Court and Officers
Members of the Court 2023-2024
The Company is ruled by a governing Court, which meets throughout the year. All of the committees (including farriery training and examinations) report into the Court.
MASTER
Mrs Heather Clabon, BA
UPPER WARDEN
John Chilman, AFCL
MIDDLE WARDEN
John Cowper-Coles, BA FCSI
RENTER WARDEN
Dr. Lydia Brown, MBE MBA FRCVS FRSB
IMMEDIATE PAST MASTER
Martin Russell MBE MStJ DL FCT
PAST MASTERS
- H. J. Cooper, OBE, FWCF(Hons) 1983-1984
- H.R.H. The Princess Royal 1984-1985
- The Rt. Hon. M. J. Mates, MP 1986-1987
- T. L. Barker, LLB 1996-1997
- T. F. M. Head, FWCF 1998-1999
- Lady Graham 2000-2001
- Dr. S. J. Curtis, FWCF HonAssocRCVS 2001-2002
- R. E. Greatorex, FCA 2002-2003
- Brigadier P. G. H. Jepson, BVSc MSc MRCVS 2004-2005
- D. M. V. Short, 2005-2006
- Mrs. P. A. Halliday, OBE 2006-2007
- Colonel R. D. Kinsella-Bevan, MA, FRGS 2007-2008
- C. Bettison, AWCF(Hons) 2008-2009
- R. G. Howe, MInstPI 2009-2010
- J. Fern, TD DL 2010-2011
- Major General Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter , KCVO OBE DL 2012-2013
- S. J. Fleet, 2013-2014
- W. E. Upton, AFCL 2014-2015
- G. N. Hurst 2015-2016
- S. J. Peacock 2016-2017
- Brigadier Neill O'Connor 2017-2018
- D. J. Buckton 2018-2019
- J. H. Wilsher, MIMI 2020-2021
- Lt Col Mark Houghton 2021-2022
ASSISTANTS
- R. P. May, AWCF
- G. S. W. Reynolds, BA(Hons) BSc(Hons) DipWCF
- P. R. Watts, BA FCA FRSA
- J. P. Sutton, BVetMed CertEP MRCVS
- T. A. Burch, MBE RSS
- C. G. S. Wynterbee-Robey, MBA ACIS
- M. Watson, RVM FWCF MTF
- Dr. P. D. Wadey, BSc LLB FRAeS
- R. G. Parrott
- Mrs S. Bailey
HON ASSISTANTS
- R. P. Ryder-Davies, MBBS BVSc(Hons) MRCVS HonFWCF
- Mrs. R. V. Ellis, HonFWCF
- A. B. Charlwood, BA FCCA CPFA
CLERK
Mrs. V. A. Gaisford-St. Lawrence, BA(Hons)
SENIOR REGISTRAR
Miss S. Michaels BSc MSc
CRAFT SECRETARY
Mrs L. E. Quinn
CHAPLAIN
Reverend Canon Dr Flora Winfield DL
HONORARY CHAPLAIN
The Right Reverend W. J. D. Down, MA
LIVERY COMMITTEE
N. Cutting
BEADLE
J. M. Wallis