Carl Hester MBE - Great Britain

Dressage: Seven time Olympian

  • Rides for: United Kingdom

    Based: United Kingdom

    Client: Since 2016 - Present

  • Land Rover, Lemieux, Kask, Sprenger, Saracen Horse Feeds, Naf, John Oates Horseboxes, Roeckl, Lotus Romeo, Flex On, Suregrow Fertiliser, PDS, Martin Collins Surfaces, Horse Light.

  • 2024 - Olympic Games - Paris

    • Team Bronze

    2020 Olympic Games - Tokyo

    • Team Bronze

    2019 European Championships - Hawtins Delicato

    2018 World Equestrian Games - Hawtins Delicato

    • Team Bronze

    2017 European Championships - Nip Tuck

    2016 Olympic Games - Nip Tuck

    • Team Silver

    2015 European Championships - Nip Tuck

    • Team Silver

    2014 World Equestrian Games - Nip Tuck

    • Team Silver

    2013 European Championships - Uthopia

    • Team Bronze

    2012 Olympic Games - Uthopia

    • Team Gold

    2011 European Championships - Uthopia

    • Team Gold, and individual Grand Prix Special and Grand Prix Freestyle - Silver

    2010 World Equestrian Games - Liebling II

    • Team Silver

    2009 European Championships - Liebling II

    • Team Silver

    2005 European Championships - Escapado

    2004 Olympic Games - Escapado

    2000 Olympic Games - Argentille Gullit

    1999 European Championships - Legal Democrat

    1992 Olympic Games - Giorgione

    1991 European Championships - Giorgione

    1990 World Equestrian Games - Giorgione

  • Sponsorships, Press, National and International appearances, social media management and educational masterclasses - national and international

Hallie Coon - United States

  • Originally from Brunswick Maine, Hallie moved to Ocala, Florida away to pursue her riding career at the age of just 16. Training with coaches such as Olympic Individual gold medallists David O’Connor (Sydney 2000) and Leslie Law (Athens 2004), she quickly moved through the levels and was competing successfully at the Advanced / 4* level by the age of 17.  In 2017, she was awarded the Essex Competition grant, and in 2018 she was awarded the Karen Stives fund, enabling her to travel to the UK to compete in the British leg of the Nations Cup series at Houghton Hall where she led the team to a second place finish, the first top Nations Cup finish for the Americans in over a decade. She then went on to the Bramham under 25 championships, where she was the only American to jump clear cross the country. 

    After a successful spring campaign, Hallie decided extend her stay in the UK, in order to compete at her first five star at Pau, culminating in a competitive finish there and again being the only American clear across the country in a very competitive contingent. After a strong finish at Pau, Hallie made the cut for the high performance training list in 2019 after being on the Under 25 list for several years.

    In 2022, after some major life changes, Hallie was awarded another very generous grant by US Eventing, this time in the form of the Wilton Fair Fund, and was able to pick up and move her base to the UK in order to raise the bar competitively.

    2024 has been a year full of triumphs, whilst patiently laying the groundwork for the future with our amazing young team of horses. With a firm foundation in place for next season, and thanks to the hard work we’ve put in as a team, I am very excited for the coming year.

  • 2024 was a year full of triumphs for Hallie on the competition circuit, whilst also patiently laying the groundwork for the future with her young team of horses. With a firm foundation in place for next season, she is very excited and focused for 2025.

  • Lemieux, Freejump, Voltaire, Holland Cooper Clothing.

  • Sponsorships, social media support.

Jemima Howden - Great Britain

  • Jemima's passion for equestrian sports emerged early, and despite being largely self-taught, her determination has propelled her to excel in eventing. In 2020, she began her partnership with Rolo, then a six-year-old horse, and together they completed their first BE100 that same year. Four years later, the pair placed 5th in the Young Rider National Championships CCI3*-L, earning Jemima a place on the GB Young Rider European Team.

    Today, Jemima manages a team of seven exceptional horses, ranging from 4 to 11 years old. In 2024, she celebrated her first two international wins, qualified for the Burghley Young Event Horse Final, and proudly represented Great Britain at the European Championships in Strzegom, Poland.

  • Looking ahead to 2025, she aims to tackle her first 4* event, continue her pursuit of European team selection, and guide her young horses through the Burghley Young Event Horse classes. She also looks forward to competing at the Cornbury Young Horse Championships, an event founded by her father, David Howden. At the 2024 edition of Cornbury, she achieved remarkable results, securing 1st and 3rd in the CCI2*-S.

