Lack of profitability has become ingrained in the equestrian industry – but there are ways for businesses to be viable and compliant with the law. This was the view of Ali Dane, owner of Hurston Dressage & Eventing, who spoke about the impact of national minimum wage (NMW) increases, at the National Equine Forum on […]
THERE are good employers around, it has been stressed, as bosses look at what can be done to make the industry more attractive to prospective staff. H&H has reported on the equestrian staffing crisis and on the bad experiences of a number of former grooms, who have left the industry as a result. Ali Dane, […]
A livery yard owner who is concerned about the industry’s future believes the staffing crisis is “entirely of our own making”. Ali Dane, a rider, judge and coach who owns Hurston Dressage and Eventing in Oxfordshire, contacted H&H having read “with alarm” recent pieces on the plight of grooms in the sector. She said the five […]