Tokyo may be on hold, but Jennifer Donald can’t wait for the return of Billy Twomey’s Olympic shortlisted gelding, described by his owner as a “studious librarian”
Kimba Flamenco
Age: 11
Breeding: AES, by Je T’Aime Flamenco out of Uttah Van Het Indihof (Heartbreaker)
Owner/breeder: Kim Barzilay
Producer: Emma-Jo Slater
Rider: Billy Twomey
Greatest achievements: won the CSI4* grand prix at Liverpool (2019), the CSIO5* Longines Falsterbo grand prix in Sweden (2018), the CSI4* grand prix on the Spanish Sunshine Tour (2018) and the national grade C championship (2016)
“When my rider Emma-Jo Slater was pregnant, it seemed a good time to put our great mare Uttah Van Het Indihof in foal and Billy Twomey suggested Je T’Aime Flamenco. He gets his name from being born at my Kimba Farm Stud, by Flamenco, and at home he’s known as Codi, from FlamenCO and InDI.
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H&H showjumping editor
Jennifer is passionate at showjumping and her role as H&H’s showjumping editor has taken her around the world reporting from shows and interviewing riders, connections and those involved behind the scenes. Since joining H&H from BBC Sport in 2005, she has written on every subject across the equestrian sphere — from turnout rugs to stable management — and has interviewed gold medallists, world champions and winners galore. She also has first-hand experience of working in the equestrian industry as a riding instructor and yard manager.
