Introducing Sponsored Rider Jessica Smith-Clarke

TPL Equestrian are proud to announce our Sponsored Junior Dressage Rider Jessica Smith-Clarke!
Jessica is an 8 year old rider from Devon with an impressive track record at such a young age and a strong passion for her ponies and for dressage!

'I have 3 ponies: Tiggywinkle who is 9hh, Sarum Little Lady who is a 12hh Registered Section A and Okeleat Inca who is a 12hh Registered Dartmoor.

Tiggy is a bit small for me now but she is part of our family.
My passion is dressage and I am a member of BYRDS. I compete on my pony Inca and have just ridden my first Novice test getting 60.4% (winner was 64%) I was competing with two ladies who were 20 & 21 so i was really pleased with this for our first ever Novice test.

I have just started competing BD affiliated at Prelim and ride BD My Quest and Team Quest too. I have qualified for the Quest Regionals at Summer House in October. I am Currently 2nd in the Intro and 9th in the Prelim on the South West U21s Leader Board. I have also qualified for the U21s Dressage Prelim Championships 2018 at Sheepsgate.
Last year our Team Quest team SPICE BYRDS was lucky enough to go to Nationals at Bury Farm - it was Amazing! We hope to go again this year!
Lady is having a quieter summer due to doing so much with her, last year. We have had Lady from a baby and still keep in contact with her breeders Sarum Stud. Lady is the same age as me!'

'I have only had Inca (19yrs) for 4 months and we have had a super time together already. I am looking forward to next season.
I am looking to Qualify for the Pet Plan Area Festival and i would also like to qualify for BD Regionals at Prelim. I am going to ride 'My Quest' at Prelim and Novice too.
I train with my mummy, Louise Hutchinson and Adam Kemp and I am passionate about what I do. I love my ponies and everything that goes with being an equestrian.

I am a member of Silverton Hunt Pony Club. I recently rode at the Interbranch Area Dressage where i rode the Grassroots test.
There was 46 people in my class up to 19 years old. Inca went beautifully and i was delighted that I won the class overall (out of the 46!) With 75+%. This means I, individually and my team, qualified for the PC Grassroots Area Dressage Finals on the 29th August at Bicton Arena. I was so proud of Inca!'

You can keep up to date with everything Jessica is doing on her Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/JessicaSCdressage/ where she regularly writes her own updates.

TPL Equestrian are looking forward to supporting Jessica over the next year and following her progress on the Dressage circuit!