Meet the team
Below is more about the committed group of people including patrons and leadership team, that ensure HorseHeard meets its charitable aims and helps as many people as possible. A diverse range of HorseHeard trained facilitators deliver the equine facilitated learning across the UK.
Patrons
John Peters
Patron Squadron Leader John Peters BSc (Hons) MBA FRSA MRAeS RAF Rtd came to the world’s attention in January 1991, when as a POW his bruised and...
Mary Wanless
Patron Mary Wanless is an internationally renowned coach, and is the author of the ‘Ride With Your Mind’ books, which have been translated into many...
Leadership team
Vicky Bennett
CEO Vicky has 18 years' experience managing and delivering a range of government and EU funded programs, bringing diverse groups of organisations...
Tom Meynell
Chair & Financial Trustee Tom Meynell became the Chair of HorseHeard in November 2023 and has been the Financial Trustee since 2022. Tom studied...
Andrew McFarlane
Founder & Facilitator Andrew has been delivering equine-facilitated learning (EFL) programmes since 2002, when he launched LeadChange to provide...
Heather Hardy
Trustee & Facilitator Heather is a Trustee of the Charity and a co-founding director of HorseHeard. She was CEO for the first five years of the...
Rosalie Millard-Evans
Trustee Rosalie is a Chartered Psychologist who specialises in leadership development. She uses a blend of psychology, current leadership thinking,...
Andrea Winfield
General Manager HR – Microsoft Western Europe Andrea’s passion is helping individuals, teams & businesses be the best they can be. Her role is...
Edward Macfarlane
Trustee Edward Macfarlane has recently taken up the role as Chief Operating Officer (COO), responsible for the internal management across the UK of...
James de Couter
Trustee James has supported the development of not-for-profit and public sector organisations for over 20 years. Currently working as a Commercial...