Holly Richardson on Bally Louis at Burghley Horse Trials 2023
"My childhood dream was still inside me."
British eventing rider Holly Richardson had not planned on becoming a professional eventing rider but, after gaining various qualifications and working around the world, Holly returned to pursue her passion for horses and riding.
In 2023 she completed her first CCI5* at Burghley Horse Trials and now hopes to aim for Badminton Horse Trials in 2024.
We caught up with Holly to find out more about her diverse career path, her passion for producing horses since a young age and how she now manages her own eventing business
We’re celebrating the retirement of Seigneur Medicott, a horse that we all admired with Bettina Hoy in the saddle for Germany, who went on to be a great partner for India’s Fouaad Mirza, competing at the Tokyo Olympic Games and the World Championships, Pratoni in 2022.
2017 was a golden year for Bettina and Siegneur Medicott, winning the CCI4* at Houghton and Chatsworth and the German National Championship CCI4* at Luhmuhlen. Here they are on the way to their win in the Nations Cup at Houghton Hall 2017.
Sophia Hill on Humble Glory at Adelaide Equestrian Festival CCI 2023
Sophia Hill finished on the podium in third place at the 2023 Adelaide Equestrian Festival, her first ever CCI5*.
Sophia and her off the track thoroughbred Humble Glory finished on their dressage score, the only combination to jump double clear around the CCI5* course that runs through the Adelaide city centre parklands and this is how they did it.
Zara Tindall on Class Affair at Bramham International Horse Trials 2023
Missing cross country action? We’ve got something special for you!
Watch Zara Tindall and Class Affair storm around the CCI4*-S cross country at Bramham International Horse Trials 2023, where they took third place.
Watch our interviews with Zara, second placed Mollie Summerland and CCI4*-S winner, Selina Milnes at Bramham here
Flo Carter’s ‘2024 Event Tier Review’ Vlog
We all know that eventing has highs and lows so, when eventing rider and vlogger Flo Carter decided to do a 2023 event round-up with a difference on her YouTube channel, we were happy to help out with cross country video footage of her best and worst competition rides of the year in her “Tier Review’.
