Amanda Saville was born in Kenya and has been involved with horses since the age of two. After returning to the UK, she rode and competed through Prince Philip Cup Games, hunter trials, dressage, eventing and carriage driving. She has trained with high calibre professionals in all the disciplines and spent two years in Germany training with a dressage Rietmaster.

As well as her equestrian background she has had a wealth of experience in sales and marketing, working for a number of companies in retail and manufacturing. This involved extensive travelling in the USA and UK where company sales were her sole responsibility. Using this experience and her natural communicating ability she has been involved with large companies in their management training programmes for interpersonal skills and motivation (eg. Accenture).

In 1995 Amanda set up the Chariots of Fire Display Team a stunt carriage driving performance that has travelled throughout Britain for the past 12 years. The reaction to the display team and the delight of audiences encouraged her to set up a permanent base in Scotland to expand her breaking and training, and teaching. The Chariots of Fire Driving Centre was established in 1998 and has become a real local and national focal point. It provides not only employment but also a safe, caring, exciting and disciplined environment where interested people can develop their natural skills that often get overlooked these days.

In 2003 Amanda set up the first carriage driving club dedicated to bringing children into the sport the Junior Chariots Carriage Driving Club. She has inspired many young people (and older ones too!) to take up the sport thanks to her unparalleled energy and zest, instigating the first ever annual National Junior Carriage Driving Championship in 2004.

Amandas own competition record is impressive when you consider that she cares for up to eight young drivers as well as concentrating on her own effort at the competitions. She was National Single Pony Champion in 2002, Scottish Indoor Pony Champion in 2003. In 2004 she was overall Scottish Indoor Champion the first pony pair ever to win the title! The title was retained for the 2005 and 2006 seasons and Reserve Champion for 2007. She added the National Indoor Pairs Championship to her tally in 2005 and Reserve Champion is 2006 and regained the Championship in 2007.

Amanda is on the Council and the Training, Marketing and Drivers with Disabilities sub-Committees of the British Horse Driving Trials Association. She has recently been voted onto ACTA (Animal Consultants and Trainers Association) the organisation involved in the film and entertainment industries and is also a member of Equity.

Major National Sporting Achievements in Carriage Driving in past 5 years

National Indoor Pairs Champion 2006 - 2007
Scottish Reserve Indoor Champion 2006 - 2007
National Reserve Indoor Pairs Champion 2005 - 2006
Scottish Indoor Champion 2005 - 2006
National Indoor Pairs Champion 2004 - 2005
Scottish Indoor Champion 2004 2005
Scottish Indoor Champion 2003 2004
Indoor Scottish Points League Pairs Champion 2004 - 2005
Indoor Scottish Points League Pairs Champion 2003 2004
Reserve Scottish Indoor Champion 2002 2003
Indoor Scottish Points League Pony Champion 2002 - 2003
National Single Pony Champion 2002

Other National Achievements in past 10 years

Commissioned to write a book on Sports Driving by Quiller
Published in May 2007, foreword by HRH Prince Philip

4th at Royal Windsor International Carriage Driving Trials 2003
(international event with competitors from all the world)

Long listed for selection for the Single Pony World
Championships 2003
(accident prevented participation)

Numerous wins and placings in National Carriage Driving
Competitions with a pony pair, single pony and single horse.

Very rarely beaten in the marathon phase. A reputation
for being one of the fastest marathon drivers in the country.

Also regularly placed in unaffiliated ridden dressage.