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01. Gemma Stevens

08. Chilli Jester (Jester)

First off the yard outing of year with some very exciting young event and jumping horses yesterday. 

All ridden as always in Childeric Saddles and Equitex pads and I’m dressed head to toe in fabulous Coldstream Equestrian who all support Team Stevens because they are the very best in the business!

In the order the horses appear:

Chilli Morning IV 
Cooley Couture 
Cooley Park Muse 
Chillis Jester 
Balou For Pleasure 
Cinsey Blue PS

The future is look VERY bright ⭐️

Out out for the first time in 2023 ⭐️

We can’t keep them secret any longer… Meet two VERY special 3 yr olds! 
Twins from our wonderful Quicklook with Chilli’s Prince (full brother to Chilli Knight!) as their sire - we aren’t sure you could get better breeding for Eventing!
Embryo transfer babies after we flushed two embryos (at the same time) from Quicklook, they planted in 2 different recipient mares and were born within 3 hours of each other!! 
This was their first ever time jumping under saddle! What naturals they are! 
They are both owned by Chris and Lisa Stone and I want to say a HUGE well done and thank you to Hannah Lavender for doing such a wonderful job of breaking them in. She has taken her time and made sure they are super confident with absolutely everything before moving on (and all while we’ve been competing in Vilamoura! What a team I have!
We can’t wait for their future. 

The secret is out!

MGH Candy Girl you are a total FREAK of nature, the bigger you jump the better you get ❤️
Today we jumped in a MASSIVE 3* Grand Prix European Championship qualifier - stupidly big jumps (top of the wings infact!!) and so so technical as well, so much to think about! 
I’ve never counted strides like it! We had one touch but we were still placed in the money and Tina Fletcher pointed out to me that we were top Brit 🇬🇧 (Not bad for an event rider!)🤣🙈
Beyond CHUFFED. What a horse she is 🍭 🍬 🚀 
I can’t even begin to thank Isabel Fox (Candy’s owner) for giving me the chance to ride this unbelievable mare. 

Best of the Brits in the VillaMoura Grand Prix!

Because what is published online is so much about people's successes, I'd like to show when I make a mistake, so everyone knows it’s not always about the times we do well but sometimes about the times that we mess up! BUT I wasn’t going to let it get to me. Today Candy and I jumped in our biggest Grand Prix to date and second time for either of us at this level. The course was massive and really tough with two verticals at 1.60m, really wide oxers and tricky distances. I made the mistake of going too quick into the combination and paid the price of having to pull out at the last part because we were not going to get the distance. BUT we both fixed it, took a breath and jumped around the rest of the course clear! There was just ONE double clear and only two clears in the first round, it caused carnage, so although I’m super annoyed at myself for making a mistake I’m proud we managed to fix it and finished more confident than ever. AND we cleared that last vertical which was honestly just enormous! 
Moral of the story is….. we all make mistakes but it’s what we do about it that counts, get up, get on and make it better! 💪🏻
Candy is beyond a super star, she is just AMAZING 🤩 I LOVE HER!

The one with the whoopsie!

Everyone, meet Cooley Couture (Penny), a beautiful new Eventing ride for me! 
Penny is a 5yr old and we have very high hopes for her future as we fully believe she has all the attributes to be a top class event horse. 
We will be very carefully producing her with future championship teams in mind 🤫
I want to say a huge thank you to one of my biggest supporters and friends Pru Dawes-Rowland, who owns the gorgeous Flash Cooley and now this lovely mare too. 
We couldn’t be more excited for the future with both of these very talented horses. 
A big thank you also goes to Richard Sheane and  his team at Cooley Farm for matching us with Penny - he delivered exactly what we asked him for!
Here’s to the future with a very, very exciting string of horses 😁

Introducing Cooley Couture

So pleased that our 4 lovely horses have made it to VillaMoura Equestrian Centre safely thanks to Gary and Charlotte who have driven and looked after them on the way down. 
They are now happy and settled in their stables, munching and drinking.
Absolutely thrilled with our new branding, keep your eyes peeled for a little announcement soon! We’re launching something exciting 👀


We've arrived in VillaMoura!

Our 2022 Eventing season has come to a close with the very exciting 7yo Chilli King (Raf) competing in the CIC2* L at Osberton International.

