Meet HOYS-winning present rider Charlotte Elliott-Grooby

After an increase to the highest in pony courses, Charlotte Elliott-Grooby has made a profitable step into full-time present manufacturing. And with a flourishing workforce of horses for 2023, we predict large issues from the devoted 23-year-old.

Charlotte Elliott-Grooby, champion intermediate on the 2019 Horse of the Yr Present (HOYS) with Holmestones Tailor Made (Worzel), arrange her personal manufacturing yard at her mum or dad’s house in Leicestershire in Might 2021.

“I’m very fortunate to have the help from Mum and Dad,” confirmed Charlotte, who started exhibiting when she was a toddler at native driving membership reveals on her looking pony, Harvest.

“We used to compete in the perfect turned out class, which my mum took very significantly,” mentioned Charlotte. “We’d caught the bug for exhibiting and acquired my first ‘correct’ present pony, Addington Fortunate Appeal, who took me to my first HOYS in 2009.”

Charlotte and Penskybar Mayflower, present hunter pony champions at Lincolnshire in 2016 

Charlotte has established herself as one of many circuit’s most profitable younger riders, selecting up titles in any respect main reveals throughout the nation on a spread of animals, from present ponies to indicate hunter ponies, mountain and moorlands to intermediates.

“Worzel, who gave me my first HOYS win and championship, is an additional particular horse,” mentioned Charlotte, of the gelding who was owned by his breeder, Vicki Rudd, and produced by the Jinks Present Crew for his or her victory in 2019. “We had an ideal run collectively over two seasons, additionally successful the BSPS Blue Riband supreme in 2019 and BSPS intermediate supreme championship in 2018. I actually do owe him loads; he made all my goals come true.”

One other profession spotlight Charlotte recalled was standing second within the 15hh present hunter pony last on the Royal Worldwide (RIHS) with the Crew Jinks produced-Chantilly Galway Lady (Dolly).

“Dolly was only a five-year-old on the time and it was her first season,” she mentioned. “The RIHS was solely her fourth present, and he or she was inexperienced, however we managed a beautiful present. To complete second was an enormous achievement.”

Charlotte Elliott-Grooby: ‘However that’s exhibiting’

The 2022 present season was Charlotte’s first full time period working as knowledgeable present producer.

“We had an ideal 12 months, qualifying for a number of courses at each the RIHS and HOYS. A spotlight for me was Jess Learn-Else and Ebony King ending seventh within the big small hunter last on the RIHS. This was Jess’ first 12 months competing within the grownup horse courses and her first time driving in the primary enviornment at Hickstead!” she mentioned.

Charlotte is spending the festive interval in Australia whereas her horses are again with their house owners, however on her return within the New Yr, her full consideration can be on the 2023 present season.

“I’ve a few thrilling novices, owned by Richard and Claire Chandler, to experience myself,” she defined. “However probably the most thrilling new face is the reigning HOYS champion cob Love Pleasure, who can be ridden by his new proprietor Jess Learn-Else in each open and beginner courses.

“It may be exhausting to make your identify as a younger producer as you’re not as nicely generally known as a number of the extra established riders,” Charlotte added. “However that’s exhibiting; all of us have good days and dangerous days. So long as my horses look and go in addition to they’ll do, I can’t ask any extra.”

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