HARRIS EQUESTRIAN - Key Persons
The backbone of the team, Alex was a successful event rider in her own right before focusing on behind-the-scenes management and training. There isn't much she doesn't know about the ins and outs of top sport horses. She carefully monitors the training and performance of each horse, and ensures they are all looking and feeling at their best.
Andrew Harris has produced numerous horses to the highest levels of eventing, show jumping and dressage.
He has completed Badminton on eight occasions, and has won several major events, including Windsor and Bramham. He was shortlisted for the Barcelona Olympic Games.
Since focusing on dressage in the early 2000s, Andrew has proven himself to be a top-class trainer of horses and riders. He is now a UKCC Level Three coach, a List 3a judge, and coaches a wide variety of combinations from Novice to Grand Prix.
Emily has enjoyed international success from a young age, taking the team bronze medal at the Pony European Championships with Don Joshi AT. Since then, she has proven herself to be a high-calibre rider and trainer of horses, representing Great Britain on numerous occasions and taking multiple regional and national titles.
On her self-trained Grand Prix horse, Don Diabolo, she was ranked 29th in the world at Under 25's Grand Prix level in 2015. She is now a regular on the national and international circuit with Fay Thomas' outstanding young mare, Freya FST.
A UKCC Level Three coach, Emily has also made a name for herself as a popular trainer with her down-to-earth approach.