#28 Resilience, respect & equestrian employee rights | Chat with Ali Surrey Dane
Do you ever meet people in this life that you are immediately drawn to? What is the defining factor for you? For us, often it's a blend of grit, charisma, authenticity and a multifaceted skillset - which this episode's guest certainly has in spades!
Like many of the equestrian parents we've spoken to, Ali Surrey Dane has multiple hats to wear...
She runs and owns a livery yard - Hurston Dressage and Eventing
She's a British Dressage Coaching Certificate L3 coach and List 3 British Dressage judge
She's a rider (although seems to take that title with a pinch of salt!)
She's a Non-Executive Director for both the British Grooms Association and the Equestrian Employers Association
Of course, she's also a mummy, too - to one gorgeous little boy, Rafael!
How does she do it all... we'll never really know! But, on a sunny day in mid-March, we got up close and personal with the wonderful lady, herself.
In this episode, listeners can hear a little bit more about...
What Ali really think the equestrian industry needs more of (Clue: it's not horses!)
How she managed to buy herself a little Lusitano gelding... and not a big warmblood mare?
How a rough pregnancy doesn't necessarily mean a slow return to riding!
Her son and his namesake
How equestrian employers need to make changes for parents to sustain their own businesses
Plus, much more... in true Equestrian Mums Club fashion!