Sophie has been involved with a variety of animals throughout her childhood, and currently has Lola, an eighteen-month-old golden Labrador, who loves swimming, mud and sleeping by log fires in equal measures! Sophie has been living and breathing horses since a very early age, spending most of her childhood riding and caring for ponies. She knew she wanted a job involving animals from an early age, and an interest in lameness and therapy later developed. From her mid teenage and university years, Sophie groomed and rode part time for a 4* professional event rider, learning valuable skills and understanding the qualities required for the successful competition horse. Sophie also groomed for an equine charity. A yearlong build up included shows at HOYS, Olympia and the Royal Windsor Horse Show, leading up to a ten-day long challenge with ‘Horses help Heroes’- a non-stop challenge driving a replica horse drawn WWI carriage from Land’s End to John O’Groats to raise money for wounded veterans. She still rides regularly and is lucky enough to have a job that entails her love for the equine and canine worlds!