British Olympic event rider pregnant: ‘it’s a very good week’
Former World Champion and Olympic eventer Zara Tindall is pregnant with her third child.
Zara’s husband Mike announced the couple’s news during the podcast he co-hosts, The Good, The Bad, & The Rugby yesterday (9 December).
“It’s been a very good week for me. Had a little scan last week and the third Tindall is on the way,” he said.
Mike did not reveal how far along Zara is in the pregnancy but said she was doing very well, and the couple are “really looking forward to it”.
Zara and Mike had their first child, daughter Mia Grace, on 17 January 2014, and welcomed Lena Elizabeth on 18 June 2018.
“Fingers crossed I’d like a boy this time,” said Mike. “I will love it whether it be a boy or a girl.
Article continued below…
Never miss out on the latest happenings in the equestrian world
Watch the Horse & Hound Awards 2020 virtual ceremony
“We haven’t told Mia yet because we knew she’d tell everyone at school. Now we’ve gone through the scan we’ll tell her. I think she’ll be happy about it, she’s been requesting another sister or brother so we’ve hopefully fulfilled that role for her. Lena’s growing up, she’s two and a half now, she wants someone younger to play with and dress up.”
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh are “delighted.”
Zara is the second British rider to announce a pregnancy this week following international grand prix rider Hayley Watson-Greaves confirming she is pregnant with her first child. Hayley and husband Paul Logan are expecting a baby girl in mid-April next year.
Horse & Hound magazine, out every Thursday, is packed with all the latest news and reports, as well as interviews, specials, nostalgia, vet and training advice. Find how you can enjoy the magazine delivered to your door every week, plus options to upgrade to access our H&H Plus online service which brings you breaking news as it happens as well as other benefits.
Stay in touch with all the news in the run-up to and throughout the major shows and events during 2026 and beyond with a Horse & Hound subscription. Subscribe today for all you need to know ahead of these major events, plus online reports on the action as it happens from our expert team of reporters and in-depth analysis in our special commemorative magazines. Have a subscription already? Set up your unlimited website access now
Since joining H&H in 2018, Becky has covered a broad range of equestrian news including welfare matters, veterinary studies, FEI Tribunal hearings and road safety campaigns. She has also interviewed top riders including Scott Brash, John Whitaker and Ian Stark, to name just a few. Becky’s reporting has taken her to Canada for Spruce Meadows and France for Pau five-star, as well as the Royal Highland and Blair Castle International Horse Trials closer to home. She was also a key part of the remote reporting team for the Tokyo Olympics and the Europeans.