    For nearly three years, Jemima has been mentored by Gareth Hughes, complemented by training with equestrian icons Laura Collett MBE and Jay Halim. Her dedication to continuous improvement underscores her ambition to excel in the highly competitive world of eventing.

  • Premier Equine, Voltaire Saddles, Uvex, Racesafe, Derriere, Roeckl, Pragnell.

  • Commercial and brand growth, sponsorships, social media support, mentorship

  • Tier 2 Talent Training Academy 2024

    1st Reserve YR European Team 2023

    7th CCI-L 3* - YR National Championships - Bicton 2023

    1st OIu21 - Catton Park 2023

    1st ON - Catton Park 2023

    6th N - Catton Park 2023

    4th IN - Chepstow at Howick 2023

    7th ON - Blindley Heath 2023

    5th ON - Blindley Heath 2023

    8th ON - Calmsden 2023

    6th OIu21 - Oasby 2022

    7th OIu21 - Wellington International 2022

    6th CCI-L YR2* - Bishop Burton 2022

    Selected to represent the Central Region at Regional Championships CCI-L 2* - 2022

    8th IN - Little Downham 2022

    7th IN - Tweseldown 2022

Valentina Pistner - Germany

  • Valentina is a 21-year-old German dressage rider and bachelor student at the University of Amsterdam. She is currently training with Rosi Kemper and Vincent van Gasselt, who successfully represented the Netherlands in his youth and was a member of the Dutch team at the Nations Cup in Aachen.

    Valentina has been sitting on a horse since before she could walk. Her parents have been breeding horses for over thirty years and her brother has competed successfully up to junior level. Her older brother has always been her role model and her parents have supported her throughout her journey.

    Valentina studies Media and Information at the University of Amsterdam, a programme that has been ranked number one for media studies for three consecutive years.

  • While at school, she started training her pony Champ of Class with Coby van Baalen in 2014, commuting to the Netherlands every weekend. In 2015 Gonnelien Rothenberger took over the training. Conveniently, the Rothenberger stable was just a three-minute bike ride from her home in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. With her first horse, Valentina decided to move to the stable of Stefanie Lugge-Kerner, who had been a rider at Kasselman for sixteen years. In the seven years that Valentina trained with Stefanie, they took part in four European Championships and won eleven medals in the junior and young rider division. They recently parted ways as Valentina decided to move to the Netherlands to pursue her education. She now trains with Vincent van Gasselt and Rosi Kemper.

    At the beginning of 2018, Valentina took over the reins of Flamboyant OLD from Isabell Werth. The two were a match from the start, winning three silver medals at the European Championships in Fontainebleau just six months after her first time sitting in his saddle.

    Together they have represented Germany at the European Championships four times, winning three gold medals.

    In the future, Valentina hopes to work her way up to U25 and Grand Prix level with her only 8-year-old mare and other horses from the family breeding, while balancing dressage with her studies.

  • 2023

    CDIY Aachen – 1st Freestyle 75,3%

    CDIY Hagen am T.W. 1st Prix St. Georg, Freestyle 76,9%

    European Championships Pilisjászfalu Young Riders – Team Silver, Individual Silver, Individual Test 75,5%, Freestyle 78,8%

    2020

    CDIJ Le Mans Hat-trick

    European Championships Pilisjászfalu Juniors – Team Gold, Individual Bronze, Freestyle Gold, Freestyle 79,2%

    CDIJ Hagen am T.W. Hat-trick – 74,9% Team Test, 76,8% Individual Test, 79,5% Freestyle

    2019

    “Preis der Besten” Winner

    CDIOJ Hagen am T.W Nations Cup Winner & Individual 1st European Championships San Giovanni Juniors – Team Gold, Individual & Freestyle Bronze, 76,9% Team Test

    2018

    CDIJ Mariakalnok Hat-trick

    CDIOJ Hagen am T.W. Nations Cup Winner & Freestyle 1st

    European Championships Fontainebleau Juniors – Triple Silver Medallist Juniors, 79.5% Freestyle

    German Champion Juniors

    2016

    CDIP Drachten – Freestyle 72,5%

    CDIP Saumur – Individual Test 73,5%

    CDICH – 1 st Team Test 72,4%

    CDIOCH Hagen am T.W. Nations Cup Winner & Preliminary Test 1 st 73,8%

  • Commercial and brand growth, sponsorships, social media support, mentorship

Calvin Bockmann - Germany

Erin McCoy - Ireland

  • Erin McCoy is an 18 year old international dressage rider for Ireland. She is based on the shores of Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland and has a beautiful private yard for herself and her families horses. She is currently competing at Junior FEI level and training Prix St George in the hope to make her young rider debut soon.

