PROFILE

My switch to eventing started with Noble Springbok a 14.2hh pony, and we were selected in 2005 for the Pony European Championships in Pratoni Del Vivaro, Italy where the GB team won a gold medal and I won an individual bronze medal.

Through my trainer, Miranda Lucey, I acquired the ride on Walnut and in 2004 we won individually and as a member of the Central Team at the JRN Championships at Weston Park. I also won individually and as a member of the Heythrop Team at the Pony Club Eventing Championships at Sansaw Park. 

In 2005 Walnut and I won them both again!

In 2005 I was selected to compete in South Africa as a member of the British Young Rider Team, winning individual Gold and team Silver (on borrowed horses!).

At the beginning of 2005 I was selected for the World Class Development Programme, which is Lottery funded via UK Sport and seeks to identify and develop riders who have shown the potential to reach the world stage. The Programme underpins World Class Performance and, together with the Equine Pathway, they comprise the Equestrian World Class Programme. It incorporates the three Olympic sports of Dressage, Eventing, Show Jumping and the Paralympic sport of Para-Equestrian Dressage.

The Development Programme is divided into Start and Potential within each sport and then further into gold, silver and bronze funding levels. All riders on the scheme will have access to the same World Class benefits including, equine and human health, fitness and nutritional support plus training and regular squad sessions. Riders are required to plan competitions, training, management and personal development with the assistance of the World Class personnel.

The programme allows me to receive training, support and expert advice from Yogi Breisner, the Performance Manager for the British Eventing Team.

My last year riding ponies was in 2005, due to the age limit being 16.  I had already started competing horses, and at Weston Park I also won the CCI* Three Day Event with Fernhill Sox.

In 2006 I won the CCI** at Tweseldown riding Fernhill Sox and in doing so  became the youngest rider ever to win an International Two-Star Three-Day Event, and I also became Junior European Champion again on Fernhill Sox.

In 2007 I won my first Advanced at Belton Park on Fernhil Sox. I also successfully defended my Junior European Title in Switzerland and won Gold on Rayef and led the GB team to win Gold as well and I became the first British rider to win consecutive Junior European Titles.

2008 was a mixed year of fortunes, as Fernhill Sox lay 2nd after dressage at Blenheim CCI*** but the dreadful weather brought an abrupt end to our campaign. A quick re-route to Deauville for the World Cup Final where Fernhill Sox jumped the only clear inside the time showjumping to finish a very creditable 13th. The year ended on a high as I won the U21 Championship at Weston Park on Fernhill Sox.

2009 has been a fantastic year, Hartpury CCI* provided a thrill with a win on the up and coming star, Vancouver. I then had a 14 point margin win in the CCI** on a new ride, Libby Soley's Kachemire le Beau. My season ended on a complete high with Rayef winning double gold at the Young Rider European Championships. I have an exciting stable yard of horses for the 2010 season, but would welcome any new horses and owners who would like to join the team here at Membury Estate!

I understand the level of commitment and hard work that is required to ride and win at the highest level, and I believe I have the talent and drive to succeed.