British event rider Tom Jackson, 27, was a team gold, silver and bronze medallist in under-21 ranks on Waltham Fiddlers Find. He has been placed at five-star and rode HH Moonwalk to win last year’s British seven-year-old national championship. H&H’s eventing editor Pippa Roome grabbed him for some quick-fire questions to find out more…
Describe your first pony
Shadow was a Welsh section A grey mare. She was a brilliant lead-rein pony and would hardly put a foot wrong while attached to someone. However, the minute you thought you were good enough to be let off the lead, she would bring you back down to earth with a bump.
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Georgie Spence rides Running Brook II across country at Badminton 2008.
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Georgie Spence recalls her experiences in the build-up to her first Badminton and how ‘that naive streak of lean back
Will Coleman and Twizzel at the 2012 London Olympics.
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From his five-star debut when he was just 20 years old to his first Olympics, get up to speed on
Nicola Wilson and Bulana on the way to individual bronze at the 2017 European Championships.
Nicola Wilson explains how she built a partnership with the feisty mare Bulana, who went on to win an individual
H&H magazine editor and eventing editor
Pippa is a true eventing geek and has been H&H’s eventing editor since 2005. She has first-hand experience of competing up to British Eventing intermediate and international CCI2*-L level, and has worked in the industry on a top event yard. Pippa enjoys nothing more than immersing herself in the sport at the highest level, reporting from the five-stars and international championships, including the Olympics.