    Erin is currently still in school and studying her A levels. She studies biology, Sports Science and Business Studies. She has 7 A and A* grades in my GCSEs and hopes to continue her studies at University.

  • Erin’s unior international horse is called Bjornsun or Thomas is his stable name. Thomas is a successful dressage horse at Junior FEI level and previously competed at small tour level. He is a 17hh Dutch warmblood by Johnson.

    In 2024, Erin and Thomas competed internationally for the very first time at Hickstead CDI. They also competed In Wellington CDI and travelled to France for Jardy CDI. Whilst riding horses Erin also plays hockey competitively.

    She plays for Ards Hockey club, which are a very successful ladies Hockey club in Ireland. Erin has had multiple successes in Hockey including winning the McDowell Cup with my school team in 2023, playing for Ulster U16s in 2022 and training for Ulster U17.

    In the summer of 2024, Erin was based in Germany at Krüsterhof Hinnemann, training with Irish Olympian, Judy Reynolds.

  • Jardy CDIJ Kur - 5th place
    CDIJ team test - 7th place
    Hickstead CDIJ - 10th place
    Wellington CDIJ - 8th place
    Home Nations - 6th place FEI Junior
    Irish National Championships - Reserve Champion FEI Junior 2022
    Northern Irish Champion FEI Junior 2022 and 2023
    Northern Irish Summer Festival FEI Junior Champion
    Regional Champion x 3

    (Medium, Advanced Medium and FEI Junior)

  • Commercial and brand growth, sponsorships, social media support, mentorship

Araminta Spencer Churchill - GB

  • Araminta started riding from a very early age and whilst most of her family have some experience with horses, Araminta was keen to pursue the more Eventing side of equestrian sport

    She originally started with Heythrop Pony Club giving her a strong foundation, where she had many different ponies toride; some being trickier than others, making her eager to form partnerships with horses and learn how to work with their different personalities.

    In 2020, Araminta ‘met’ Lily, although this was not at all planned, as she was going to a yard to try a different pony which was for sale. She knew from the second Araminta and her father saw her that she would be something very special. She was young and had little schooling knowledge so it was from there that they grew through the years together.  

    Lily was six when she was purchased; the first few years were spent building their partnership and competing unaffiliated for fun, although it soon became clear that thy both wanted to step up and be more competitive. Araminta and Lily did their first BE90 event in 2022 and from then her competitive side and love for the sport just kept rising.

  • Two years later they competed for their country at the European Eventing Championships. 

    In 2023,  they were on the central team for the National Championships at 100cm and finished 3rd individually. Only towards the end of the year did they compete in their first Novice and also completed their first ever 2* and finished 4th at Bicton. The aim for the 2024 season was the Junior Europeans. 

    The 2024 season was incredible for the partnership of Araminta and Lily as they were the highest placed Junior at every trial where they competed in. They also won their first International in May at Osberton 2* and achieved a further another podium finish at the last junior trial at Burgham. They also jumped double clears all season. 

    For over a year Araminta has received training from Caroline Hunt in the dressage phase, helping her raise her marks to a high standard. Tim Rogers trains her with the jumping. 

    Araminta’s 2025 goals are to be selected on the Junior European team again and potentially compete in a 3* /  in her first Intermediate. 

  • The 2024 season was incredible for the partnership of Araminta and Lily as they were the highest placed Junior at every trial where they competed in.

    They also won their first International in May at Osberton 2* and achieved a further another podium finish at the last junior trial at Burgham. They also jumped double clears all season. 

  • Commercial and brand growth, sponsorships, social media support, mentorship

Hope Cooper - United States

  • Hope is a 27-year-old Dressage rider based in Massachusetts and Wellington Florida in the United States. She has been an equestrian ever since she began walking and dressage remains the main focus and love of her life. She has ridden successfully from Children’s through ponies, Jr/Yr. and on to the U25 and Grand Prix.  Hope is also focused on academia. She triple majored in Behavioural neuroscience, Africana studies and Modern Dance in undergrad and plans to attend graduate school for organisational psychology in the fall.

  • Some highlights:

    2023 top six rankings for developing GP horses Tripple and Destar who hope has had and brought up the levels since they were youngsters.

    2023 many placings and personal bests in the Grand Prix CDI season in Wellington FL with stallion Flynn PCH.

