“Became a Running Joke”: Despite Repeatedly Falling off Young Horse, Equestrian From Amble Shows the True Meaning of Determination

Enid Grant, an equine enthusiast from Northumberland, England, also runs an equestrian center and a pub that is owned by Phil Farmer. Enid has a great zest for horses but she spent more than a year falling off from horses. But despite falling off repeatedly, she showed her deep determination for horses and won the British Eventing competition. 

On 21st June, Enid and her horse Colin won the BE80(T), which was Enid’s third British Eventing Competition title. In a recent interview with one of the oldest equestrian magazines. Enid related that the credit for her victory goes to her horse Colin. Enid and Colin share a bond of trust that led to this victory. 

The unique bond of horse and equestrian led to an incredible win

Enid illustrated her story with her horse in the interview with Horse and Hound. Phil Farmer, who owns the pub and equestrian center where Enid works, helped her find her dream horse, Colin. She saw Colin gracefully jumping over the fence at the age of 4, and then made her decision to buy the horse. She gave the credit to her horse by saying, “It may have been BE80 but to me, it’s like winning Badminton, for that horse, he deserves all the credit in the world.” 

Colin had a habit of spinning in the yard, dropping his shoulder, and bucking, which could not keep the jockey stable on the saddle. She said, “It became a running joke at the yard,” after repeatedly falling off. She spent a lot of time trying to ride the horse, but Enid kept falling off. She even tried to stop riding horses, but her equine zeal drew her back on the saddle and she pushed her limits. She received great help from her equestrian trainer Emma Carmichael on this journey. She said, “Many a time I thought Colin was too good for me, but I knew if anyone was going to help me understand him it was Emma, as she has ridden many horses like him herself.”

Emma set the course for Enid to go from falling off the horse to a great victory. She pushed Enid’s limits and filled her with self-belief and confidence. Enid and Colin participated in the Warwick Hall event BE80(T), where they lost because of their multiple mistakes. But with a boosted spirit she went to Alnwick Ford where Enid was nearly falling off Colin again, but they controlled their balance and won. These national championships give the riders an extraordinary experience to perform on greater platforms.

The national championships of Britain

Enid won three British Eventing Championships at the primary level. These competitions come under the British Eventing, which organizes various equine shows on national and international levels. Around 15,000 participants take part in 170 different events across Britain, and during the winter, it organized an event to increase riders’ skills. Alnwick Ford is a British equestrian facility based in Northumberland, it organizes various British show-jumping and British dressage. Her faith in Colin led to the national victory at Alnwick and BE80(T).

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Enid changed her equestrian journey from falling off the horse to becoming a horse riding champion. She emphasizes to other riders as well to hold on to patience with horses and never lose hope thinking about their age. 

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