Nicola is an international para dressage rider and we have been looking after her saddle for the last few years. Nicola is now riding in the Bates Innova Mono+ Lux Dressage Saddles.
Nicola is a blind Grade IV para dressage rider she lives in London with her daughter Poppy. She skilfully combines working and being a mum with training her horses and competes nationally and internationally in both para
and able bodied competitions.
A keen show jumper in her youth, Nicola returned to riding after her daughter took up dressage in 2011, following a break from the sport. Partially sighted as a child, she lost her sight completely in her twenties. Ambitious and dedicated, Nicola trains in Kent with Daniel Watson who assists her in navigating her way around a dressage test by calling the
letters as she nears them.
Nicola is ranked 15th in the Grade IV FEI para dressage world rankings and is a serious prospect for Tokyo 2020. She is currently competing able-bodied at Prix St Georges level, representing GB on the para-international stage and training her top horse for Grand Prix. She is also a successful author and journalist as well as a motivational speaker.
Despite her challenges, Nicola demonstrates an unwavering commitment to her sport and is proof that with hard work and determination anything is possible!
August 2019 Able bodied PSG 3rd place at Bury Farm High Profile with a qualifying score making her eligible for selection to represent GB at international able-bodied competitions. She will be the first blind rider to do this and one of the very few para riders to compete internationallyagainst non-disabled riders.
June 2019 - Able-bodied PSG winner, Hickstead Premier League Small Tour Championship
April 2019 - Deauville CPEDI3* 3rd & 4th
September 2018 - Grade IV Gold National Champion
March 2018 - competing in her first able-bodied PSG on Amadeus VI
August 2017 - Medium Regional Champion, Bury Farm
April 2017 - 5th Medium Freestyle, Winter Championships