    2022 AGDF CDI 3* first Senior tour season and first senior tour win on Hot Chocolate W.

    2021 Living in Germany training with Isabell Werth and Christoph Koschel.

    2021 CHIO Nations cup Individual Gold and Team Silver with Hot Chocolate W. Wellington FL.

    2021 would have been the anchor for USA European tour team before it was canceled.

    2021 First and Second on ranking list for USA U25

    2021 Kundrun Development Program with Hot Chocolate W.

    2020 Nations Cup team U25 with Hot Chocolate W.

    2019 Bronze medal, National Championships U25 with Hot Chocolate

    2019 Silver medal in the freestyle, National Championships U25 with Hot Chocolate.

    2014 Region 8 NAYC YR team and Individual Bronze with Don Diamond

    2012 Region 8 NAYC Junior team with Don Diamond. 

  • Commercial and brand growth, sponsorships, social media support, mentorship

Svenja Grimm - Chile

  • Svenja Grimm was born in Germany and resides in Chile. She has been riding since she was very young and competed successfully up to Junior Level in Germany. She participated in the German Championships for Juniors in 2006 and 2007. From 2009 to 2010, she took a gap year as a working student, riding horses at Leatherdale Farms in the USA and Rivendell Stud in South Africa.

    She then studied International Business and Language in University of Amsterdam from 2010 to 2014 and in 2013 did an exchange semester in Chile. Svenja decided to return for job opportunities to Chile after finishing university in 2014.

    While working in Chile, she met her trainer and partner Mario Vargas; also an International dressage rider. Together they started to make plans together and invested in young horses to train for the future. Svenja started to ride more seriously again and went back to participating in competitions. More and more riding became her focus and in 2018, she decided to leave her job in Export Management in order to fully concentrate on riding.

  • While running their own dressage stable in Chile, Svenja and Mario started to travel to Europe for the summer months with their strongest horses to compete. In 2021, she won the Pavo Cup for 6 year olds in the Netherlands and in 2022, she qualified for the Dutch team to the World breeding Young Dressage Horse Championchips finishing in the Top 20 and obtaining second place in the 4 year old class.

    2023, Svenja obtained Chilean Sport Nationality in order to represent Chile in International competitions and then she represented Chile in the Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile in October 2023, finishing 8th in the overall individual qualification. Svenja’s goal is to develop young horses successfully through the levels and represent Chile in International competitions with eyes firmly set on the Olympic Games of Los Angeles 2028.

  • April 11-14 CDI TOLBERT NL

    16th in Grand Prix CDI 3* with Doctor Rossi

    12th in Grand Prix Special with Doctor Rossi

    7th in Prix St Georg with Lafayett

    10th in Intermedaire 1 with Lafayett

    May 3-5 CDI Exloo NL 

    9th in Prix St Georg with Lafayett

    5th in Gran Prix Freestyle CDI 3* with Doctor Rossi

    2nd in FEI 5 year old test with Best Secret

    3rd in FEI 5 year old test with Dom Perignon

    June 12 Houten NL  

    1st in Pavo cup qualifier Best secret 

    July 2 Dronten NL 

    2nd in Pavo Cup qualifier Ein Quäntchen Glück 

    4th in Pavo Cup qualifier Dom Perignon

    August 15-17 CDI Mariakalnok Hungary 

    4th in Grand Prix- W with Doctor Rossi

    3rd in Grand Prix W Freestyle with Doctor Rossi

    4th In FEI 7 year old prelim test with Madison 

    1st in FEI 7 year old Final test with Madison

    September 4-6 CDI and WCHYH ERMELO 

    17th in CDI 3* Grand Prix with Doctor Rossi

    9th in 5 year old Prelim test with Best Secret

    2nd in 4 year old Prelim class with Ein Quäntchen GLück

    7th in the 4 year old final class with Ein Quäntchen Glück

    30th in the 7 year old class with Madison 

  • Commercial and brand growth, sponsorships, social media support, mentorship

Alice Oppenheimer - Great Britain

Pam Suphakamol Vuntanadit - Thailand

  • Suphakamol Vuntanadit, or known by her nickname as "Pam", was born and raised in Bangkok, Thailand. Now at the age of 27 years old, Pam has dedicated almost 20 years of her life to horses - although she did not grow up in a “horsey” country or with a horsey family. She began riding at the age of seven years old at a small local riding club in the outskirts of Bangkok. It became a family activity to make the two-hour-long drive every Friday afternoon after school for her and her sister to be able to ride on the weekends. After winning the youth classes in the Thailand Championships, Pam met her first dressage horse Escudo (now at the age of 23) in Germany, with whom she made history with a Team Gold and individual Silver at the National Games in 2015. 

