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In this section you can read about a host of leading riders and equestrian professionals across all disciplines, as well as those featured in Horse Hero filming. They tell us about their goals, heroes and heroines, favourite horses and they offer some top advice. There are some great photos of them with their families, friends and animals (many click to enlarge). Browse the pages to see who is profiled on Horse Hero or use the 'List All' box.
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Mark
Tomlinson
- Mark Tomlinson is a high goal polo player who competes internationally. He's on the England team and plays for Apes Hill Club Barbados. Mark comes from a polo dynasty who are owners of the Beaufort Club.
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Anna
Weston
- Anna Weston, 28, is a GB Team member in the sport of Trec. She has competed at the European and World Championships in this unusual discipline, which includes map reading, control of paces and obstacles!
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Jason
Webb
- Jason Webb, 31, is a top polocrosse player. He is also a renowned horse psychologist and trainer, having worked with many leading horsemen in Australia. His current top horse is the stunning stallion Risebridge Diesel.
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Michael
Eilberg
- Michael Eilberg, 22 is part of the famous Eilberg dynasty. He started his career in show jumping but has now switched to dressage. Following recent successes, Michael is now part of the World Class squad.
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Tanya
Larrigan
- Tanya Larrigan is an extraordinary horsewoman. Having started life in the circus, she excelled in a number of disciplines including dressage and show jumping, and represented Great Britain at two Olympics.
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Gillian
Higgins
- Gillian Higgins, 26, has risen to the forefront of equine massage and manipulation therapy together with her distinctive horse, Freddie Fox, who acts as one of her models for her business Horses Inside Out.
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Kitty
Boggis
- Kitty Boggis, 26, has represented GB in eventing at every level from Ponies to Seniors. With her best known horse, Five Boys, she won numerous prizes at her first Badminton and now has her sights firmly set on 2012.
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Jackie
Siu
- Jackie Siu represented GB in pony, junior and young rider dressage and now rides for Hong Kong. She came 7th at the Asian Games '06, is trained by Anky van Grunsven and is aiming at the World Equestrian Games & London 2012.
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David
Marlin
- Dr David Marlin is a world authority in the research of a variety of performance reducing conditions in horses. He led the Atlanta Olympics Project and works with the British teams. David is also a prolific author.
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Nikki
Routledge
- Nikki Routledge started endurance riding thinking it might be a 'gentle jolly' for her TB that wasn't enjoying eventing. Twelve years on and with 3 Golden Horseshoe rides under her belt she now sees it as 'extreme hacking'!
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Sienna
Myson-Davies
- Sienna Myson-Davis, 17, is an event rider who first represented Great Britain on pony teams. In 2007 she was National Junior Champion and in 2008 she won double gold at the Junior European Championships!
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Emile
Faurie
- Emile didn't start riding until he was 15. Since then he has been to two Olympics, the World Equestrian Games and four European Champs', winning team medals and an individual bronze in 1993.