Aſter breakfast Emily will start riding. “If I have a horse that needs a session on the flat, Mum will happily hop on and help out”, says Emily. “All the competition liveries and even the hunters get schooled up to three times a week in addition to their fitness work; it’s so important that they are worked on the ground properly so they build up the correct muscles to give them longevity in their careers.”
During the winter months, the hunting liveries are the farm’s main bread and butter. Emily enjoys many days out with the Heythrop; “I mainly hunt our clients horses and will quite oſten accompany owners out in the field to reassure and advise when to kick on etc”, says Emily. “I’ll also take young horses out for clients to further their education and find hunting useful for horses that have perhaps fallen out of love with jumping and need to reignite their spark.
At the end of the day it’s horses for courses, but horses need to be horses. We have a tendency to wrap them up like they’re our children, but they’re not, they are wild animals and they need to go out and be with other horses and be in the mud and stuff!”
Away from the hunting field, Ocean Blue Equine sponsor Emily. Her impressive string of showjumpers are continuing their success on the BSJA circuit including competing in this year’s Area Trials. “I am excited that my top horse Jac and I, have been excepted for a government funded training programme called The Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence”, beams Emily. “We were previously selected for the BSJA Step up to Gold Programme in 2018, so it’s a real privilege to be approved again for another programme. The training camp includes instruction on how to manage your social media, as well as the psychology of dealing with the highs and lows of the sport and how to prepare for an alternative career if you are not going to be a rider for one reason or another.”
In addition to Emily’s most experienced horse Jaccardo Van De Huffelen aka Jac, Emily has three more talented jumpers entrusted in her care. “I have a ten year old mare
Photo by Jo Monck
called Newmarket Dove, who originally came from an eventing career and a gorgeous six year old, called I Am Legend, that my fiancé and dad bought from Brightwells Sales as a three year old but is now for sale to the highest bidder!” says Emily. “I also have my wonderful homebred mare called Willows Wisp who’s a midget at pushing 15.1hh, but has exceeded all expectations and jumped bigger courses than we could have ever imagined.”
Looking to the future, Emily strives to compete consistently at the higher levels. “I just want to keep improving; of course I would love to compete more internationally and one day I would love to compete on the Global Champions Tour”, says Emily. “None of this is possible without fantastic owners and sponsors; I’m so grateful to mine and my family for their continued belief and support.”
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