John!


* Är född 1966 på Irland.
* Efter jag slutade skolan jobbade jag på min pappas bageri.
* Red som amatör.
* Var 5:a i Irlänska mästerskapen i 4-kamp.
* Tävlade lite Internationellt med min häst WEST GATE vilket ledde 8st Grand Prix placeringar.
* När jag kom till Sverige fick jag ett jobb i Gnesta som ryttare. Där jobbade jag i ett år.
* Sedan började jag jobba som tränare.
* 1995 köpte jag TERMINATOR på Irland åt en kund. Terminator var bla 3:a i Stockolms Grand Prix, vann 2 höjdhoppningar, samt Västerås Grand Prix.
* 1996 köpte jag SATIR som placerade sig Internationellt samt i svår hoppning.
* 1998 köpte jag MILLSTONE tillsammans med Mikael Lomm och Fredrik Mellgren. Millstone har ett flertal placeringar i 1,50 samt vinster i 1,40. 1999 vann han en höjdhoppning i Polen på 2,13. 2000 kom han 2:a i Internationell Grand Prix i Norge.
* 1999 köpte jag FURIR. År 2000 har Furir bla 2 vinster i 1,50.
* 2000 köpte jag Stanley I. I Helsingborg vann Stanley I 2 klasser. 2001 kom han på 13:e plats i innomhus SM. 2002 kom han 2:a på utomhus SM i Örebro.
* 2000 vann jag Falsterbo Hunting med Marwin 942. Vi vann även en Internationell 1,40 i Hamina i Finland.
* Jag har köpt en hästgård, som ligger 2mil norr om Uppsala. Örke, Björklinge. Där har jag tillgång till 32 boxplatser, varav 10 är kallboxar.


* I was born in 1966 in Clonmel Ireland where I brought Killegar Lady up to grade A in one year and was 2nd in the Irish Pony Club Championships.
* After I finished school I started working in my fathers bakery.
* I was 5th in the Irish championships in tetrathlon.
* I competed international with my horse WEST GATE that led to 8 grand prix placings. She now breeds foals, the first of which went to Lanakan.
* When I first came to Sweden I worked as a rider in a town called Gnesta for one year.
* Soon after I started to work as a trainer.
* In 1995 I bought a horse in Ireland called TERMINATOR for a client from Michael Hutchinson, Terminator was amongst many other placings, 3rd in Stockholm's Grand Prix, 1st Västeras Grand Prix and 1st in two Puissance.
* In 1996 I bought a horse called SATIR that was placed internationally.
* In 1998 I bought MILLSTONE together with Mikael Lomm and Fredrik Mellgren. Millstone has a lot of placings 1.50m and wins in 1.40m, in 1999 he won a puissance in Poland jumping 2.13m, In 2000 he was second in an international Grand Prix in Norway.
* In 1999 I bought FURIR, 2 wins 1.50m in 2000. Jumped 2.05m to win a puissance.
* 2000 I bought STANLEY 1, 2001 he was 13th in the indoor Swedish Championships and in 2002 he was second in the outdoor Swedish Championships.
* I am the only non-Swedish rider ever to win a medal in the Swedish championships when I took the silver with Stanley 1 in 2002.
* In 2000 I won the Falsterbo Hunting with a stallion called MARWIN 942 who also won an international 1.40m in Hamina Finland. Furir was also 3rd in the Masters.
* In 2003 I qualified 4 young horses for the World Championships in Zangersheide.
* In 2003 I was 5th in the Breeders trophy for 6-year-old horses in Flyinge Sweden with my horse LOVIS. In 2004 as a 7 year old Lovis was 4th in the 7 and 8 year old horse of the year final which finished up at 1.45m, she was the highest placed 7 year old in the competition. Lovis won 2 1.40m classes along with many places in 1.40 and 1.45m. In January 2005 Lovis was 2nd in an international 7 and 8-year-old competition in Aarhus Denmark.
* Another one of my best horses is ARTIQ. A 9-year-old gelding by Artist, Winner of 1.50m in Hogbo Sweden and international 1.40m in Norrkoping Sweden along with 3 more 1.40m wins at national level.
* I now live in Örke, Björklinge, Sweden. Located near the capitol Stockholm. The farm has 32 stables, Indoor Arena, out door sand arena, horse walker, and 30 acres of land and over 100 acres of woodland to ride in.
* I have the help of 3 people, one of which is Thomas Ryan of Thurles who had many 1.40m and 1.45m placings with my horses in 2004.
* I now train 3 groups of 6 people 4 nights a week and travel to the north of Sweden for a weekend once a month for training.
* I recently got engaged and I am about to be married to my fiance Karolina Wickman.