Holland

my business Milton Warmbloods evolved. I caught the eye of a few notable

owners and spent a short time producing youngsters for Paul Fabrications

and then rode some older Grade A horses for former British Chef d'Equipe

Ronnie Massarella. I also started training with Malcolm Pyrah who still

helps me to date. My producing business has gone from strength to strength

and as well as selling a few horses to Guernsey and Jersey I have also sold

horses to Malaysia, Taiwan, Spain and the USA. Some of my horses have been

bought by top riders in this country and gone on to great things. Paladin

is jumping the International circuit in America with Norman Dello Joio and

Oberon recently won the National Championship in Taiwan. Ralma was 4th in

the 5yo Championship with me at Scope and then was bought by Malcolm Pyrah.

I now am the agent for top Canadian/Chinese rider Samantha Lam who is

training for the Beijing Olympics and I have a few horses that I am

producing for her too. I have many pupils at home who range from novice

riders to top level Eventers and show jumpers. I continue producing young

horses and my ambition is to find a horse who will one day compete at the

Olympics. I have a big yard in the centre of England in Doncaster where as

well as selling and training we do liverys and have a few shows in our

indoor arena.