
Joanna Thurman-Baker
Professional dressage rider
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.
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: We should have lunged 2020 in advance
Joanna checks in one last time for 2020, reflecting on what has been a very tough year for her
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: the range of marks is there for a reason
Joanna discusses the variances in judging and their use of marks
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: ‘like riding a giraffe on jelly stilts’
Joanna says a thank you to her readers and has been back out competing
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: it is incredibly hard to make your mind forget a trauma
Joanna very honestly recounts how she has been feeling about riding one of her horses
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: how useful is riding a talented dressage horse through the competition levels?
Joanna raises some interesting points about training dressage horses
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: comparison really is the thief of joy
Joanna talks about mental health and online presence
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: here’s to sunny days, happy horses and an end to this madness
Joanna tries to lift spirits while she is confined to barracks
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: I write from the heart — please be nice
Joanna discusses some of the responses she received after her previous blog and looks ahead to the future
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: some riders should go to the gym less — this is dancing with your horse, not SAS Who Dares Wins
Joanna shares her opinion on rider fitness
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: I’m so excited about the future
Joanna rounds up her 2019 season and looks ahead to the future
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: ‘no horse is perfect and it’s about time we stood up and admitted it’
Joanna has made some tough decisions over the past few weeks...
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: ‘I felt like I had just achieved my biggest goal’
Joanna brings us up to speed with her recovery, competitions and an occasion to remember
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: ‘I would be lying if I said the past few weeks had been easy’
Joanna is back on board, but it has been a tricky time for her over the past few weeks
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: ‘I landed smack on my back from the very top of a buck’
Joanna is on human box rest after a heavy fall
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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
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: two amazing bits of news
Joanna has been busy competing and also has some exciting news to share
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: ‘I had not travelled all the way and spent all this money to be bullied in the warm-up’
Joanna reports back from some action-packed weeks of competing both at home and abroad
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: an emergency U-turn
Joanna is off to her first international of the year, but her journey got off to a dodgy start
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Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: a whirlwind of stress and acrobatics
One of Joanna’s horses has undergone extensive surgery while she has been battling staying on some youngsters
