Alex-Jo is a 21 year old primarily dressage rider from the Staffordshire/Cheshire border who also trains and competes in both Show Jumping and Cross Country.
She has been riding since the age of 3 years and purchased her first pony at just aged 4. Alex started competing in Showing classes aged 5 and it was clear that she loved the competition atmosphere, always striving to better her previous results. Then came SJ, XC, ODE's and Dressage.
Alex has competed in BYRDS and BD from the age of 8 and began competing on the NW teams at the age of 12, wearing her England team badge with pride! She was very pleased when she got assessed into A Squad at the age of 13 being the youngest A Squad rider of the North West Region at the time. Alex has then gone on to compete in 7 Inter Regionals, 5 Home Internationals and 3 Sheepgate U25s Championships from Prelim to FEI level.
In 2015, Alex qualified for the Petplan Nationals with two ponies, Cyden Molenhorns Lespirit now owned by Jane Wymark and Westerhuis Bink now owned by Evangeline Cochrane. Both ponies were home produced by Alex and were also only 5 and 6 years old.
In addition, she has produced and sold 2 138cms SJ ponies Gwallwy Arian and Redpools Dolores. They are now competing BS with enormous success and will hopefully continue competing at the top level throughout their time with their new riders.
In 2018, Alex was a residential rider at Mount St John and since her return has worked alongside some of the top dressage riders in the UK working and producing horses and ponies of top quality.
Alex is currently taking a break from competing to expand and mature her business further.
On a personal note, Alex is dedicated, kind and mature way beyond her years with an affinity and feel for her horses or ponies which they seem to respond to in such a positive way, they actually genuinely want to please - it has been said she has a way which is difficult to explain unless you actually know her.
She has been riding since the age of 3 years and purchased her first pony at just aged 4. Alex started competing in Showing classes aged 5 and it was clear that she loved the competition atmosphere, always striving to better her previous results. Then came SJ, XC, ODE's and Dressage.
Alex has competed in BYRDS and BD from the age of 8 and began competing on the NW teams at the age of 12, wearing her England team badge with pride! She was very pleased when she got assessed into A Squad at the age of 13 being the youngest A Squad rider of the North West Region at the time. Alex has then gone on to compete in 7 Inter Regionals, 5 Home Internationals and 3 Sheepgate U25s Championships from Prelim to FEI level.
In 2015, Alex qualified for the Petplan Nationals with two ponies, Cyden Molenhorns Lespirit now owned by Jane Wymark and Westerhuis Bink now owned by Evangeline Cochrane. Both ponies were home produced by Alex and were also only 5 and 6 years old.
In addition, she has produced and sold 2 138cms SJ ponies Gwallwy Arian and Redpools Dolores. They are now competing BS with enormous success and will hopefully continue competing at the top level throughout their time with their new riders.
In 2018, Alex was a residential rider at Mount St John and since her return has worked alongside some of the top dressage riders in the UK working and producing horses and ponies of top quality.
Alex is currently taking a break from competing to expand and mature her business further.
On a personal note, Alex is dedicated, kind and mature way beyond her years with an affinity and feel for her horses or ponies which they seem to respond to in such a positive way, they actually genuinely want to please - it has been said she has a way which is difficult to explain unless you actually know her.