Holly Woodhead
21-year-old Holly Woodhead is a successful young event rider. In 2013 she won a young rider European team silver medal and in 2014 she claimed individual silver and team bronze. Holly is the youngest rider since 1989 to be selected onto the senior eventing squad after her call-up to represent Great Britain at the FEI Longines European Eventing Championship to be held at Blair Castle in September 2015, riding DHI Lupison, owned by her father Ian Woodhead and step-mother Heidi.
Notable form in 2015 so far includes first place in the CCI3*U25 at Bramham, sixth at Chatsworth CIC3* and 14th at Burnham Market in the CIC3*, all riding her European selected horse.
Holly’s father, Ian Woodhead is a trainer to many elite riders in the UK and her mother Tracy is also a prolific dressage trainer. Holly’s sister Amy represented Britain in the 2008 European Dressage Championships and is now a grand prix dressage rider and stable jockey to Carl Hester.
In 2009 Holly represented Great Britain at the pony European dressage Championships in Belgium. Here she finished finished best of the Brits, coming eighth overall.
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Rider survives major tack malfunction on three-star cross-country: ‘It was a little interesting!’
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Laura Collett takes on new top-level rides as young British eventer moves to Ireland
The promising event horses will now be piloted by Laura Collett, as their previous jockey has taken up a new position living and working in Ireland
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Hospital and cancellation prove no barrier for Brit as last-minute diversion results in victory
The British rider scooped a win and four top-10 placings after the re-routing from Ballindenisk. Carl Hester, who part owns one of Holly’s rides, said he was delighted with his ’talented event horse’
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Event horse on British long list for Rio Olympics ruled out with injury
The rider will not be part of the British Rio team, to be announced on Tuesday
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Gemma Tattersall wins Rio 2016 Olympic selection trial at Bramham CIC3*
Today's showjumping shuffled the order of the top riders
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Holly Woodhead leads Rio 2016 Olympic selection trial at Bramham CIC3*
The main British contenders for the Games were out in force this afternoon
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Brits at Blair Euros on Sunday: 'Everything went into slow motion, I knew I had to stay on' *VIDEO*
Read reaction from Britain's eventers at the European Championships at Blair after their final showjumping rounds
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Brits at Blair Euros on Saturday: 'He's feisty, but I couldn't have asked for more'
Read reaction from each of the 12 British riders after today's cross-country at the European Championships in Scotland
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Britain in team and individual gold after first day of dressage at Blair Europeans *VIDEO*
Personal bests were the order of the today for several of Britain's riders today, as they made a great start to their European Championships campaign
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Brits at Blair Euros on Thursday: 'My groom said to go nail it' *VIDEO*
Find out why the Brits are celebrating after the first day of dressage at the Europeans at Blair
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'What dreams are made of' - Blair preview with Holly Woodhead
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Aachen Nations Cup eventing: Britain eliminated after close call with flag *VIDEO*
Germany won the Aachen eventing Nations Cup today, as Britain were eliminated after a controversial decision
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Aachen Nations Cup eventing: Britain third after showjumping
Holly Woodhead and Gemma Tattersall showjumped clear for Britain in the eventing Nations Cup in Aachen tonight
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Aachen Nations Cup eventing: Britain second after dressage *VIDEO*
Holly Woodhead spearheaded a great result for Britain today in the eventing Nations Cup dressage at Aachen
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Holly Woodhead wins under-25 CCI3* at Bramham Horse Trials [VIDEO]
Holly Woodhead showjumped clear to seal her start to finish victory in the under-25 class at Bramham
