Sponsored Riders

SPONSORED RIDER - CARL HESTER

• Carl Hester needs no introduction. He is the UK's premier Dressage rider and trainer and a fantastic ambassador for our sport. His championship wins are too numerous to mention and it is hard to imagine a British Team without him!
• Most recently he was on the British Team which won silver medal at the European Championships in Windsor last year. At the end of last year he won the Inter I National Championship with Uthopia.

• Carl is dedicated to his sport and understands that style and presentation are key components to success. At Classic Dressage we feel that we share the same values as Carl and look forward to a long relationship with the King of Dressage!
• Of particular interest to Carl is the La Martina range - new to us here at Classic Dressage and due in the showroom in June.

SPONSORED RIDER - REBECCA HUGHES

• Rebecca Hughes set up Classic Dressage 12 years ago with Julia Hornig. She is Resident Trainer and Manager and combines this with her competition commitments
• She has had many successes from Young Horse classes up to Grand Prix and is in great demand as a trainer of both horses and people. She is trained by Carl Hester and of course her husband Gareth Hughes.

• Rebecca has been ranked in the top 10 British Small Tour Rankings for the past three years on top Judge Felicity Scott's Shining Light. They have won the the Prix St George Freestyle Championship in 2008 and have been highly paced at both National and International shows. They are now starting competing at Int2 and Grand Prix. Rebecca has a number of fabulous rides.
• Korenbloem Titaan, owned by Hellen Illes, is qualified for the Advanced Medium Regional Championships and will be aimed at Small Tour next year. She also has a fabulous string of exciting young prospects waiting in the wings to train through so watch this space!!!

SPONSORED RIDER - GARETH HUGHES

• Since moving from Australia in the 80s Gareth Hughes has established himstelf as a top rider/trainer. Many of his current rides have been produced by him or his wife Rebecca. Classic Ziezo and Classic Sandman have been in the family since they were both 3 years old. Ziezo (7yo) has just qualified for the Advanced Medium regionals and Sandman was PSG and Int I National Champion 2007. Sandman will be coming out Int 2 this year.

• Aspen Grove Duvie was Shearwater and Berkeley 6yo champion in 2007 and comes out Small Tour this year. Ramazzotti is currently successfully competing Int 2 at the moment. Gareth combines a busy career - Managing Aspen Grove Dressage, competing and teaching - with his family life. His wife Rebecca and daughter Ruby are the mainstay of his career and again these are values we share here at Classic Dressage.