Meet Tyler Russell our new cover star and her beautiful horses
Read our interview with Tyler here!
What age did you begin riding? I started riding at age nine, so quite late compared to most!
What is your dream horse like? I’m very lucky, I've got my dream horse Bolly who is a fifteen year old Dutch Warmblood who evented up to international level and now does pure dressage with me. My pony Lady, is now fourteen and she is a german bred dressage pony. I bought her as a three year old in Germany when I was nine. I produced her myself with help from my mum and aunty. I've owned her for eleven years and now lease her out to a young girl making her dreams come true!
What’s your favourite thing about your horses? I think for both it would be their personality, they are both so cheeky! Lady is very sassy and a diva, while Bolly is a complete cool dude, I love them.
What is your dream horse like? I’m very lucky, I've got my dream horse Bolly who is a fifteen year old Dutch Warmblood who evented up to international level and now does pure dressage with me. My pony Lady, is now fourteen and she is a german bred dressage pony. I bought her as a three year old in Germany when I was nine. I produced her myself with help from my mum and aunty. I've owned her for eleven years and now lease her out to a young girl making her dreams come true!
What’s your favourite thing about your horses? I think for both it would be their personality, they are both so cheeky! Lady is very sassy and a diva, while Bolly is a complete cool dude, I love them.
What is your favourite horse memory? Winning the Chiltern and Thames Novice championships on Lady with 78%! And achieving my ultimate dream with her riding the Pony FEI test on her at premier leagues. Also, recently riding my horse Bolly at the British Dressage winter regional championships at Elementary level.
How often do you ride each week? Everyday!
Do you get lessons or go to pony club? I used to go to pony club when I first brought Lady. I also worked and trained with the amazing Eilberg family where I was really lucky to train on a wonderful stallion. Now with Bolly, I get regular dressage lessons and training.
How do you juggle school, friends and riding? I’m not at school anymore, luckily I work full time with horses!
What motivates you to ride? The feeling you get of always improving with your horse and becoming a step closer to your goals each day.
How often do you ride each week? Everyday!
Do you get lessons or go to pony club? I used to go to pony club when I first brought Lady. I also worked and trained with the amazing Eilberg family where I was really lucky to train on a wonderful stallion. Now with Bolly, I get regular dressage lessons and training.
How do you juggle school, friends and riding? I’m not at school anymore, luckily I work full time with horses!
What motivates you to ride? The feeling you get of always improving with your horse and becoming a step closer to your goals each day.
What are you most proud of in regard to riding? Although I don't have heaps of money, hard work and sheer dedication has helped me achieve my goals in riding.
What is the hardest thing you have experienced in regard to riding / or horses? The cost of horses and how much emotion you have to put into the sport, but it's also so rewarding at the same time!
What might other young riders be surprised to learn about you? I was born in Germany and lived there for 11 years before I moved to the U.K.
What are your hopes and aspirations for the next 5 years in regard to riding?
In five years time I aspire to be a professional dressage rider and continue to enjoy training.
What is the hardest thing you have experienced in regard to riding / or horses? The cost of horses and how much emotion you have to put into the sport, but it's also so rewarding at the same time!
What might other young riders be surprised to learn about you? I was born in Germany and lived there for 11 years before I moved to the U.K.
What are your hopes and aspirations for the next 5 years in regard to riding?
In five years time I aspire to be a professional dressage rider and continue to enjoy training.