Meet Susie

I enjoyed a happy childhood in North London, playing cops and robbers with primary school friends. Then later I hatched adventures with my farming friends, developing a passion for the outdoors. After getting married to a farmer in my teens and starting a family, I joined the Metropolitan Police. With a lifelong passion for working with horses, I eventually transferred to the Mounted Branch, patroling Central London on horseback.

Now, I live in the Wyre Forest with my husband and together, we have a smallholding in the heart of a local beauty spot, looking after Daisy, our horse, and a small flock of rare Soay sheep. As an enthusiastic equestrian artist, I also Chair my local art club.

I have been driven to write my story by the desire not to take it to my grave, I believe my first book, 'A Way Through the Woods' is a story that must be told. In fact, I still have handwritten manuscripts dating back to 1971, so this has been a long time coming. If nothing else it is a unique record of social history.

I'm currently working on my third autobiography, and I'm hopeful that I'll soon be able to write some fictional stories, if i live long enough. I have a packed programme of talks booked for 2026 & 2027 having already spoken to a variety of social groups including U3A, Rotary and Women's Institutes.

I have recently been to stay with friends in Virginia, USA, where they

arranged a 2 hour tour of the Mounted Park Police in Washington.

Of course I had to take a copy of my book for them.