ABOUT

Firstly I’d like to introduce myself.

My name is Tia Ikonen., I am a Finnish and British citizen.

I am an 18-year-old showjumper from Wiltshire.

I’ve been very lucky to have been brought up by two horsey parents. My mum who has done a bit of everything but mainly focused on dressage. She was a judge, a trainer and a competitor in the world of British Dressage. As well as running a large livery and competition centre. My dad who is self-taught and did a lot of team chasing and Showjumping back in the day.

I left school after completing my GCSE’s in the summer of 2018. After which I decided to focus on horses which has led me to spend a year working and competing in Ireland.

Fun facts about me:

· When I was in primary school I auditioned for Britain’s got talent singing a song my friend and I wrote ourselves.
· I absolutely love creative writing and English was my all-time favourite subject at school.
· When I was younger I did quite a bit of gymnastics and dance instead of horse riding.
· I didn’t properly get serious about riding until I bought my horse Blu in 2017.

TEAM

Now I’d like to introduce my teammate.

Delight S aka Didi. She is a 16hh, 12-year-old Dutch warmblood. I have jumped her up to 1.20m internationally. We placed in 4 out of 6 classes at our first international in Belgium including a top 3 placing. We have also been placed in Ireland as well as lots of double clears at 1.10m.

Fun facts about Didi:

She is so cuddly and affectionate.
She doesn't really understand the whole gallop thing.
She loves dogs, any shape, any size.
Obviously being grey she loves to get stable stains in the most awkward and annoying places.
She has scope to die for and is incredibly honest.