In 2007 Skye decided to concentrate purely on showjumping and started riding for Irish international showjumper Dave Quigley at Q Sport Horses. She rode there for 4 years, competing, training, and learning about the business of buying and producing horses.
She was a member of the British World Class Performance Squad, which was a program to train and progress Britain’s talented young riders.
In November 2011, after much deliberation, she decided to move to America to ride and train with another well-known international show jumper, Paul O'Shea. She gained invaluable experience riding and competing in Wellington (Florida) at the Winter Equestrian Festival and also shows around Connecticut during the summer months.
In 2013 she got offered a job riding for arguably one of the best female riders in the world, Olympian Pénélope Leprévost. She stayed there for just under 3 years gaining more valuable experience. Competing up to 3/4* level with good results, including placings at the World Young Horse Championships and ‘Sire of the World’ Grand Prix, in Lanaken (Belgium).
In 2016 she started her collaboration with breeding stables 'Elevage du Tillard'. She has her own yard here, producing her owners horses for the future, to sell or to keep with the intention to compete at the highest level. As well as riding all the home bred horses from ‘Elevage du tillard’.
Skye is very passionate and dedicated about her career and has no doubt she will get to where she wants to be.
'I am a strong believer that hard work pays off and you make your own luck in life'.
