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Louise Harwood is a British equestrian athlete competing in
Louise Harwood is a British equestrian athlete competing in eventing
Eventing (also known as three-day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where the same horse and rider combination compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ...
at top three and four star events, and has won at the CCI *** Blair Castle event. She started her Advanced career on two full brothers, bred by herself, Bit of a Barney and Partly Pickled. In recent years her main CCI**** horses are Mr Potts and Whitson, Louise also has several other horses in events at Intermediate and Novice level. In 2014 Whitson was named British Eventing's Top Horse of 2014, winning the Wide Awake trophy for his breeders Roy and Annie Baker.
Louise finished 9th in the rankings for 2014, having placed 13th in a very competitive Etoiles de Pau CCI****, the last event of the season with Whitson.
Career
Skelton has been a professional rider since 2003, and spends her time teaching as well as competing. Skelton is sponsored by Horse First, an Equine Supplements Company. She is based inEardisley
Eardisley () is a village and civil parish in Herefordshire about south of the centre of Kington. Eardisley is in the Wye valley in the northwest of the county, close to the border with Wales.
The village is part of the " Black and white vil ...
in Herefordshire
Herefordshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh ...
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She runs Harwood Eventing in Herefordshire, England. She trains and trades horses, coaches riders, and regularly teaches at local pony clubs.
Car Accident
In 1999 she was involved in a car accident that left her in intensive care and with multiple knee and ankle fractures. She was told she may not walk again but set herself the target of recovering to run the London Marathon, which she achieved. In Feb 2014 Louise had a metal pin removed from her leg to allow her to have greater use of her left leg.Higher Education
She achieved a degree in applied biology from Cardiff University in Wales and a post graduate diploma in applied equine science from theRoyal Agricultural University
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU), formerly the Royal Agricultural College, is a public university in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Established in 1845, it was the first agricultural college in the English-speaking world.
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in Cirencester, England.
Other Activities
She has written articles and reports for the equestrian magazineHorse & Hound
''Horse & Hound'' is the oldest equestrian weekly magazine of the United Kingdom. Its first edition was published in 1884. The magazine contains horse industry news, reports from equestrian events, veterinary advice about caring for horses, and h ...
.(harwoodeventing.co.uk, 12 Dec 2012)
See also
*Glossary of equestrian terms
This is a basic glossary of equestrian terms that includes both technical terminology and jargon developed over the centuries for horses and other equidae, as well as various horse-related concepts. Where noted, some terms are used only in Americ ...
*List of equestrian sports
Equestrian sports are sports that use horses as a main part of the sport. This usually takes the form of the rider being on the horse's back, or the horses pulling some sort of horse-drawn vehicle
A horse-drawn vehicle is a piece of equipment ...
References
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