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ABOUT US/PRESS RELEASES OUR TEAM:CLARE FRANCIS,KATY CARTER,NICOLA ANNABLE, DOMINIQUE AND JORDAN WHITTAKER!! CLARE FRANCIS   Clare E.Francis(B.A.Hons).has been designing since 1991 ,when she set up her original world renowned company ,“Pretty Ponies” ,manufacturing equestrian clothing.She sold the company in 2004 and moved to Barbados.She is now back in Europe as head of Zodiac House of Fashion.
Major Achievements:
1997- Granada TV’S “Flying Start Young Business Entrepreneur of the Year”-presented by Minister Ian McCartney.Appeared on Granada TV and Capital Radio.Various press.
1999/2000-Overall Winner of Britain’s Biggest Business Competition-
“Parcel force’ s Small Business of the Year “-Clare appeared on BBC NEWS ,Radio 5 and issues.appeared in various national publications including the Express and the Mail.
2002- 2007 Listed in WHO’S WHOS in the Young Business Entrepreneur section.
Guest speaker with MP Patricia Hewitt at the Dorchester Hotel-National Business Awards.Still being invited to judge other business awards to date.
Previously worked alongside Reuben Singh,George Cox and Tony Blair’s Government advising on youth issues.
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KATY CARTER Katy Carter ,based near Stoke on Trent,Staffordshire ,aged 32 ,has quickly established herself as one of the UK’S top show pony producers,,achieving a rare double at HOYS in 2005 with the Supreme Mini Champion in both the BSPS and Mountain and Moorland sections then in 2006 going on to win the coveted accolade -Supreme Mountain and Moorland at Olympia,London riding “Pittybeck Prince Charming”-Welsh Section B.
A former winner of the Horse of the Year Show Pony Championship in 1987 with the 13.2hh, Groundhills Amazing Grace, Katy followed her success by taking the Supreme at both the Ponies UK and BSPS Championships with her own Courtland Cottage Fair.She is now enjoying leading her own children ,Harry and Poppy,in show classes.
Katy has known Clare for over 25 years from showing horses and they are pleased to be working together designing equestrian clothing collaborating years of experience.They recognise the importance of first hand knowledge on what people want to wear in the equestrian and fashion world and Katy is pleased to still be an end user of these new products and she will be continually updating ZODIAC how
practicality and durability of product is important not just looking fantastic! NICOLA ANNABLE Nicola has been involved in the Equestrian trade for over 30 years,fitting saddles and started Hulland Saddlery in Ashbourne,Derbyshire.Nicola now works primarily mobile with a wide range of saddlery products; specialising in made to measure saddles in all disciplines .Nicola has been working with one of the most talented Master Saddlers in Walsall to make,alter and repair saddles for her.He has been making saddles for 36years and he has also made a special saddle for Princess Anne (this is a family business of which all 3 sons following the family trade.) | |
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