Polly Jackson is already an established
star of British Eventing and was a member of the Great Britain
Performance Squad 2006.
Based at her own yard on the Notts/Leics border, Polly starts the 2007 season with fourteen horses in competition training and a number of brood mares. The competition horses are at all levels from Intro through to her four-star horses, and there have been some excellent additions to her string over the winter. See my horses
Polly had great success as a junior, winning the British National Junior Championships and representing her country twice at the European Championships.
At eighteen she joined the senior circuit and within two years won the
Young Rider National Trials on her top horse Limestone Rise. Her senior
ambitions led to her declining a place in the national Young Rider team,
allowing her to concentrate on qualifying for 4 star level and achieving
senior team selection. The strategy worked, Polly was placed 25th at the
Blenheim Palace International 3 star event in 2000, qualifying her for
Burghley 2001. At her 1st four star, Polly and Limestone Rise completed,
achieving 40th place in a world class international field. 3 days later
she travelled to France to win the Vittel International Three Day Event
CCI** on Purdies High Days.
In 2002, Polly competed at her first Badminton CCI four star. Placed
15th overall, she won the "Best rider under 25" prize, and the "First time at
Badminton" prize. Her four star success continued with 6th place at Lexington
USA and 12th at Burghley in 2004. Polly was also long-listed for the Olympics
in Athens 2004.
2005 saw Polly win her first Senior Team call-up, competing as an individual
on Two for Joy at the Blenheim European Championships in September. A week earlier,
Polly and Limestone Rise finished seventh at Burghley (in their 9th four star
competition!), her highest finish at four star in the UK.
| Event | Year | Class | Place | Horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Champs Blenheim | 2005 | CCI **** | 45th | Two for Joy |
| Burghley | 2005 | CCI **** | 7th | Limestone Rise |
| Witton Castle | 2005 | Adv. | 1st | Time for T |
| Blenheim | 2004 | CCI *** | 4th | Two for Joy |
| Burghley | 2004 | CCI **** | 12th | Limestone Rise |
| Chatsworth | 2004 | CIC *** | 19th | Two for Joy |
| Lexington | 2004 | CCI **** | 6th | Limestone Rise |
| Athens Test Event | 2003 | CIC ** | 4th | Two for Joy |
| Bramham | 2003 | CCI *** | 12th | Red Quest |
| Badminton | 2003 | CCI **** | 20th | Limestone Rise |
| Burghley | 2002 | CCI **** | 25th | Limestone Rise |
| Blair Castle | 2002 | CCI ** | 19th | Two for Joy |
| Badminton | 2002 | CCI **** | 15th | Limestone Rise |
