Equitas Co-Founder, Irish Event/Dressage rider, HSI Level 2 Coach. Her passion is to empower women & encourage more riders into the sport. She is also Mum to her two daughters, Paige & Bree.
For years, equestrianism has been held up as a rare example of true gender equality in sport. Men and women compete together. They ride the same tracks, under the same rules, for the
Rachael Blackmore has been appointed as a Cheltenham Racecourse Ambassador, a new role designed to help attract more women to horse racing and reshape perceptions of the sport’s accessibility.
The initiative, launched
You don’t need the spotlight.
But you do deserve the recognition.
Because in every warm‑up ring, every prize‑giving photo, every well‑prepared horse… you’re there.
Not just as part
It had been three years since I last rode down a centre line.
Three years, two more children, and one very different version of me.
When I last competed in September 2022, Paige
Jamie Melham has been hailed as the world’s leading female jockey following her record-breaking Melbourne Cup victory aboard Half Yours, completing an unprecedented Cups double for the Australian rider.
Just two weeks
