Student Profiles
Annabelle Hutt
Lower Sixth
Subjects: Art, Business Studies, Communication and Culture, Physical Education
Annabelle has been riding since the age of 2 and show-jumping since she was 7. She is a very keen rider and hopes to make this her future career.
Presently she rides her horse, Surprise, with whom she has been working for the last two years.
Annabelle has also started training with ex olympic eventer Bumble Thomas. She competes most weekends and is currently jumping 1 metre 20 jumps often against professional riders. She has recently competed in a winter novice championship, finishing 13th out of 103 competitors and has been doing well in the 1.10m classes, being placed 2nd, 3rd or 4th in every event in the last 3 months.
Annabelle has a big event coming up for which she's busy preparing - a new year elite show at Bury Farm from the 2nd-5th February. She is eager to do well at this event as it is one which attracts all the professionals along with their best horses; winning a class at this event therefore would be her dream. It would also mean that she would qualify for a chance to jump at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS).
Her next aim is to qualify for Hickstead and HOYS, either this year or next and reach the top 150 under 19 riders before the end of 2012.