Tina is one of the World’s leading lady showjumpers with over 30 years competition experience. She is a BSJA Accredited trainer and her training skills are in demand by both showjumpers and event riders.
Tina has been a frequent member of Britain’s Super League Nation’s Cup teams and was reserve rider for London 2012. Throughout her career she has seen huge success on some fantastic horses including Hello Sailor, Hello Unique, Hello Boyo Ursula, Genesis, and Promised Land.
Promised Land won the final of the International Stairways Grand Prix competition at Royal Counties of Berkshire in September 2013. Hello Sailor represented Great Britain in Rome, jumping a clear round in the Nations Cup. He was 3rd in the Grand Prix in Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi, 2nd in the Nations Cup and placed in the Grand Prix competitions at Royal Windsor and La Baule.
Tina has won the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Cup three times on three different horses and she was the first lady rider to win the Hickstead Jumping Derby in nearly 40 years on Promised Land in 2011. With over 30 Nations Cups appearances for Great Britain, including three wins, she is known as one of the best female riders Great Britain has ever seen.
Tina began her riding career in the Pony Club at the age of four with a 12.2hh pony called Rockafella. She represented her branch in Area Pony Club events and the Prince Philip Cup. Tina was very successful throughout the 1990s as Britain’s leading lady rider winning the Queen Elizabeth Cup twice and was Great Britain’s reserve rider at the Barcelona Olympics.