Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Emma Jane Brown, the lady who changed the face of Britain’s showjumping

Emma Jane Brown, the most admired showjumper of Great Britain is the first female show jumper to compete on the American Fall Circuit. She was only 20 years old when Emma won the Ladies National Championship of Great Britain in the year 1984.

Emma was trained under the late Caroline Bradley who taught her the art of showjumping, and thereafter she went on to gain better remarks. Emma Jane Brown was ranked among the top competitors of her time and finally represented Britain. Her dedicated effort to make it big in the show-jumping circuit went on till she won the coveted ‘Foxhunter Championship in 1987’.

The unique talent that Emma possessed led her to winning many laurels, She was even the favourite to represent her country in Olympics that year, but as luck would have it she turned allergic to horses. This was similar to asthma; a single horse hair on her clothes would make her sick. She lost out the chance to honour her country in Olympics.

Prior to this Emma Brown Jane has won the Queen Elizabeth II Cup and had also won the Ladies National Championship simultaneously in 1995 and 1996. Her remarkable career and clean conduct resulted in her being selected 13 times to represent Britain in Nations Cup competition by the international committee. Emma represented her country as their brand ambassador.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Emma Jane Brown, the distinguished showjumper

Emma Jane Brown always loved horses; her passion finally took her on to show jumping. Emma was trained under the late Caroline Bradley when she was a little girl. She eventually made it to the mainstream and at the age of 20, Emma won the Ladies National Championship of Great Britain in showjumping.

Emma never looked back after her successful debut with the horse and went on to become one of the top competitors in showjumping to represent the Britain. In the year 1987 Emma Brown won the coveted Foxhunter Championship in 1987.

Emma Jane then progressed to the world famous Wembley Arena in 1989. She later on went to be the one and only female show jumper from the Great Britain to compete on the American Fall Circuit.

The immense talent Emma possessed had led her to win many laurels, unfortunately the love for horses took a different turn. Emma suddenly became allergic to horses, a symptom similar to chronic asthma if she as much as had a single horse hair on her clothing. She even lost out a chance to compete in the Olympics due to her horse allergy.

During her stint as the only showjumper, Emma Jane was selected by the international committee to represent Britain in Nations Cup competitions for a record 13 times. She was later pronounced as the highest ranked lady rider of the country and went on to represented her country as their ambassador.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Emma Jane Brown, the show jumper

Emma Jane Brown the most popular show jumper of Great Britain, and the first female show jumper to compete on the American Fall Circuit. Everyone remembers the year 1984 when Emma won the Ladies National Championship of Great Britain; she was just 20 years old then.

It was late Caroline Bradley who mentored and trained her on the art of show jumping, thereafter it was no looking back. She was ranked among the top competitors of that time and finally represented Britain. Her dedicated effort to make it big in the show-jumping circuit went on till she won the coveted ‘Foxhunter Championship in 1987’.

Emma Brown Jane has many laurels to her name, which includes Queen Elizabeth II Cup, and the most talked about ‘The Ladies National Championship of Great Britain simultaneously in 1995 and 1996. Her remarkable career and clean conduct resulted in her being selected 13 times to represent Britain in Nations Cup competition by the international committee. Emma represented her country as their brand ambassador.