Meet Manissa, young ambitious Swiss show jumper, teacher’s assistant and stylish equestrian.
Manissa started riding riding when she was 12 years old. She always wanted to ride Western style, but once she tried English style she ended up liking it much more.
Three years ago, she started with show jumping and completely fell in love with the discipline. Manissa loves showjumping, because according to her, you and your horse have to trust each other completely and it really allows you to become a true team.
Manissa has been training with a lease horse for the past for few years. 
Mulan, or officially Convamore Diamond, is a 16 year old Irish Sport Horse and the two of them are a great team. Over the past years Manissa and Mulan have placed top 5 quite a few times and have won a high profile competition level 1.00-1.10M. They’ve had quite a few adventures together as Mulan can be a bit of escape artist at times, Manissa has on occasion found her casually grazing in the neighbours fields…
Manissa gets inspired by young Swiss rider, Martin Fuchs: “he’s young, successful and Swiss, what’s not to like” 😉
Manissa has the ambition to obtain her Swiss jumping license (you need this to start competing in higher classes in Switzerland and is quite the tough exam to pass). Unfortunately though, she won’t be able to do this with her best friend Mulan as her lease agreement will come to an end soon. She would love to own her own horse one day (when the budget allows…) but in the meantime is looking for a new lease horse to make her showjumping dreams come true. For now, she is thoroughly enjoying the time and last few competitions with her Mulan.
Manissa loves classic styles and colors: blues, pinks and greys are her favourite, which we included into her look today.
Who doesn’t love a pair of perfect jeans breeches? Pikeur is one of Manissa’s favourite brands and the Darjeen grip breeches are the best companion for every look. We added a soft pink Dubarry Carnation button down blouse for a bit of equestrian prep style and layered on an HV Polo vest and lightweight Uhip navy spring bomber jacket.
Manissa absolutely loves her Cavallo boots, so we’ve added a pair of black Primus lace-up boots to the look with a matching Mango belt, a pair of Roeckl grip gloves and a Uvex Suxxeed Glamour helmet.
She likes to makes sure her beautiful boots stay clean, so we added a pair of Tod’s suede slip-on sneakers to change into after her ride. Last but not least, Manissa likes to keep her Instagram followers up to date regularly so she needs a classy and practical matching pink phone case to complete her look.
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Have a stylish ride!
Scarlett has been riding since she was six years old. She started riding together with her older sister Jillian during the holidays and their parents, who were wonderfully obsessed with horses as too, were very supportive of the girls’ passion.
Unfortunately, Kitty is suffering from laminitis and is not able to be ridden anymore, but she is enjoying her early retirement with Scarlett, always remaining her better half.
She loves Gräfs joyful spirit, which she transfers to her students. Scarlett finds herself very lucky to have experienced Uta Gräfs inspirational style when she participated in a few of her training courses.
The young and ambitious half Norwegian, half German Harriet Jensen, who is currently residing in Hamburg, Germany, has been passionate about everything horse ever since she was a little girl.
When back in Germany in 2013, Harriet started participating in horse shows, and could really see fast progress with Wonne and she got a lot of ribbons … until Wonne injured herself.
Her biggest inspiration is Edwina Alexander Tops, she finds her sympathetic, loves her style and is always motivated by watching her ride.
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Currently Tina is the proud owner of 2 amazing horses: one irish Sports horse and one Swedish warmblood, both jumping at level 110-125. Her special heart horse is her Irish Sports Horse Carlton Homeboy. She has had the best results with him, but that is not why he is her favorite. He is one of those special horses that manages to crawl under her skin every single day and right into her heart. He has this amazing pony-mentality: he gets goofy when bored and he talks when Tina doesn’t give him enough attention. On the other hand, he is extremely well behaved and easy in every situation. Of course Tina’s other horses (Copyright and Quinthago) are also very special to her!
Tina told us, she thinks every girl in this sport at some point would like to turn into the next world ranking showjumper when they are young and she definitively had these dreams too. When she grew older though, she wanted to become a veterinarian, but ended up with a bachelor in Economics instead, working as a freelance show groom for a young pony family with 3 ponies. She now freelances as a groom occasionally, but it is difficult to combine a full time job and training 2 horses and showing. She also does private grooming clinics and grooming events showing focussing on how to get the perfect braids and groomed horses for shows.
Additionally, Tina had started a braiding photo album and after many requests took it a step further with very successful 
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La-Toyah is based in Australia, and has been a lover of (equestrian) heritage luxury ever since she can remember. She is a horse-racing aficionado, and having just participated in part ownership of a young racing colt is a dream come true.
“I love the english hunter vibes and will always opt for a blazer jean combination when I am out.” she told us. Being based in sunny Sydney Australia, she can never refuse a beautiful all white outfit with a splash of brown leather boot, belt and hat.
California based Julia started riding when see was about 5 or 6 years old and has moved barns twice since then, where each move has brought her greater opportunities. Julia was first riding at a small lesson barn until she was around 10 or 11. At that time she wasn’t really riding seriously or competing in shows. She then moved to Acorn Farms, a barn that competes regularly on the A/AA Circuit and they brought her her first lease pony as well as her first horse.
