EQUEST LIMITED - Key Persons
For the last 20 years, Alison has worked as a consultant with a wide range of multi-national, multi-cultural organisations, supporting them in planning and implementing major change programmes, both at a Board, Team and individual level. Clients include: BAe Systems, Selex ES (UK and Italy), AGCO, Almarai (Saudi Arabia), Nylacast, TH White, Swindon Borough Council, Knorr-Bremse, Network Rail, Microsoft, Virgin Holidays.
Job Titles:
- Leadership Consultant
- Winter Mountain Leader
Justin Featherstone is a leadership consultant and expedition leader. He works with a variety of Public Sector and commercial organisations both in the UK and overseas and specialises in helping people develop compassionate shared leadership and resilience, in order to be the best they can be. He is a Leadership Fellow at the University of Exeter Business School and an occasional lecturer at the University of Llubljana, Slovenia.
A former Major in The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, he was the principal leadership Staff Officer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry when commanding a company in Iraq in 2004. He has led and participated in over thirty overseas expeditions to the mountains, rivers and rainforests of the world and is both a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and a member of the Alpine Club.
Justin is a qualified Winter Mountain Leader, whitewater kayaking coach and climbing instructor and when not working, is often found relaxing in the wild spaces on his Devon doorstep.
Kate Emmerson is a Master NLP Practitioner, Clinical Hypnotherapist, mindset coach and natural horsemanship instructor; working closely with both human and horse psychology. She has been a horse-lover for as long as she can remember and has studied natural horsemanship for many years, spending time at "the source" of the Parelli method in the USA, but also taking opportunity to study with numerous equestrian masters in the UK. This blend of horse and human psychology helps people to better understand a horse's behaviour patterns and how to act as a partner rather than a predator. Kate's three horses are her eternal teachers and she uses their innate sensitivity in her coaching, in order to help others learn to be mindful and present, as well as gaining key experience of leadership, respect and rapport. Kate's love of coaching and horses, teamed with her passion for organisational excellence afford her the skill to put clients and horses at ease, allowing for the most productive of sessions.
Pam founded Equest in 2008 and since then has been pioneering this innovative and unique approach to embodied leadership, personal and organisation development with organisations of all shapes and sizes. After twenty years working in industry for companies like Nokia, British Aerospace and Price Waterhouse Coopers in senior operational and HR roles, Pam qualified as a body psychotherapist and began to work independently. It was her own transformational experiences whilst learning about horse behaviour in the mountains of Colorado which soon inspired her to incorporate experiential interaction with horses into her coaching, leadership development and psychotherapy practises. Her client list includes: London Business School, AT Kearney, Hays International, Beard Construction, Envisia Consulting, B&Q Retailing, Nationwide Building Society, MAN Truck and Bus UK, Motorola, Nokia and Royal Mail. Pam published her bestselling book The Spell of the Horse, in 2007, and continues to write. She brings presence, calm, compassion, humour and insight to her work whether with groups, teams or individuals.
Defining moments. We all have them. They help make us who we are. Determine our place in the world and how we see ourselves. Mine, mostly inspired by horses, took me to Equest. Our purpose is to create defining moments for you, with the help of our horses, to help you be truly who you are.
The close relationship which Equest enjoys with Suddene Park Farm began in 2008 in the mountains of Colorado, when Pam met Sarah Wearing who was also studying horsemanship there. Their friendship stood the test of time and in 2012 Equest relocated from Norfolk to Suddene Park Farm in Wiltshire, which Sarah now runs. The farm is also her home and the warm welcome there reflects just that. The views from the cosy classroom, which we lovingly call The Pavilion, are second to none. Before you even step outside of the double doors into the garden, you will be smitten.
Whilst working in the Metropolitan Police Paul was Training Manager at a specialist training unit in Central London. After leaving the force after 30 years service Paul's passion for horses took him to the USA in 2011 to study natural horsemanship. He qualified as an advanced instructor and since then has taught in the US, Tanzania and all over the UK, helping humans to decode the feedback their horses are giving them. He also gained a Certificate in Education and became a Master of NLP and Hypnosis. He has taken his own herd into schools and prisons to work therapeutically with special needs children and offenders. Paul brings robust sensitivity to his client work and a huge sense of fun.
Pip started her career in retail management before moving into HR and from there into consulting. She set up the 2gether Partnership seven years ago. Her focus is on Personal Leadership, Strategic Influencing and Business Relationships through consulting, coaching and bespoke training.
Sarah brings warmth, depth and humour to her work as an experienced facilitator and coach. She has a track record of enabling organisations, large and small, to deliver enhanced performance through effective management and development of their people. A Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) Sarah is pragmatic and results-focussed. Her fascination for people - their values, strengths, attitudes and motivational drivers - allows her to engage them at the deepest level in conversations about their growth and what it is which holds them back. Sarah's relationship with Equest goes back a long way having been part of the facilitation team right from the start. She keeps her own horses and they play an important part in family life.
Sarah specialises in reading horses, their behaviour, body language and the interactions between them, other horses and humans. She has spent a lifetime with horses and since 2007 followed the path of natural horsemanship in training and developing horses and their humans. In 2010, she qualified as a Parelli Natural Horsemanship Instructor and in 2012 was awarded 3* status - one of just a handful of coaches at that level in the UK to reach that level.
Alongside her extensive equestrian expertise, Sarah offers experience in management and entrepreneurship. She has run a consultancy business for 20 years, holds a Masters Degree in Management and was for decades a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Management and a member of the Institute of Business Consulting.
Now focusing on the management of Suddene Park, its horses, clients and facilities, plus teaching horsemanship to students, she has three of her own special horses under development who continually help her learn and advance her own coaching content and style.
Shelley qualified in Equine Facilitated Learning with Eponaquest in 2009. She has 10 years' experience of Equine Facilitated Learning and Therapy gained with both individuals and groups. She was an integral part of the team that developed the first UK regulated qualification in Equine Facilitated Human Development and was a faculty member and assessor for 6 years. Shelley now focusses on her therapy practice specialising in developmental trauma. Alongside her career in Equine Facilitated Therapy, Shelley has worked in Legal Recruitment in London for 18 years. She aims to bring a grounded and compassionate approach to all humans and horses she works with.
Job Titles:
- Group Head of Talent Development Hays PLC