An MA graduate in French and Italian from Cambridge University, Martha initially started in the world of racing journalism on the bottom rungs of the Racing Post. She joined H&H as magazine assistant back in 2003, moving on to become eventing editor. She has worn many hats within the magazine since then, where she is now features editor.
In a reporting guise, Martha has been on the ground in Paris for the 2024 Olympics, as well as multiple European Championships in both eventing and dressage. Reporting has also taken her to Doha, the World Cup Finals in Riyadh, World Equestrian Festival in Aachen, Pau CCI5*, the young horse eventing world championships in Le Lion d’Angers, as well as closer to home at Burghley, Badminton and more local events at both grassroots and international level.
Martha has also written features on equestrian and rural matters for publications such as Country Life, The Field, The Times, The Spectator, Polo Times and The Telegraph, and has covered everything from an exclusive on The Queen’s favourite horses and the cloning of Tamarillo to interviewing the iconic Jilly Cooper.
Martha is regularly called on to contribute to TV programmes on equestrian royalty, such as ITN’s All The Queen’s Horses and a 2025 Channel 5 documentary on Princess Anne, A Quite Remarkable Royal.
Born and raised in Suffolk, Martha has ridden since she was eight, initially with the Essex & Suffolk branch of the Pony Club and going on to event up to intermediate level though with very little success, despite having lessons with the great Ruth McMullen. Martha has bred two event horses by Cevin Z from her own horse of a lifetime, Fizz, one of which is now eventing at CCI4* with Alice Hallows.
Martha is currently enjoying producing a seven-year-old ex-racehorse, Mac, who she believes might need someone better and braver than her to do him justice in eventing. She enjoys jumping, hacking and fitness work.
Martha is also besotted with dogs – with a huge soft spot for springer spaniels – though with no competitive ambitions in this sphere whatsoever. After growing up with assorted liver and white springers, she had two rescue dogs for 14 years, one a street dog from Gambia who was abandoned at three weeks old. Now, her constant companion, whether by her feet at her desk or walking cross-country courses, is Fidget, an extremely energetic and habitually muddy black and white springer.
Martha also writes for expert advice guide PetsRadar, and was editor for Petplan Equine’s magazine Paces for seven years.
