Charlie grew up riding, and her first pony was a Welsh pony called Taffy, who instilled a love of native ponies. As a teen and young adult, she competed in showjumping and cross-country and, while working at a yard in the New Forest, aspired to have a career with horses. Life had other plans, and she ended up in the film industry in London. Horses took a backseat, but she always found a way to get out for a ride whenever she could.
After working in film marketing for too many years, she couldn’t resist the call of the horses any longer and quit the corporate work. She spent a year working at a livery yard, getting reacquainted with horses.
In 2009, Charlie and her husband took a holiday in Cape Town and fell in love with South Africa, so they decided to relocate permanently. It was there that she was finally able to get back in the saddle regularly, teaching at a riding school close to home while setting up her marketing business.
Charlie found The Masterson Method® during COVID. With the film industry shut down and time on her hands, she began volunteering at a horse rescue, where she met a lovely but challenging ex-racehorse named Boom. She couldn’t find a way to connect with him, so she went back to school to study Equine Behavioral Science and explored more natural horsemanship techniques, determined to understand him. The turning point came when someone showed her the Bladder Meridian technique, and for the first time she watched Boom relax.
She was hooked. After a Weekend Course in South Africa, she took the path to certification and became an MMCP in 2025. During Fieldwork, she also took on the role of Marketing Specialist for The Masterson Method.
Today, Charlie divides her time between marketing, for MM and other equine brands and professionals, and working with her equine clients. She has a special soft spot for senior horses, and she’s passionate about improving horse welfare and sharing knowledge so owners can make informed decisions for their horses.
Charlie is a lifelong learner and she regularly attends clinics and courses so she can do the best for the horses and owners she works with.