The Team

Jo Graham

Jo has been a list 1 (National Grand Prix) judge for many years and a 4* International judge for Great Britain for 18 years. Officiating all over the world, she judged at the Pony European Championships in Ireland in 2014 and in Poland in 2019 and the Young Riders/Junior European Championships in France in 2018.

Jo has been passionate and involved in dressage for over 40 years as a rider, trainer and judge. She has always been prepared to develop her knowledge and skills in other areas and during Covid developed Dressage Webinars. These have been running since August 2020 proving a huge success and very popular with riders, trainers and judges.

Jo rode on the British Young rider team at the European championships in 1982 in Munich, Germany and 1983 in Ikast, Denmark. She competed Internationally at small tour and Grand Prix Nationally. Jo has won several National titles and had many placings at National championships on several different horses and now applies her time to the training of others.

Jo has been heavily involved in the training and examining of judges in the UK.

Jo was the inspiration behind the DVDs “Through the eye of the Judge” with Stephen Clarke, which she produced for 10 years before then developing the webinars.

Nick Burton

Nick is an International judge for both Dressage and Eventing, a list 1 national dressage judge and a UKCC level 3 coach.

Nick previously rode at international level in Eventing and has ridden and trained to the highest levels nationally in Dressage.

Nick judged at the London 2012 Olympic Games for Eventing and was President of the Ground Jury for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Nick is also a tutor judge and examiner for British Dressage as well as a FEI Course Director for International Eventing officials.

Nick is currently Performance Manager for the Hong Kong Jockey Club in Dressage and Eventing.

Sara-Jane Lanning

Sara is a BD List 1 British Dressage Judge, UKCC Level 3 coach and Grand Prix Rider. Sara is a tutor Judge and judge educator. She trains riders of all levels and competes regularly on a variety of horses from youngsters to Grand Prix.