Fenmarsh / The Stud / People

Our people

Eighteen staff, fourteen of them full-time, average length of service nine years. These are the six you are most likely to deal with.

Portrait — Rosalind Fenn

Rosalind Fenn Managing Director Third generation. Took over from her father in 2011 and made the decision to stand stallions again after a fourteen-year gap.

Portrait — Declan Moore

Declan Moore Stud Manager Twenty-two years at Fenmarsh, and the person who sees every foal born. Came over from Kildare in 2004 and never left.

Portrait — Harriet Vaux

Harriet Vaux Nominations Handles every booking and every share. If you have emailed the stud about a covering, you have emailed Harriet.

Portrait — Tom Ardleigh

Tom Ardleigh Sales & Bloodstock Selects the yearlings, preps them, and stands with them at Park Paddocks. Also buys for four private clients.

Portrait — Niamh Crowley

Niamh Crowley Head of Foaling Runs the foaling barn from January to May. Has foaled down more than nine hundred mares.

Portrait — Peter Lasko

Peter Lasko Yearling Manager Responsible for the pre-sales programme and the walking ring. Twelve years with the stud.

Working here

We take two students every year

Fenmarsh runs a paid twelve-month placement covering the full cycle — foaling, covering season, prep and sales. Accommodation on site, and a written reference from Declan at the end of it whether you stay or not.

Applications open each September for the following January.

Ask about a placement

Two thoroughbreds in headcollars standing out in the sun — Morning stables, the yard at Fenmarsh