Meet Our Coaches

Our coaches help produce the best riders

Our trainers are dedicated to not only ensuring that riders enjoy every aspect of being with and riding horses, they also have the skills to help our riders to succeed in the ring and become great horsepeople.

Greg Mangan

Born in Limerick, Ireland, Gregory Mangan started riding at an early age and was a keen member of the Limerick Pony Club and the County Limerick Harriers Hunt. Over the years he has brought along numerous young jumpers that went on to compete on the international stage - Impulse(GB), Carnival Bouncer(USA), Glidawn Sabrina(Switz),Banbabra(IRL), Furistos Treasure(USA) and others.

Gregory jumped on Irelands Nations Cup team in the mid '90's with the super Irish bred mare Lahorna Queen (Clover Hill). Having purchased her as a three year old at the prestigious Young Irelander Finals at Millstreet Show in 1985, Mangan brought her up through the grades on the Irish National Show Jumping circuit to eventually represent Ireland at some of the top international shows (Dublin, Millstreet, Hickstead, Dusseldorf, Vienna, Calgary, Wolfsburg, Kiel, Deauville, etc.) in the world.

Big wins at Hickstead, Belfast, Deauville, Millstreet, Dublin and many Grand Prix victories on the Irish show circuit saw them represent Ireland in the Nations Cup in Calgary in 1992. They also jumped on the Irish team in Vienna and Hickstead and went on to claim many victories both at home and abroad over the next number of years.

He was a guest judge at the 100 day stallion performance test at Paxton Farms, Ohio and currently competes and coaches on the "A" Circuit and at Trillium shows.

Gregory joined the Sher-Al Team in 2010 and is available for coaching, training and clinics at Sher-Al Farm.

Natasha Ashcroft

Natasha Ashcroft was born in Bognor Regis, England and growing up was an avid member of the Whaddon-Chase Pony Club, Apsley Guise and District Riding Club and the Whaddon and Bicester Hunt. After working for several years with the BBC she went to work for Paddy McMahon, a former European Show Jumping Champion, where she learned everything from breaking in and producing young horses to top class stable management.

Natasha has competed successfully at show jumping and eventing competitions and ran the Crecora Riding School in Limerick before moving across the "pond". She has successfully prepared stallions for breed and performance inspections and is now a vital part of the Sher-Al Farm team responsible for the lesson program of the riding school.