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Island Life - October/November 2010

turning up and putting their products

through to adults,” said Jacky, who

years, because in all honesty I do not

on display. She explained: “We do

is proud of the part she has played in

have the time. But hopefully I will be

everything, starting with setting up the

promoting the business.

able to start again sometime in the

marquee. Driving a 28ft lorry doesn’t

She continued: “It started off as

future. When we first met Tom Joule

faze me, because I have been driving

something to do in my spare time, even

I had show horses, but now in my

horse boxes around for years. We

though we still had a pub when we

‘latter years’ I have dabbled a bit with

normally travel up the day before the

began. Then after we left the pub trade

dressage, and that is what I would

show to get everything set up, and then

it became a full time business, and has

eventually like to take up again.

ether travel back straight afterwards or

moved on considerably over the past

the following day.

three years.

“We go wherever the shows take us.

“But there is no time to compete and
display at shows. When someone asks

“We have had the shops for some

me what I saw at a particular show,

Early in the season we tend to take in

time, but because we are away so

then I usually have to reply ‘only the

a lot of point-to-point meetings, and

much we have excellent staff to help

marquee opposite’, because I am too

then move on to horse trials, County

us. Jenny Baker has been with us since

busy to do anything else.”

Shows and flower shows. And this year

day one and runs the Cowes outlet, and

is the first time we will be attending

Rachel Austin looks after Newport for

workload by revealing: “I recently

the ‘Country Living’ Christmas Fayre at

us, having also worked for us when we

went to the National Dressage

Islington in London.” Which would not

had the pub at Brading.”

Championships at Stoneleigh on the

have been possible without the support

With the Joules project taking up so

Jacky highlights the extent of the

Tuesday. I came back to the Island on

of Leigh Gosson the Show manager

much of her time, Jackie admits that

the 1.0am ferry the following Monday.

who has totally transformed our show

her huge interest in horses has had

Then I turned round, and was back on a

unit.

to take something of a back seat. She

ferry at 6.30am the same day to go to a

smiled: “I have still got six horses,

meeting.”

Joules now have a boutique range
to add to their collection, and they

and they are living the life of Riley in

cater for all ages starting with such

stables. They are looked after full time

wait patiently in their stables waiting

items as romper suits for the 0-three

by the wonderful Nina Gregory, and

for Jacky to find the time to pursue her

month olds. “The overall collection has

do very little work. It’s a bit like how I

dressage hobby.

expanded dramatically. There is now

would like my life to be really!

a broad spectrum from babies right
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No wonder her horses are having to

“I haven’t competed for about two
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