British showjumper Yazmin Pinchen to step back from riding

International showjumper Yazmin Pinchen has announced plans to step back from riding to focus on her family and her equine breeding programme.

Yazmin, who has a five-year-old son, Harry, is expecting her second child in six weeks with partner Nick McCulloch and told H&H Harry is “looking forward” to being a big brother.

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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.

‘I’ve achieved things I never imagined’: British showjumper to step back from riding

“I want to thank everyone for their support over the years – I‘ve had some amazing horses and achieved things I never imagined,” she said.

“There is so much more I want to achieve and will, but for now I am taking this time to step down from riding and focus on my growing family.”

Yazmin plans to concentrate on her breeding programme with 19-year-old stallion Van De Vivaldi, whom she has owned since he was seven. The pair competed at the 2011 young rider Europeans and in 2015 won the Bolesworth grand prix, a “career high” for Yazmin.

“I’m trying to get some offspring from Vinnie so my plan is to start producing and maybe sell some good ones, and just get a bit of a name for myself,” she said.

Yazmin added that she knows she can come back to riding when she is ready.

“I wish the new riders on horses I have had the pleasure of riding the best of luck and can’t wait to follow their journey,” she said.

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