  • In 2016, Pam decided to move to The Netherlands to pursue her studies in university and also develop her skills as an equestrian athlete. Pam completed her undergraduate degree in Business and Law from the University College Maastricht and her graduate degree in Corporate and Commercial Law in Maastricht University. Additionally, she is planning to pursue her legal studies further in the postgraduate program.

    Since 2016, Pam has represented Thailand in numerous international events in all levels around the world. In 2017, she was the first Thai rider to compete in the Young Rider's classes with her horse Hermes and slowly developed to the Intermediate II levels with her horse Clement V. In 2022, Pam was the first Thai rider to compete in the U25 classes with her horse Dreamboat BCN, with whom she has slowly grown together in the sport to mark history as the first Thai rider to compete in the international 5* Grand Prix in 2024. Pam has also taken part in qualifying for the Asian Games in 2023 with her horse Quadroneur, who later became her reserve horse in the qualifications of the Paris Olympics. One of Pam's equestrian career highlights is to be able to represent Thailand for the first time in the qualification for the Olympic Games in 2023-2024 and ended up in the Top 10 among veteren individual riders in Group G (Asia and Oceania) with her horse, Dreamboat BCN. 


    Pam is currently known in the equestrian community as one of the "Two Thai Vuntanadit Sisters". She is currently based with her sister, Patty, in Belgium with their own private dressage stables where they manage and care for their horses themselves. From a little girl with big dreams, Pam has now taken the next step in her equestrian career as a professional rider.

    With her next goals set to be the first rider to represent Thailand at the World Equestrian Games in 2026 and the LA Olympics in 2028, Pam works very closely with her sister and her team to ensure that all of her horses are in her best physical and mental condition to be able to tackle the upcoming journey around the world as she continues to chase after her dreams. 

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Dawn White O’ Connor - United States

Patty Suphajit Vuntanadit - Thailand

  • Suphajit (Patty) Vuntanadit is an international dressage rider from Thailand, currently based in Belgium with her sister, Suphakamol (Pam) Vuntanadit. Patty’s journey with horses began at the age of three, and that passion has shaped her life ever since. Her competitive riding career started at the age of nine when she won first place in the Thailand Pony Championships in 2012, marking the beginning of an incredible adventure. That same year, she welcomed her first horse, Antonio 97, who became not just a competitive partner, but also a true friend throughout her riding journey.

  • Following her victory in the national Pony Championships, Patty began to take her riding more seriously, gradually setting higher ambitions in the sport. With Antonio 97, she started competing at national and regional levels in Thailand. In 2016, she took a significant step forward by moving to the Netherlands with her sister and their horses to further her education and riding career. Patty graduated with First Honours in Politics from King’s College London in 2022 and is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Health at University College, London.

    In 2021, while balancing her studies, Patty began competing internationally. Her debut at CDI Le Mans with Antonio 97 in the Young Riders class was a dream come true. Together, they progressed from the M-level, defying the doubts of others and achieving their ultimate goal. Finishing the Young Riders team test with Antonio was one of the most emotional moments of her life—a testament to the deep bond they had formed. This connection reflects her strong commitment to horse welfare, as she dedicates every spare moment to ensuring her horses are happy and healthy.

    In addition to her work with Antonio, Patty also debuted her new partner, Wall Street JV, in the CDI1* class. Shortly after, she was selected as one of six young, upcoming riders to participate in the CHIO Aachen Campus Programme of Excellence, which is a significant achievement as she is the only representative from Asia in the programme so far. The highlight of her career came when she won the CDI1* Freestyle to Music classes for two consecutive weeks at the 2023 Adequan Global Dressage Festival in Wellington, Florida. This moment was especially meaningful, as Patty and her sister crafted the choreography together, incorporating sounds from traditional Thai instruments and songs to honor their heritage. Hearing the Thai anthem play while her flag was raised, atop her heart horse Wall Street JV, was a humbling and unforgettable experience.

  • Patty is proud to have made history in Thai dressage as the first rider to win first place in a CDI. By April 2023, she was ranked 15th in the CDI1* World Rankings, standing out as the only Asian rider in the top 15 at the time. As she steps into Grand Prix competition, her sights are set on the prestigious 2026 World Equestrian Games in Aachen. With Wall Street JV by her side, she hopes that she and her sister, Pam, will achieve a historic milestone for Thai dressage, celebrating their shared dedication and hard work.

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Maria Culsan

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Bernat Barrachina

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