At 47, Richhill woman Marian achieves her equestrian dream with her own riding school
A Co Armagh woman has set up her own riding school after working in a post office for 25 years.
Marian Tennyson (47) used to comb the countryside with her late father William Lappin to find somewhere to set up a riding school.
Now following his death last year, she has opened Smile Equestrian in Richhill with support from the Go For It Programme for new businesses.
She said: “I worked in Woodside Post Office for 25 years but having a riding school has been my dream since I was a child. But for different reasons, it didn’t happen.
"Then the right property came along, and I decided to take the bull by the horns.”
The business is now up and running at Tullygarden Road in Richhill.
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