Emma Jane Brown: Celebrity Show jumper

Emma Jane Brown, ace show jumper, is a celebrity in her own rights.

After trained under the late Caroline Bradley, Emma-Jane became a top class international competitor under the tutorage of the Everest brand with Ted and Liz Edgar. The sponsorship partnership that she formed, along with  Tina Cassan, with  Bond International took her places.

Emma Jane Brown won the Ladies National Championship of Great Britain in 1984, at the age of 20. Later, in 1987 she won the coveted Foxhunter Championship. She became a world famous horse Oyster at Wembley Arena and in 1989 Emma-Jane became the first female show jumper from Great Britain to compete on the American Fall Circuit. Several other honours followed, including Queen Elizabeth II Cup, regaining the Ladies National Championship of Great Britain back to back in 1995 and 1996 etc. Selected by the international committee to represent Britain in Nations Cup competitions a total of 13 times, she was the highest ranked lady rider for many years and was recognised as an excellent ambassador for her country.

It was when she suddenly turned allergic to horses that she quit the sport, a bit shattered as it ended her Olympic show jumping dreams. Emma Jane Brown is now sought after as a Colour Commentator on television for Sky Sports and Eurosport and is currently writing for a number of magazines in Warwickshire.