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.
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
Every year on 11th October, the world pauses—if only briefly—to recognise the International Day of the Girl. It’s a day dedicated to celebrating girls’ potential, amplifying their voices, and reflecting