Southern Horse Magazine Page 85 Young Rider
Jess doesn’t own a pony of her own; she rides on a regular basis at Bourton Vale Equestrian Centre and is a keen member of their Pony Club. Jess wrote and told us about how she started riding Fanshawe, who is now in his mid 30’s but still going strong and how she has progressed on to riding JB whose initials stand for ‘Just Big’
“Horse riding has been my passion since as long as I can remember. I’ve been riding at Bourton Vale Equestrian Centre since I was 3 years old and have loved every minute of it!
Over the years I’ve ridden so many fantastic horses and ponies; starting off on the smallest at the yard and progressing onto the biggest.
I’ve taken part in many pony days and pony rallies throughout my time at BVEC and I really enjoyed spending so much time with the horses; grooming, tacking up, riding and poo picking in the fields. These pony rallies also gave me a chance to try out some dressage, which was a fantastic experience.
Out of all the ponies I’ve ever ridden there, my favourite would have to be Charlie. He had so much character, sometimes a bit cheeky, but he was a lovely little pony. He was an amazing jumper and if I hadn’t outgrown him, I’d have loved to ride him every day.”
Jess is pictured riding Fanshawe on the leading rein when she started at Bourton Vale EC, Jumping on Charlie, grooming Ross and on JB who she currently rides at Bourton Vale.
Fifteen year-old Jess Perry from Cheltenham is the
Southern Horse Young Rider.
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