'I would love to go on safari but my partner fears she will be eaten by lions'

What advice would you give your ten-year-old self?
Work hard, keep your eyes and ears open and your mouth shut and you'll go a long way.

What has been the key to sustaining a 25-year-long training business? Is it getting more or less challenging?
A lot of hard work and a very understanding bank manager. It's always more challenging as you strive to improve.

As Andrew Thornton's biggest supporter what does he bring to riding horses that others don't? Are you missing him?
He is a wise old head and one of the very best judges that has ever ridden for me. He can get off a horse and tell you exactly where it is now and what its future holds with an amazing degree of accuracy. We haven't seen the back of him yet!