WiR Mentoring Programme
Mentoring is a key objective of Women in Racing (WiR) and the group is delighted with the success of this formal programme with senior members as mentors, based in Scotland and northern England right through to the midlands and the south across all facets of the industry.
Mentors cover non-executive, corporate and entrepreneurial ambitions. The objective is to provide WiR members who cross many of the communities in racing with tailored support, encouragement, guidance and contacts as needed to help ensure that talented people can develop.
The door is always open for new mentors and mentees to join the programme, which remains a free benefit as part of your WiR membership. For more information or to join the programme, please contact Sophie Watmuff. If you can’t find a mentor that suits you on the page below – speak to Sophie who will endeavour to find a mentor for you from within our extensive network.
Meet Our MentorsMeet the Women in Racing Mentors
Carrie Ford
- Charities, Current or Former Jockey, Emotional Resilience, Racing Yards, Racing Yards and Teams
Claire Kubler
- Bloodstock, Equine Science, Personal Development, Racehorse Trainer, Racing Yards and Teams
Dr Eleanor Boden
- Career Coaching, Charities, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Personal Development, Safeguarding
Dena Merson
- Bloodstock, Career Coaching, Diversity and Inclusion, Emotional Resilience, Leadership, Personal Development
Zoe Elliot
- Charities, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Leadership, Personal Development, Safeguarding
Eileen Harte
- Bloodstock, Charities, Leadership, Personal Development, Racing Yards and Teams
Lynn Tomkins
- Career Coaching, Change management, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Leadership, Personal Development
Sally Rowley-Williams
- Bloodstock, Diversity and Inclusion, Equestrian Sport, Leadership, Personal Development
Rachel Flynn
- Bloodstock, Current or Former Jockey, Leadership, Legal, Racehorse Trainer, Racing Yards and Teams
Ashleigh Wicheard
- Career Coaching, Charities, Emotional Resilience, Equine Facilitated Learning, Racing Yards
Mentor Programme success stories
Equine Science Lecturer
I am an Equine Science Lecturer with a passion for horse racing and rider performance that has been developed through various roles within the racing industry. I...
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Academic researcher
I have been involved in the racing industry for more than 15 years in various ways, including owner, breeder, regulator and administrator. However, currently I am an...
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Mentee to Mentor
As a member of Women in Racing I have been both a mentee and a mentor and found both experiences enormously helpful as part of my ongoing...
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