The business side of the UK equine industry. Twelve sectors, each with its own credential map and its own honest package advice.
Store managers, area managers, buyers, merchandisers and retail directors for tack shops, feed retailers, boutique equestrian brands and national equestrian retail chains. Retail-experienced candidates with proven equine sector context and BETA-affiliated retail experience where relevant.
Sales representatives, area managers, technical nutrition advisors, product development leads and marketing managers for BETA-affiliated feed brands, supplement manufacturers and equine nutrition companies.
Master saddlers, SMS-qualified saddle fitters, production leads, workshop managers and retail managers for saddlery makers, saddle-fitting specialists and specialist tack retailers.
Fleet managers, sales executives, service workshop leads, aftersales managers and operations directors for horsebox manufacturers, converters and specialist equine transport operators.
Account executives, underwriters, claims handlers, business development managers and business leadership for specialist equine insurance firms (KBIS, SEIB, Petplan Equine and specialist brokers).
Owner-operators, general managers, operations managers and business development leads for RSA-recognised, BHS-approved and Pony Club Centre riding-school businesses.
Practice managers, business admin leaders, operations directors and finance managers for equine veterinary practices, dental businesses and therapy franchises. The business-and-ops side, not clinical.
Event coordinators, showground operations, judge and steward liaison, sponsorship managers, event technical directors and event leadership for BE, BS, BD, Riding Club and independent event organisations.
Editors, staff journalists, brand marketers, digital marketing leads, PR managers and content strategists for equestrian publishers (Horse & Hound, Horse magazines), brands and industry marketing teams.
Operations managers, fundraising leads, welfare-programme directors and CEOs for World Horse Welfare, Blue Cross Equine, Redwings, HAPPA, RSPCA equine division and independent equine welfare charities.
Equestrian property agents, valuers, facility managers, arena and yard operations leaders for equestrian property specialists (Rural Scene, Strutt & Parker equine, Knight Frank equine) and multi-yard commercial operators.
Horse dealers, sales agents, buying agents, auction operations leads, catalogue managers and sales-yard managers for specialist equine sales businesses, auction houses and international equine broking.
The sector determines the sourcing lens and the credential-verification depth. The workflow stays the same across all twelve sectors: a structured brief, a considered search, a ranked shortlist and end-to-end offer support. Same consultant from intake through day-90 follow-up.
We arrive at intake ready. We already know the sector, the trade-body ecosystem, the package bands in GBP across the UK regions, and the passive-market context for the discipline and seniority. Your time on intake is spent on your business and the team you want to build, not on our education.
We approach our network and the passive market. Client identity is withheld until you give express permission. Approaches to a candidate’s current employer are coordinated with you before we make them, particularly where the equine industry sector is small enough that a sloppy approach signals to competitors.
Three to five candidates per brief, credential-verified, with written notes on each. Current package in GBP, notice period, garden-leave position, non-compete status and any competing processes documented before introduction. We rank the shortlist and explain our ranking.
We coordinate interviews, manage feedback, structure the offer, handle counter-offer conversations and confirm start-date logistics. Follow-up check-ins at day thirty and day ninety.
Yard-operational staff (grooms, yard managers, stud managers, head grooms, racing yard staff, equine vets and riding instructors employed by yards or stables) sit with our sister firm Equine Staffing. If you are hiring an operational yard team, they are the right desk. Depth of focus inside allied equine business recruitment is what makes our shortlists arrive faster and better matched than a generalist agency can manage.