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Chris King
Chris King Eventing. Zanie and I run a professional eventing yard based in Lambourn in the beautiful West Berkshire countryside. We have 3 horses to compete in 2014 all Advanced.
I have competed at both Badminton and Burghley and I was part of the Athens Pre Olympic test. My highest UK ranking is 9 and best place at Badminton was 13th in 2004. Zanie was Pippa Funnell’s head girl for 4 years and was part of Pippa’s Grand Slam Success. She also won Groom of the Year in 2003.
Chris King
Having ridden in the New Forest Pony Club after leaving school, I went to Hartpury College to study, where I gained my National Dipolma in Equine Business Management. After leaving Hartpury I started a riding job for Revel Guest Albert who owns the Cabalva Stud in Herefordshire. Here I rode numerous horses at novice level and gained a lot of valuable experience. Leaving Cabalva in 1997 I then worked for Adele Schardt at Somerley Park. This time the riding job was with slightly more experienced horses. I stayed one season and then moved to Norfolk to ride for Martin and Penny Podmore. Here I gained my first rides at advanced level and was becoming a more experienced rider. In 2000 I was offered a job of stable jockey for David and Jane Tolley, which was a job I could not refuse. This was my lucky break and I rode for them for four seasons. Starting at **level, in four seasons I had been round two ****events. They provided me with a base of owners and a constant supply of horses to compete on from PN to Advanced. After four great seasons with the Tolleys, Zanie and I felt we now had enough experience of the eventing world to begin our own yard together, which is where we are now and we are lucky enough to have a fantastic set up at our new yard in Lambourn in West Berkshire."
I have competed at both Badminton and Burghley and I was part of the Athens Pre Olympic test. My highest UK ranking is 9 and best place at Badminton was 13th in 2004. Zanie was Pippa Funnell’s head girl for 4 years and was part of Pippa’s Grand Slam Success. She also won Groom of the Year in 2003.
Chris King
Having ridden in the New Forest Pony Club after leaving school, I went to Hartpury College to study, where I gained my National Dipolma in Equine Business Management. After leaving Hartpury I started a riding job for Revel Guest Albert who owns the Cabalva Stud in Herefordshire. Here I rode numerous horses at novice level and gained a lot of valuable experience. Leaving Cabalva in 1997 I then worked for Adele Schardt at Somerley Park. This time the riding job was with slightly more experienced horses. I stayed one season and then moved to Norfolk to ride for Martin and Penny Podmore. Here I gained my first rides at advanced level and was becoming a more experienced rider. In 2000 I was offered a job of stable jockey for David and Jane Tolley, which was a job I could not refuse. This was my lucky break and I rode for them for four seasons. Starting at **level, in four seasons I had been round two ****events. They provided me with a base of owners and a constant supply of horses to compete on from PN to Advanced. After four great seasons with the Tolleys, Zanie and I felt we now had enough experience of the eventing world to begin our own yard together, which is where we are now and we are lucky enough to have a fantastic set up at our new yard in Lambourn in West Berkshire."