Owned by Chris and Lisa Stone and Chris and Clare Mathias Raf is a big horse with undeniable 5* potential so we have really taken our time with him. He has been a little immature and so babyish until now, so he’s stayed at novice and 2* this year with no pressure and the time he has needed to grow and learn his trade. 

It absolutely paid off this week when he was absolutely brilliant in all 3 phases finishing on his dressage score for 6th out of 128 starters! 

He’s such an exciting horse for the future and is full brother to our amazing 5*
WINNER Chilli Knight which means I know how much heart he will have, it’s just my job to produce him in the right way. Watch this space! 

The 2022 season hasn’t been quite what we’d hoped, losing my boy Arctic Soul was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to deal with. Add in some injuries to other horses, and it was a REALLY tough start to the season, but we managed to improve things a bit with a little mid-season marriage and some brilliant results by some truly incredible horses. 

Now, I’m super excited to be heading to Vilamoura (Portugal) on a jumping tour with our 3 lovely jumpers and a new eventing ride I have for next year! 👀

I’m really enjoying the jumping and plan on keeping it up! But for anyone that’s worried I promise I’m not giving up the Eventing - we have a very exciting team of horses for next season! 

Thank you to all of my amazing team, my loyal owners and super sponsors for all your support this year you really kept me going when it all got a bit tough!

☀️👈🏻🚚💨

06. Chilli King (Raff)

02. Gary Stevens

Osberton International 2022 - Team Tatt’s final event of the year!

What a great week we had with Jalapeño owned by Chris and Lisa Stone and Flash Cooley owned by Pru Dawes. 
Both did super tests with a few little mistakes here and there to lie 2nd and 10th respectively. 
I had the most amazing xc day with both horses flying around inside the time and finishing so strongly and feeling incredible, was beyond chuffed with them both!
They both trotted up perfectly the next day with a real spring in their steps!
Flash Cooley then jumped an immaculate clear SJ round to finish up 5th and Jalapeño unfortunately touched one back rail which fell to end up 7th - that was expensive! 
But 2 in the top 10 was a brilliant way to finish and to have Flash Cooley go so well around his 1st 4*L was just brilliant - I am so excited for the future with this plucky little super star. 
Jala is feeling as good as ever and maybe just maybe we can win a big one she’s so capable!
Massive thank you to Charlotte Overton who turned both horses out absolutely immaculately all week and works so hard at home as well to make sure they arrive in the best possible way. 
I know she’s very fond of both of these ponies and also loves Blenheim so it was a good week! 

Blenheim Palace International

MGH Candy Girl was star of the show at Hickstead today, blazing around the Breen Equestrian 1.40m Open to take the win.

Having sped round the day before in the quickest time, just having the last rail, Candy truly deserved her win today in the International Arena.



A win for MGH Candy Girl at Hickstead!

It’s a mission of a journey and we hit the ground running when we got back as we have the jumpers at Hickstead this week starting at 8am Wednesday morning! No rest for the wicked! 
What a FANTASTIC event Millstreet is, from the friendly, helpful stewards & the fab parking attendants to the office team and the beautifully prepared and presented educational SJ & XC courses. The cherry on the top was the amazing ground on the XC - we absolutely WILL be going back! 
All my horses went beautifully, their dressage tests just couldn’t have gone any better, their showjumping rounds were brilliant and huge improvements for both my young 7yo Chilli babies with just one very silly touch of one rail for Flash Cooley (very rare so we will forgive him…) 
Every one of my horses gave me wonderful confident rides xc and I felt on good form too which is rare so super nice! 
I felt all of the horses results were extremely well earned and deserved. Good ponies!! 
🥇 Jalapeño owned by Chris and Lisa Stone 4*S
🥉 Flash Cooley owned by Pru Dawes 4*S 
🥇 Chilli King owned by Chris and Lisa Stone and Chris and Clare Mathias 2*S 
🥈 Chilli Wednesday owned by Chris and Lisa Stone 2*S. 
Fantastic preparation for their autumn 3 days. 
Thank you so much to my team at home for keeping all my other horses going. We had a win and a 2nd the first day of Hickstead with the jumpers and there is just no way I could do any of it without the whole team.

Millstreet International

Brooke, Action For Working Horses and Donkeys, is an international charity that protects and improves the lives of horses, donkeys and mules which give people in the developing world the opportunity to work their way out of poverty.

Gemma is very proud to be an ambassador for this fantastic charity and support the work they do around the world.



