London Rider At HOYS

Look out for London’s Shari Butchart, competing at Horse of The Year Show tonight.

No stranger to championships, Shari rode at HOYS, the World’s most famous horse show, as a junior show jumper before going on to represent Britain at international level as a young rider.

Now 27, Shari, and her aptly named horse, Olympic, will be up against leading international event riders.

Shari switched to take up eventing four years’ ago and has ambitions to win one – or all – of the major British events and compete in an Olympic team.

Alongside this, Shari is yard manager and a BHS II instructor at the family run, Woodredon Equestrian Centre – which, as a member of the London Horse Network, is supported by HOOF – the Olympic Legacy project of the British Equestrian Federation.

And, Shari is involved in encouraging old and new riders to take up the sport through projects such as Mayor’s Legacy and is piloting the ‘Take Back The Reins’ initiative for the British Equestrian Federation.

Shari says, “I love teaching”, but on being under the spotlight for the Express Eventing competition, Shari says, “I’m excited about the whole experience and just thinking about riding in to the arena with the crowds!”

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