Nick Ward Nick is the owner & manager of Haddon Farms. He is very involved in every aspect of the process; first with the careful selection of the stallion for each mare, then with the upbringing of the foals and finally the development of our young stock. His motivation to produce horses for high level sport is inspired by his daughter Emily Ward, who is currently a top young rider competing internationally for GB. Nick is always looking for the next best young horses to take from early stages to the top of the sport. |
Emily Ward Emily is the Show Rider for Haddon Farms. She is currently working for and training with Tiffany Foster; she is savouring the opportunity to gain more and more International experience that she can bring back to Haddon Farms. Emily is the main rider of our breeding mares during their sporting careers. She, along with family friend and former trainer Michael Whitaker, have had success competing up to 1.60 level with many of the mares at Haddon Farms. |
Kelly Ward Kelly, wife of Nick, is a critical part of the Haddon Farms Team. She is hands-on every day with all of our show mares, brood mares and surrogate mares; Kelly thrives on this difficult yet rewarding task. She works tirelessly around the clock when the mares are due to give birth in the spring and is there to make sure everything runs smoothly throughout the labour process. She also manages the staff at the barn, ensures that all the first experiences of the young horses are good experiences, and has them feeling fit and looking fantastic when they are ready for competition. |
Ruby Ward Ruby is Nick and Kelly's daughter. Ruby has inherited the family passion for horses and is an extremely accomplished rider for her young age on ponies and horses, including riding our great mare Witch for the final years of her career. Ruby spends hours every day socialising with the foals and grooming the young horses so they all have a deep rooted fondness for people that we believe they will carry with them throughout their lives. She is the farm watchdog and is the first to report if there is any trouble with any of the horses. Ruby hopes to follow in her sister Emily's footsteps and grow into a rider for Haddon Farms in the near future. |
Caroline Lyons Caroline, the sister of Kelly, works extremely hard alongside Kelly at the barn, looking after all the mares keeping them healthy and happy. Caroline is also a competitive dressage rider and trains with the World Number 1 dressage rider Charlotte Dujardin. She very kindly lends her knowledge and skill to riding and educating our young horses when they are backed and in their introduction to being ridden. We believe that the first few years of their education are crucial and in teaching them the correct way to go from the beginning, we will set them on the right path for their future. |