Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: so near yet so far
Joanna talks us through her most recent premier league show and discusses a couple of her younger recruits
Joanna Thurman Baker is an outstanding British young dressage rider, born in 1997. Joanna has represented her country at young rider European level twice and has produced four horses to international level in her short career. She is a member of the World Class podium potential programme squad. In 2018, Joanna is hoping to compete her top horse, Highcliffe Apollo at grand prix level. Joanna runs her family yard in Buckinghamshire alongside her sister, Samantha.
Joanna talks us through her most recent premier league show and discusses a couple of her younger recruits
Joanna has been busy competing and also has some exciting news to share
Joanna reports back from some action-packed weeks of competing both at home and abroad
Joanna is off to her first international of the year, but her journey got off to a dodgy start
One of Joanna’s horses has undergone extensive surgery while she has been battling staying on some youngsters
Joanna discusses an interesting topic surrounding producing young horses
Joanna and her team have been battling the elements
Joanna has some really exciting news and reports back from an eventful show
Joanna enjoyed some success at her final show of 2018 but has some concerns over a new test
Joanna has celebrated her 21st birthday and been on a little adventure
Joanna reports back from a very successful couple of shows, including one in France
Joanna has some sad news to share this week, but she’s trying to keep her spirits up
Joanna recalls her time at the summer national dressage championships and a couple of really fun days out
Joanna has been extremely busy, and has unfortunately broken her six year record of no falling off...
Joanna is back in action after an injury and she remembers the passing of one amazing young lady
Joanna has endured a rocky couple of weeks with plenty of ups and downs
Joanna tells us about some non-horsey things she has been up to, plus one very frustrating show
Joanna explains she has enjoyed a weekend of ups and downs, resulting in a welcome surprise
Joanna has managed to reach a real milestone in competition but also has some disappointing news to deal with