If you were going to ask a pro to compete your horse....

Eventing, Georgie Spence
Dressage, Richard Davison
Show jumping, Joe Clayton as he previously did ride one for me wth great success
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showjumping tim stockdale
dressage steph croxford
eventing zara phillips

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Blimey you got exactly what I was going to say!
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Especially Steph,'cos she is used to Gelderlanders.
 
QR I do have my little mare competed for me.

She's 15hh, Little Tiger-sized, and the thought of WF-P on her is making me giggle!
 
I would find a talented young rider to take on my horse if I had to get a pro to ride for me. I have worked for several top riders and having seen owners pay a huge premium for the "name" they barely have anything to do with the horses. The grooms ride and school them and the pros just steer them around the competitions.
 
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Eventing: Kitty Boggis (now Kitty King!)or Mary King
SJ: Helen Tredwell
Dressage: Laura Bechtolsheimer

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wow that was a short engagement!

Eventing: Ruth Edge
Dressage: Ruth Edge (!!)/ Steph Croxford
SJ: I have no idea tbh
 
Ooh cool thread! I would get Nicola Wilson to take my boy XC - now I am in no way saying I have an OB! BUT - having watched her ride hiim round Badminton in a snaffle and really keep her leg on and LET HIM GO and let him do it I'm in awe of her, my lad goes like this (or did) and I have mucked him up through not having the nerve to kick on and let him do it, and now he backs off into fences
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and I'm trying hard to fix it (me!).
 
Show jumping - Cameron Hanley, Ludger Beerbaum
Eventing - Tina Cook, Lucinda Fredericks
Dressage - Probably Laura Becholsteimer, although I probably dont watch enough to make a real judgement!
 
Eventing - Tina Cook, as she is so good at producing young horses sympathetically!

Dressage - Maria Eilberg, I like the way she rides and the fact that some of her horses aren't "typical" dressage types but she gets the best out of them.

SJ - This is the discipline my horse is bred for and I'd have no idea who to send him to... I'll say William Funnell.
 
Eventing - William Fox-Pitt without a question

Showjumping - John or William Whitaker

Dressage - Edward Gal [but am not really a dressage buff]

Funnily enough some of the names that have been mentioned a lot I wouldn't touch with a bargepole because of the horrific things I've heard about their training methods
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Gin would never in a million years event or showjump so for dressage I would say Emma Hindle.
I could think of many riders who I would love to ride her but at 15.2 I think they would look a bit silly.
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Well I had a pro compete my horse eventing last year.
She is not a big name at all, but no matter how much money I had I wouldn't have changed a thing.

As an amateur rider a need a horse that I can also sit on so chose a small female rider that sends a horse forwards and allows it to make it's own mistakes and learn from them.

If I was sending a horse off full time and never intending to ride it myself then it would have to be WFP.
 
Eventing - either Tina Cook or Ruth Edge (Selina Elliot has actually competed her).
Dressage - Steph Croxford, but our mare is a little bit more petite than Mr P, but she is an inspiration to ordinary people.
SJ - sorry, hate it. If we have to, then John Whittaker, he is a total master and sympathetic with his horses.

Did think of WFP, but his legs would be around our 15.2 hh petite mare's knees.
 
Eventing - WFP, Mark Todd or Mary King.. though all on a 14.2hh would look like a right laugh (I'll give him stilts!)
SJ - Tim Stockdale.. if that, don't know who I'd want to ride him
Dressage - Carl Hester, Laura B or I can't think who else at the moment but it could be quite funny with him napping
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Hah as mine is only 14.2 im a bit limited!
Eventing- Charlotte Bathe , She is my instructor and seems to get on well with him, hes a bit of a panicker!
SJ- Probably a junior so he could jump in ponies!
Dr- Judy Harvey probably

I would like WFP and William Whittaker- But they could need rollerskates.
 
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