Emma Thomas

Emma is a 24 year old event rider hailing from Warwickshire. She discovered her love of horses at a young age and spent some years in a riding school before joining the Pony Club aged nine. As she didn’t come from a horsey family, it took a while to discover her passion for eventing. However, after watching Badminton one year she caught the bug.

When she was 16, The Buzz Factor came into her life as a raw five-year-old to do Pony Club and potentially some Intermediates. Two years later he won the PC Open Eventing championships and a year after that the pair did their first advanced together.

After graduating from the Royal Veterinary College with a degree in Biology in 2021, Emma decided to turn professional. Since then she has been successful with placings up to 4* level. This Autumn she went double clear at Burghley, her first 5*, with Icarus X, the second horse she has produced, to place 18th and best British first timer.

Now with a lovely string of young horses looking to follow in his footsteps, Emma is really looking forward to the seasons to come with big ambitions. Emma is also a member of the GB Student Riding Squad, and became AIEC Show Jumping Individual World Champion in 2022.