Sharon Hunt & Tankers Town At WEG
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Sharon Hunt

Sharon has been riding since she was about seven and got her first pony by the time she was ten.  After that there was no going back and she has been working hard towards her current successes ever since. Glad she is able to work outdoors, Sharon spends most of her mornings riding, starting at about 7.30am.  She teaches in the afternoons, often having to have lunch 'on the run' but loves what she does - although Sharon would quite happily live somewhere hotter!  Sharon’s ideal fantasy dinner guest list would include many of her equestrian contemporaries such as Zara Phillips, William Fox-Pitt and Andrew Nicholson as well as Carl Hester and the Whitaker brothers (Add in some great food and wine and I would love to be a fly on the wall!).

We asked Sharon a few questions and here are her replies....................

What are your plans for the future?
‘I would love to compete at the next Olympics in 2012 and of course to I want to win Badminton and Burghley at some point!’
 
Which are your favourite Baileys products?
‘I am really impressed with the way Jasper looks since we started feeding him Baileys and I use Outshine and Stud Balancer to top up his Working Horse & Pony Cubes. This suits his fizzy temperament as he can be a bit sharp if fed the wrong thing and I can adjust the amount of Stud Balancer to make sure he is always getting a properly balanced diet.  We also use Top-Line Conditioning Cubes for many of horses too.’
 
What couldn’t live without?
‘My grooms and my family - I couldn't do it without any of them!'

What do you do when you are not with the horses?
' I love sports and if I get the chance to go skiing or water skiing I will.  I also like cycling although I have been known to fall off it a few times!'

Visit Sharon's website to keep up to date with her progress.

Find out how Jasper was fed and looked after in Hong Kong.
 

VITAL STATISTICS

AGE

30

BASED

Near Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk

NUMBER OF HORSES

Around 10

GREATEST SUCCESSES

Competing for Team GB at 2008 Olympics.

Finishing 9th at the World Equestrian Games in 2006 and coming 6th at Badminton as well!

5th at Badminton on Tankers Town in 2008.

TOP HORSE

Tankers Town (Jasper) who is now twelve. I had him as a five year old and he is really sharp so it has taken a lot of work to get him where he is today!

TOP TIPS!

  • There is no substitute for hard work, dedication and determination!
  • Try to see positives in everything.  Even when things go wrong you can learn from it.