Contact Us

Each Branch covers a geographical area and is organised using the Purposes and the Rules of The Pony Club. Every Branch is led by a District Commissioner helped by a Committee of people assigned to specific roles to support the running of the Branch. Please note every member of the Branch Committee is a volunteer, dedicating spare time to support every Member.

The Beaufort Hunt Pony Club has a hard working committee which meets several times a year to make overall planning decisions on competitions, rallies, camps, training, social events and all things relating to our club activities. We would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the current committee members in case you are not sure who they are. If you ever have any questions, suggestions, complaints or compliments – please speak to anyone on the list opposite.

If you would like your comment or idea to be discussed at a future committee meeting, please put it in writing as well to our DC’s Alex Harbottle and Marianne Edwards. A letter is useful to make sure important items don’t get overlooked when everyone is very busy during the summer months. We are here to help you and to work on your behalf so please do stay in touch.

Alex Harbottle

Joint District Commissioner

Alex is a former Pony Club member herself and has three daughters who all loved every aspect of their time as members of the Beaufort Pony Club. Since her daughters have left Alex has missed it so much that she has come back to continue promoting the fun, inclusiveness and camaraderie that the Beaufort Pony Club is all about.

T: 07710 305696 E: beaufortpcdcs@gmail.com

Marianne Edwards

Joint District Commissioner

Marianne was a member of the Beaufort Hunt pony club as a child under the inimitable Mrs Rook. Her children have been members for the last 15 years and are still active members. Marianne has been the Hunting Representative as well as spending some years running the very mini one day event and is looking forward to the challenge of her new role.

T: 07503 160370 E: beaufortpcdcs@gmail.com

Hetty Clark

Assistant District Commissioner & Eventing Manager (PC100)

Hetty is a long time Pony Club mum – having had 4 children through the club. She has been involved with all disciplines over the years and has helped organise Shipton Moyne and Tresham One Day Events. She is currently on the Tetrathlon committee, coordinating Open Eventing teams and in 2024 took on the role as Assistant District Commissioner too!

T: 07977 201497 E: hettyclark@btinternet.com

Abbi Sharp

Branch Secretary

Abbi has always been pony mad and although she wasn’t able to join the Pony Club when she was younger she enjoyed working at a competition yard from the age of 12 and later on as a groom for local families. She has a teenage daughter, Lucy, who is a member of our branch and has competed across all sports, particularly enjoying show jumping. Abbi was social media representative for the past 4 years, has helped organise Tresham mini ODE and Shipton Moyne and is now enjoying her role as Branch Secretary.

T: 07980 172270 E: beaufort@pcuk.org or abbisharp@hotmail.co.uk

Anna Read

Branch Treasurer

Mum to two horse mad daughters, Anna lives with husband Ben near Wotton Under Edge. As a child she rode and loved competing in Prince Philip Cup but now prefers to keep her feet on the ground.

T: 07870 219097 E: readbenanna@aol.com

Nicky Hall

Health & Safety and Safeguarding Officer

Nicky spent her childhood hunting with the Beaufort and enjoying all aspects of pony club life. Her daughter has also been through the Pony club. She helps with lots of PC events and so will be a familiar face to many of you. Nicky’s daily job involves Safeguarding and Health & Safety and as such, a great match for this role.

T: 07714 284382 E: nicky.davis70@icloud.com

Emily Akerman

Membership Secretary

Emily was an active member of the Holderness Pony Club growing up but has since moved down to the Beaufort, living on a farm with her husband and three young children. She hunts regularly and her 3 girls are active members of the club particularly enjoying Tetrathlon. Emily also organised the first Mini Showjumping Show at her farm last year and hopes it to be the first of many.

T: 07903 845574 E: emilybullman@hotmail.com

Ruth Richards

Rally Co-ordinator

Ruth is a farmer’s daughter and farmer’s wife, who has always lived in the Beaufort country. She has two children, one of which is a pony mad daughter who loves all aspects of the club, especially Tetrathlon.

T: 07941 804067 E: beaufortpcrallyorg@gmail.com

Helen German

Rally Co-ordinator

Helen attended Pony Club as a child and now is a member of a local riding club. She has raised two pony mad twin daughters and they too now enjoy Pony Club and all the fun and opportunities it brings. She is excited to be taking over from Ruth, at the end of 2024, as our new rally coordinator!

T: 07774 716161 E: helenfarrelly2000@hotmail.com

Alex Connors

Tetrathlon Team Manager

Alex is a former Beaufort Pony Club member who has two boys, who used to be members of our club. She ran the PC Junior Horse Trials at Chavenage for 15 years, then organised rallies for 6 years and since 2015 she has been the Tetrathlon team manager.

T: 01249 783530 E: alex@bestboots.co.uk

Nick Gauntlett FHBS

Training Advisor

Nick is a proud Dad to 2 wonderful (usually!) boys Henry & Arthur who have followed in his footsteps becoming members of the Beaufort Hunt branch of the Pony Club. In 2015 Nick became a Fellow of the British Horse Society, he is also a British Eventing Master Coach & hold his UKCC3 in both Show Jumping & Eventing. He has been lucky to work with some great riders from Pony Club level to Olympic level. Nick now splits his time between coaching and producing homebred horses with his wife Amanda. Nick’s competition career took him all over the world and earned him an Armada dish for 5 clears round Badminton Horse Trials. In 2023 Nick was a judge for the young event horses at the Dublin Horse show and is now a selector of horses for the famous Irish Going for Gold sales. Nick is also a council member for Sports Horse Breeding of Great Britain and on an advisory group for the British Horse Society.

T: 07770 373200 E: Nick@gauntlett.me.uk