Julia moved to Bridgeport January 1, 2017 and she has already learned so much. She is surrounded with more serious competitors at the show and she’s training with top level junior riders. She’s so excited to start the rest of her journey with Bridgeport and can’t wait to see what’s to come.
With having to move barns and sell her first horse, Julia has learned that it is important to remember that when a door closes another opens. She’s been lucky enough to continue to grow and get better with every single opportunity she has had and Julia encourages readers to do the same: to take every opportunity you get and give it your all. You can follow Julia’s positive story on her 
When asking Eloise about her introduction to horses, her mother told her she fondly recalls hearing the clatter of hooves coming through the village as Eloise sat up in her pram completely captivated, drawing in the sight, the smells and the sound, the wonder of it all. For her, the world of horses had begun.
Unfortunately, at a certain moment in time, her friend Kate’s family had purchased Jester and would be keeping him at Sami’s. Sami’s parents had designs on a new 14.2h palomino for her and the little grey superstar was to become Kate’s first pony. Gulping back tears, smiling obediently at her elders, Eloise nodded blindly at their promises of sharing. One thing she remembers so vividly about her childhood is just so vehemently wishing to be older, to earn her own money, enough to fill her world with one of these magnificent, gentle creatures that give so much clarity to life.
On the other side of life for Eloise, was the fashion she was exposed to in London: mind-blowing! She dabbled with a bit of modelling, alongside some really cool jobs and and learnt to recognise looks from the great couture labels and fashion houses. She revelled in any job where she would come into contact with these beautiful luxurious, historic brands – constantly drawing on European, sporting, equestrian style and heritage looks. Ralph Lauren, Gucci, Aquascutum were at the forefront of her mind.
Six months on she met her husband Adam. “I remember his curiosity when I said I needed a horse in my life” she said. Together they purchased their much respected cremello Othello. Her biggest thrill was found at the Waitemata Hunt. A local drag hunt that rides twice a week in the season over full wire fence jumps and spars. The night after her first hunt she laid awake reliving every jump, every gallop. The camaraderie, the fun! Othy, not overly surefooted but keen, loved every moment too.
Rua spent the first 10 years of his life on a 2000 acre farm, mustering sheep and cattle yet still attending all the big showjumping and showhunter events. What a mix! On the hunt field he is cool and calm. He jumps every obstacle with ease and scope, is resourceful with his energy and stands beautifully when required allowing Eloise to delicately sip from her hip flask. Not only is he a pushbutton hunter but a talented eventing horse too. His attitude to cross country is completely unflappable, never faltering and relishing the challenge of a good combination. So, this story has the happiest of endings! Everyday is a glorious adventure – this girl found her horses and her human prince and they are all living happily ever after with a beautiful daughter, her only credible distraction from riding!
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Some months later she checked out a facebook group and saw Cashi. Like a true love story, it was love at first sight. She made an appointment to meet and test Cashi and he was so wonderful that she just signed the contract on the spot. After he came home with her, it wasn’t the easiest of times; she describers it as if the universe was testing their bond. A lot of people said she should have returned Cashi and looked for another horse, but Veronika was sure it was meant to be and couldn’t do that: she loves him, for better or worse.
Cashi is like a professor, Veronika said, he is teaching her to ride correctly. He is trained up to Dressage S level and is very sure in his teaching. Veronika does not necessarily have the ambition to take part in a competition, but who knows, someday if all works out, she could imagine participating. But for now they love to train and learn at home.
Veronika’s style is classy, elegant and sporty. She loves brown, navy, grey and pink colors which we featured in her look today.
Emma has always been utterly obsessed with horses. She used to ride around everywhere on her mums broom and pretend she was on a horse.
When Emma was young, she would always watch her mums dressage video called ‘the horse in sport’ and was just fascinated by the sport of dressage. It was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen and she watched that video pretty much every single day.
She purchased a 6 yr old inexperienced broodmare (Velvet) and a 4yr old stallion (Zidane) in 2008. Her broodmare is now CDI*** Grand Prix Special winner and Zidane is a successful CDI small tour horse.
As of the age of 13, Kathleen has been quite the accomplished rider, winning the Hanseatic League for the first time in 2003. This was followed by another five titles. Years later, she qualified to participate in the German championships. Kathleen became German champion in 2005, after she became fourth in 2003 and won the silver medal in 2004. In 2008 she won another bronze medal.
Throughout her riding career she has also had a lot of pleasure riding in the other disciplines like jumping, and has been quite successful doing so. She has ridden the international amateur jumping tour and was able to reach a considerable 4th place in the derby of Hamburg.
Since the successful completion of her studies in 2014, Kathleen has devoted herself to 100% horsemanship with the aim of taking over the equestrian business of her parents at some point. Today she works on the daily training of the horses and additionally is growing her experience as a trainer in Germany and abroad. Kathleen has also already made a name for herself as an instructor for young horses.
Kathleen, Kathi as known to friends, loves a casual classy look. Having a few great sponsors who provide her with a daily choice of riding wear, influences her style a lot (in a good way!). She loves the collections that Euro Star, No Concept and Roeckl have to offer.
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