Happiness This Way

PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Name: Becky James

2. Age: 25

3. Based in: Bristol Yate,

4. What Titles academics did you achieve? Bachelor of Animal Science at the University of Nottingham and is currently studying for a master's degree in Equine Science at the Royal College Agricultural Cirencester.

5. What inspired you to choose your career? Not sure really!

6. How did you get involved with your company? Vapor investigated hay for my master's thesis with Equine Propress HAYGAIN and so met the directors of the company through my professor Dr Meriel Moore-Colyer.

7. Describe what makes the company? Equine Propress HAYGAIN makes hay only steam, a new division Propress Company Ltd, who are world leaders in equipment steam.

8. How many years have you worked there? I've been working for them since September 2008.

9. What is your favorite part your job? The variety and meet many interesting people.

10. How long does it take to get to work? I'm based mainly in the home for nearly every day I do not need to travel, but travel to our headquarters in London and dealing with customers all over the country.

11. How long have you been traveling? I got my first pony when I was 6 years for about 19 years!

12. What made you take up riding? My parents bought a pony hold me and my sister on a farm as children, but I do not think they anticipated would get as hooked as I have!

13. What level of horsemanship are currently in? My horse art is currently recovering from injury, so I'm competing with my younger horse only medium / medium advanced at the time.

14. Do you train anyone? If so who? Local pony and riding clubs and a couple of individuals, but not a lot as I am very busy with work and my own horses.

15. How many horses do you have in your yard? 7

16. Do you have a favorite horse – past or present Wreann Westhill (Ruby) my first "good" dressage horse, have we progressed through the levels together and I fulfilled my ambition of traveling hat cup and glue, when I first bought it, seemed a million miles away! She is full of character and so funny.

17. It did decide to settle in equestrian dressage as her preferred discipline? When I was 11, won the amateur championships of badminton dressage; thereafter I was sure it was what I wanted to do, and the highest level of dressage I saw the more convinced I was!

18. Is there a title you'd like to win? The National.

19. What is your greatest achievement in life so far? Good question, probably winning the youth section of riders in a Scotland U25 International, that was also my first competitive output level and PSG I have to prove my top hat and tails!

20. Do you have a favorite and why? Championships National BD; every year that inspires me to come next year!

21. How to combine work and ride a horse? I manage to fit round each other and have a lot of help in the yard of my mom and my friend Binnie!

22. What is Haygain best drivers involved? Peter Storr, Matt Ryan, Matthew Wright, Helen Lowe. (Pedro is the only officially involved at this stage!)

23. Why is it different Haygain soaking hay? Soaking hay dust cushioned by the spores, but in reality HAYGAIN killed. Additionally, the furnaces have been shown to reduce the nutritional content of hay is due to leaching soluble nutrients and produces a liquid waste with higher biological oxygen demand and thus is classified as an environmental pollutant.

24. Describe Haygain benefits? Well for me the biggest benefit is the comfort of knowing I'm feeding my horses cleaner available forage to improve their respiratory health and resulting performance. I suffer from hay fever in another great benefit to me is the minimum handling of dry hay. By being able to drop the ball with the strings just yet together not the lowest possible disturbances in the dust of the hay. Once that has been steamed I can handle everything I need. In general, it is very comfortable to use, much more easy for soaking, not filtered nutrients or produce a liquid pollutant waste!

25. Is there any research to prove Haygain is effective? In addition to documents published in the vapor above the hay, I have carried out extensive research in the laboratory at the Royal Agricultural College for my master's thesis. Together with Dr. Moore-Colyer Meriel carry out microbiology testing looked at the presence and quantity of spores in the hay when dry and then after being steamed in a HAYGAIN.

26. Do you have a favorite country for your vacation? Anywhere warm with a beach!

27. The Favourite Film classic … Top Gun, Dirty Dancing

28. Last item bought at a supermarket in May of chicken and salad sandwich

29. If you could have an hour of conversation with anyone (dead or alive) who would it be and why you would ask?

30. Have you ever had serious injuries and you resort to traditional medicine or complementary medicine? No injuries were serious, but I had bad whiplash from a car accident and have had regular physiotherapy since.

31. Wine or beer or champagne? Champagne!

32. Milk / white or dark chocolate? Milk

33. If there was a horse that could have … past or present … What would it be? Blue Hors Matine because I never saw passage as he and I will never forget witnessing his freestyle at the World Equestrian Games Aachen in 2006.

34. Are you happy with the way it is portrayed riding in the UK and if you could make what changes would be.

35. Have you ever competed against anyone you alone? How did you feel? Do not think so!

36. What is your daily routine, horses, work horses!

37. Have you seen the lifestyle magazine Equestrian (formerly of England Equestrian)? If so, I like … Is there anything we can do to improve it. Have not you seen.

38. Tell us something about you that do not already know I'm going to a dance class once a week and make pilates to keep fit. I am currently studying to be a level 2 UKCC Equestrian coach.

For more information contact HAYGAIN in (0333) 200 5233 or visit www.haygain.com .

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