HUGHES Gareth

Great Britain

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 1 Apr 1971

Age: 50

Gender: Male

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Dressage Team GBR Great Britain	3
	Dressage Individual

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Equestrian Park	Dressage Team Grand Prix Special	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Equestrian Games

Year	Location	Dressage Team
2014	Normandy, FRA	2

European Championships

Year	Location	GP Special	GP Freestyle	Dressage Team
2019	Rotterdam, NED	7	10	4

World Cup Western European League

Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Grand Prix Freestyle	2019/2020	London, GBR
13	Grand Prix Freestyle	2017/2018	London, GBR

Legend
GP - Grand Prix, NS - Not Started, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Nickname:

Mr Detail (horsehero.com, 29 May 2009)

Hobbies:

Mowing the lawn, watching equestrian reining. (horseandhound.co.uk, 15 Aug 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner, Horse Trainer

Family:

Wife Rebecca, daughter Ruby

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Hughes Dressage [Warwick, GBR]

Sporting relatives:

His wife Rebecca has competed in dressage at international three-star level, including a sixth-place finish at the 2016 CDI3* Biarritz Grand Prix in France. She is also a qualified British Dressage judge. (FEI, 01 Jan 2018; hughesdressage.com, 01 Jan 2014)

Start:

He began riding at age eight in Australia. (baileyshorsefeeds.co.uk, 28 Jul 2011)

Reason:

"If I hadn't been a dressage rider I'd have become a reiner - when I first came back to Britain [after spending his childhood in Australia] I was umming and aahing about which route to go down. I still think that one day maybe I will go back to doing that. But dressage is what I do right now and I love it." (horseandhound.co.uk, 15 Aug 2019)

Hero:

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, British tennis player Andy Murray, US swimmer Michael Phelps. (horseandhound.co.uk, 15 Aug 2019)

Influence:

His first dressage mentor Stephan Clarke. (hughesdressage.com, 12 Sep 2014)

Philosophy:

"I am so lucky to be able to get up every morning and earn a living doing what I love and being able to fulfil my dreams." (baileyshorsefeeds.co.uk, 28 Jul 2011)

General Interest

General
STABLES
In 2011 he and his wife Rebecca opened Hughes Dressage in Warwickshire, England. (hughesdressage.com, 01 Jan 2019; aspengrovedressage.com, 28 Jul 2011)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has worked as a technical advisor to the Swiss dressage team, and has also coached the Australian eventing team. (horseandhound.co.uk, 15 Aug 2019; hughesdressage.com, 01 Jan 2019)

ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA AND BACK
Born in Great Britain, he spent most of his childhood in Australia before returning to England at age 23. In 2001 he worked with the Bell family in Cheshire before opening Aspen Grove dressage stables in 2004. "I have a British passport but I grew up in Australia and it felt like home. But although I had residency there I never took out Australian citizenship. I would have had to move back there to get an Australian passport but by then my business was already established over here, so I couldn't." (horseandhound.co.uk, 15 Aug 2019; hughesdressage.com, 13 Dec 2017; aspengrovedressage.com, 28 Jul 2011; horsehero.com, 29 May 2009)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/gareth.hughes.7545
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/hughesdressage
https://instagram.com/hughesdressage1/
https://twitter.com/HughesDressage
Athlete Website: http://hughesdressage.com/

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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