Yasmin Ingham

Yaz was born and brought up on the Isle of Man, where she spent her formative years as a member of the Isle of Man branch of the Pony Club, competing in many different disciplines. She also competed in working hunter showing classes for a few years, qualifying for the Royal International Horse Show and Horse of the Year Show. She received her first team call-up to compete as an individual in the Pony European Eventing Championships in Fontainebleau in 2012. This was followed by the European Championships in Arezzo, Italy the following year, where Yaz won individual and team gold.

After leaving school at 16, Yaz moved across the water to the mainland to ride for Eddie and Sue Davies and Janette Chinn at the Pewit Stud in Cheshire. Since then, she’s risen through the ranks to become under-18, under-21 and under-25 National Champion. The same year as becoming U21 National Champion, she also finished fourth at the Young Rider European Championships with Rehy DJ – they finished on the same score as the bronze medallist, but missed the podium due to having the slower showjumping time.

Yaz made her CCI5* debut at Pau in 2018 riding Night Line, where they finished 16th. Rehy DJ has his turn at Pau in 2020, but was withdrawn before the second horse inspection. In 2022, Yaz took Banzai du Loir across the pond to Kentucky, where they finished second at the CCI5* behind Germany's Michael Jung and fischerChipmunk.

A senior championship call-up came last year, where Yaz and Banzai du Loir represented Great Britain as individuals at the FEI Eventing World Championship. A foot-perfect performance across the competition saw them once again go toe-to-toe with Michi and Chipmunk in the final phase, but this time it was the young guns who came out on top after the German pair rolled the final fence. At the age of just 25, Yaz had added her name to a list that includes some of the biggest stars in the sport of eventing, including Mary Gordon-Watson, Lucinda Green, Ginny Elliott, Zara Tindall and team mate Ros Canter. 

Yaz wasn't done making history, though. She and Banzai headed to CHIO Aachen in June, where they became the first ever Brits to take the CCI4*-S title. This was followed by selection for the FEI Eventing European Championship in Haras du Pin, where they helped the British team to a gold medal. 

In 2024, Yaz and Banzai were selected as the travelling reserves for the Team GB eventing team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.