Nikki Newcombe
Founder of saddle manufacturer Bliss of London, Nikki has been involved in the equestrian world all of her life, initiated with equestrian parents and her father being an equine veterinary professor.
She entered in the trade and a succession of varying sales and marketing roles followed before taking the plunge to set up her own saddle manufacturing company. In the last 12 years this has gone from strength to strength with exports worldwide and a strong British manufacturing base.
Nikki has served on BETA Council since 2006 and is a past Chair and is a SMS Qualifed saddle fitter. She was a keen eventer rider prior to having her daughter in 2007 but still rides daily, competing at lower levels and enjoys bringing on young horses. She lives in Staffordshire with her husband Dave, daughter Erin and menagerie of horses and dogs!