About Me: Meet the Founder of A3 House & Pet Sitting

Caring for animals has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I grew up on a smallholding, went on to study horses professionally and have spent much of my working life caring for animals — from family pets to horses, poultry, livestock and mixed smallholdings.

My name is Amber Morris, and I founded A3 House & Pet Sitting in 2008. I provide professional live-in house and animal care throughout the UK, allowing pets and other animals to remain in their own familiar surroundings and follow their usual routines while their owners are away.

A Lifetime of Practical Experience & Professional Training

My expertise is built on a lifetime of hands-on agricultural living combined with professional training:

• 🐑 Raised on a Smallholding: My understanding of livestock isn't learned from books; I grew up on an active smallholding. I have a lifelong familiarity with the daily physical demands, unpredictable situations, and varied routines of running a working rural property.

• 🐴 National Diploma in Horse Studies (Distinction): Completed at the renowned Walford College of Agriculture, achieving the highest possible grade. This provided me with an intensive, elite foundation in practical stable management, equitation, and daily yard operations.

• 🎓🐴 BSc (Hons) in Equine Science: Completed at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth— providing a scientific understanding of equine anatomy, physiology, nutrition, behaviour and management.

• 🩺 Pet First Aid Level 2 (VTQ): Formal pet first aid training via ProTrainings UK, providing practical knowledge for recognising and responding appropriately to illness, injury and emergencies while animals are in my care.

• 🐴  Westpoint Stud: After completing my degree, I accepted a position at Westpoint Stud. During the summer months my work centred mainly around stud duties, including the care and handling of stallions, while the winter months were spent working with youngsters and breaking horses in. I was also trusted with sole charge of the stud when my employer was away.

•  Professional Yard, Heavy Horses & Driving: I later worked on a private yard with 18 horses — seven Gelderlanders and eleven Shires — ranging from youngsters to older horses. My work included riding and breaking horses in, as well as breaking horses to harness and driving singles, pairs and teams. The Gelderlanders were used for riding and carriage driving, while the Shires were also worked traditionally on the farm, including harrowing, collecting hay and working with horse-drawn equipment such as a finger mower and stook binder. I also drove a variety of horse-drawn vehicles, including a Victoria carriage, cross-country cart and traditional canvas-covered wagon. The property was home to a variety of other animals, which I cared for when my employer was away.

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• Professional Animal Care Since 2008: Since establishing A3 House & Pet Sitting in 2008, I have combined my academic background with practical experience caring for dogs, cats, horses, poultry, livestock and mixed-animal households across the UK.

  Practical Rural Property Experience

  My background also gives me practical experience of the day-to-day requirements of rural properties and smallholdings, beyond animal care.

  ATV & Trailer Experience: Experienced in using quad bikes and trailers for practical tasks including feeding animals, moving muck and working around yards and fields.

  Tractor Experience: I received training in tractor driving, trailers and field safety as part of my National Diploma at Walford College of Agriculture. As machinery varies considerably between properties, use of a client's equipment would always be discussed in advance.

  Rural & Winter Conditions: I am accustomed to working outdoors in all seasons and understand the practical considerations of wet ground, frozen water supplies, winter feeding and livestock care in poor weather.

My Approach to Animal Care

My priority is to maintain your animals' normal routines as closely as possible while you're away. I provide live-in care rather than fragmented drop-in visits, allowing feeding, turnout, exercise, medication and evening routines to continue in the familiar surroundings of home.

Professional Standards

I understand the trust involved in leaving both your animals and your home in somebody else's care. A3 House & Pet Sitting is fully insured, and I am DBS checked. You deal directly with me from your initial enquiry through to the completion of your booking, providing continuity, clear communication and personal responsibility throughout.