Pippa’s ITP Story and what a story it is!!

Pippa is 11 years old turns 12 in December. She has been involved in horses from a baby and has a natural affinity with them. Obviously barrel racing is not a very well known sport here in the UK and we tried it at a local venue about 5/6 years ago and she was hooked from then on in and has been the only thing she wants to do. She started on a lead rein to now representing the UK on an international stage.

She took her own pony Jubbly who she has owned nearly 18 months to France last year to compete against lots of different nationality’s at the equita Lyon show competing in the NBHA European Cup where she did very well with a couple of placings resulting in a little bit of prize money to take home.

She is a part of the 4 strides barrel racing team who gives her all these opportunities to race nationally and internationally. We have had a busy year this year attending lots of demonstrations around the country and we head off to Italy for the European championship in  just a few weeks time.

She will for the first time ride a hire horse at this competition  and she only gets 15 minutes each day for two days to get to ride it before the competition where she will get 3 runs over 3 days to set her fastest times.

She is super excited to do this as it’s yet another achievement to go out and ride a horse she has never sat on before and have a shot at the Europeans too.

She will not let ITP stop her and she is an inspiration to all of us that know her. Her sheer dogged determination and never give up attitude is humbling and she still has the hugest hearts too with everything that she has been dealt.

And as you will see in all her pictures she will always wears purple on her or Jubbs whenever she competes.