Ambassador for Brooke, Action For Working Horses and Donkeys

Charles Owen

Childéric Saddles UK are proud to support Gemma. Tricia Bracegirdle, Childéric Saddles Specialist is also an integral part of Gemma’s team. A former event rider, Tricia is not only approved by Luc Childéric to fit and sell their bespoke saddles here in the UK but has also added significant design input into their range of saddles and accessories.

Childéric Saddles

The Coldstream range, like the horse, reflects high quality and performance, delivering innovative, technical, and on trend pieces.

Coldstream

EcoVoltz

Equitex

EQU StreamZ fetlock bands are part of the StreamZ product range; specifically developed for the equine market. Deploying a completely new technique in ‘magnetic therapy’ StreamZ have proven to support a variety of health issues within horses and provide an ongoing tool for managing competing horses. We use the bands to keep our horses in the best condition possible; naturally.

EQU StreamZ

More than luxury.  Excellence

Since 1924, “FABBRI Boots” have maintained the system of handmade-working with times of 20/25 days for the manufacturing.

The principal technical characteristic that distinguishes these boots from the others is the adaptability: they perfectly and immediately settle and model at the foot and at the leg of the rider. A particular attention directs to the choice of the material of working: some kinds of hides tan only for our production. All parts of “FABBRI boots” are absolutely natural; these are not plastic or synthetic materials that could cause a weariness with an enduring use. We produce a high level of hygiene and freshness, representing a style, class and elegance.

Fabbri Boots

Established in 2013 by childhood friends, Marcus Fairfax Fountaine and Felix Favor Parker, Fairfax & Favor has descended upon the footwear industry as a luxury, British-born lifestyle brand. Designed as a line of footwear and accessories with a commitment to innovation in craftsmanship and design, Fairfax & Favor aims to create a timeless, fashion investment in every piece.

Fairfax & Favor

FLAIR® Equine Nasal Strips are drug-free, self-adhesive nasal strips that support horse’s nasal passages and promote optimum respiratory health of equine athletes.
The spring-like action supports the soft tissues over the nasal passages, the narrowest part of the upper airway, so horses can breathe easier and perform their best in training and competition.

FLAIR Equine Nasal Strips

Gain Equine Nutrition is the equine feed arm of Glanbia PLC, the global nutritional solutions and cheese group. While Glanbia PLC has a strong focus on human nutrition, Gain focuses solely on equine nutrition. Manufactured in Co. Wexford in Ireland, Gain prides itself on producing consistent, palatable, dust free feeds of the highest nutritional content to cater for all sectors of the equine industry. They support Gemma and keep the horses looking and feeling on top form.

GAIN Equine Nutrition

Gemma J Jewellery

JM Horseboxes

NAF is one of the most respected and well known supplement manufacturers in the UK. They use natural ingredients to create an extensive range of products offering something for every horses needs. They support Gemma and provide supplements for the horses which keep them on top form.

NAF 

An Italian based company producing beautiful lightweight stirrups. Made from aluminium and combining safety with style, their range of stirrups and accessories is a great addition to any riders kit list.

Tech Stirrups are conceived for all those riders who are looking for exceptional performance thanks to their unique design and features.
Tech Stirrups are patented horse-riding gears, made in Italy. They are made from aluminium billet and fitted with stainless-steel screws.
The treads and the rings are undergo a 20-micron anodization process to enhance their aesthetic quality and resistance to scratch.

Tech Stirrups

Timothy Foxx Clothing

Treehouse Sporting Colours

Weatherbeeta are a very well known and longstanding equestrian brand who have been producing top quality horsewear around the world for over 35 years. They have a fantastic range of rugs and can provide your horse with a stylish outfit whatever the weather!

Through the use of only the most advanced design and materials, we’ve been setting the trends since the very beginning.
In fact, our experience, technology, design and sheer quality have made us the world’s leading equestrian brand!
Whatever the weather — there’s bound to be a WeatherBeeta rug for your horse.

WeatherBeeta UK

Gemma is a long term member on the World Class Development Programme. The programme is funded by the National Lottery, and provides support for athletes who are potential Olympians. The Eventing programme is divided into Start, Potential and Elite squads. Gemma is on the Elite Squad, and really enjoys the training and other support she gets. ‘I get a lot of support and help from the programme, and the training especially helps me – I have always enjoyed having lessons, and the lessons I get through the programme are from the best trainers in the country’ said Gemma.

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