JACKIE ARMSTRONG has joined Gordon Brown Associates' Property Shop in Low Fell, near Gateshead, as a negotiator.
The 29-year-old was a riding instructor and yard supervisor until 1997.
After spending time in a customer service and sales job, she joined the RSPCA as a groom.
While working for the company four days a week, Ms Armstrong, who lives in Chester-le-Street with her partner Andrew and two-year-old daughter Beau, will work as a riding instructor.
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