Burghley first-timers: Emma Forsyth — ‘he’s a real trier, I just hope we get there’

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Emma Forsyth riding SOLTAIR JUSTICE in Adv Section H at the Withington Manor Horse Trials on the Withington Estate near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire in the UK on the 29th April 2017
Emma Forsyth riding SOLTAIR JUSTICE in Adv Section H at the Withington Manor Horse Trials on the Withington Estate near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire in the UK on the 29th April 2017
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Emma Forsyth is attempting her first four-star at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials next week, just 10 months after having a baby.

“I had Florence via C section last November which made me quite floppy when it came to core strength and getting back on a horse,” says Emma, who is based in Warwickshire. “I had never been unfit before so I had to work hard to regain it.”

Gemma Redrup
Gemma Redrup
Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.