International event rider in Suffolk selected for the 2012 Olympic pathway.
Diana Grant, although only 26 has spent the past eight years building up a successful private event yard. Her love of horses and passion for the sport is shared by her experienced and trained grooms. All the horses are given the same dedicated care and attention. The facilities include indivdual paddocks, daily turnout and a full size arena. Diana personally schools the horses and grooms hack out daily with her.
My current results are all on the Newsletter page
Recent results include 9th in the 3* combined training at Houghton International, 4th Intermediate Eridge, 5th Eventers Grand Prix Houghton, 7th BE Pre Novice Carlton, 1st BD Medium Dressage 70.4% and 2nd Novice Catton Park
Over many years Diana has accrued a great wealth of experience in all aspects of eventing and is experienced at training riders and horses, as well as breaking-in of horses.
Currently eventing eight horses this season with promising youngsters coming along all the time.
Diana Grant
Shally's Game 2009 at The CIC 3* Bramham
Diana aged 6 years old.
Horses have always played a major role in my life, even before I could walk or talk I was sitting on my sisters horses! Taking the traditional route I went through the Pony Club doing my first One Day Event when I was 6 and representing my branch, The Suffolk Hunt, in team events from the age of 8.
I had a very successful Pony Club career, competing in numerous teams including the Gosling Cup which I won in 1999, the Hickstead Derby and Area 8 Dressage, Show Jumping and Horse Trials. I was in The Area 8 Horse Trials team 5 times and a highlight of my younger career was winning this twice and qualifying for the Pony Club Championships at Sansaw Park. This gave me a taste for jumping the bigger tracks, and soon after I affiliated to British Eventing.
I had an early taste of success in my Eventing career having been long listed for the Young Riders squad on my horse Portumna Rose, although sadly this was not meant to be as she went lame. Devastated, but undeterred I remained determined to reach my competitive goals. I was fortunate to be given the ride on Shallys Game, who is now successfully competing at advanced and 3* level, and Shallow Thatch, a brother and sister belonging to May Buckmaster who bred them from Shally, the pony she also owned and on which I did all the Pony Club teams. These two were the first young horses I had ever had and I produced them entirely myself. Shallow Thatch is now competing successfully at Intermediate, and Shally’s Game has now completed his first Advanced.
Eventing is the main thrust of my life and I am very fortunate to have excellent trainers, including John Bowen, Barrett Watson, Paul Hayler and Sue Broom.
Being part of the 2012 Pathway scheme gives me access to fanatastic training opportunities under the auspices of Olympic Trainer Yogi Breisner.
Eventing
Shallys Game, CIC 3 star Burnham Market
Spookey Lukey Team Chasing at Semer
Turn About Time BE100 at Purston Manor
Highlights
- 2011
- 22/10/11 ROYAL LAHAINA NORTON DISNEY BE90 HC
- 06/10/11 SHALLOW THATCH WESTON PARK INTERNATIONAL (2) * 34th
- 06/10/11 SHALLYS GAME WESTON PARK INTERNATIONAL (2) ** 34th
- 01/10/11 QUASSYROSE LITTLE DOWNHAM (2) BE100Open 15th
- 01/10/11 CHARISMATIC LADY LITTLE DOWNHAM (2) BE90Open 5th
- 01/10/11 DANCING DENNIS LITTLE DOWNHAM (2) BE100 7th
- 25/09/11 SHALLYS GAME SOUTH OF ENGLAND INTERNATIONAL (2) ** 16th
- 17/09/11 SHALLYS GAME BURNHAM MARKET (2) I 11th
- 17/09/11 SHALLOW THATCH BURNHAM MARKET (2) N HC
- 14/09/11 QUASSYROSE PURSTON MANOR (2) BE100Open 15th
- 10/09/11 DANCING DENNIS KEYSOE (2) BE100 15th
- 10/09/11 CHARISMATIC LADY KEYSOE (2) BE90 HC
- 27/08/11 SHALLYS GAME HIGHCLERE I 15th
- 11/08/11 SHALLOW THATCH ASTON-LE-WALLS (3) IN 30th
- 31/07/11 DANCING DENNIS CARLTON BE100 7th
- 15/07/11 SPOOKY LUKEY GREAT WITCHINGHAM INTERNATIONAL (2) BE90 HC
- 02/07/11 SHALLYS GAME ERIDGE I 4th
- 02/07/11 SHALLOW THATCH ERIDGE IN W
- 25/06/11 DANCING DENNIS MILTON KEYNES (2) BE90Open 9th
- 18/06/11 SHALLYS GAME CATTON PARK I 11th
- 18/06/11 SHALLOW THATCH CATTON PARK ON 2nd
- 04/06/11 SHALLOW THATCH LITTLE DOWNHAM (1) ON 11th
- 04/06/11 SHALLYS GAME LITTLE DOWNHAM (1) I 8th
- 25/03/11 SHALLOW THATCH GREAT WITCHINGHAM INTERNATIONAL (1) ON 10th
- 12/03/11 SHALLOW THATCH POPLAR PARK ON 9th
- 2010
- 1st Stratford Hills
- 7th Milton Keynes
- 7th Oasby
- 9th Solihul
- 9th Holdenby
- 2009
- 5th Poplar Park
- 9th Little Downham
- 4th Stratford Hills (4 year old class)
- 3rd Oasby
- 5th Oasby
- 8th Holdenby
- 8th Little Downham
- 6th Little Downham
- Top 20 at first Advanced at Burnham Market 20/09/08
- Selected for Olympic Pathway scheme for 2012
- Successfully completed first season of CCI 2* International 3 day events, including top 20 at Weston Park International Horse Trials (2008)
- Successfully competed at an International level since 2005, including
- 1st at Knaptoft International Horse Trials Intermediate (2005)
- 4th at Little Downham Horse Trials Intermediate, Poplar Park International Horse Trials Intermediate and Oasby International Horse Trials Intermediate (2005 – 6)
- 16th at Houghton Hall international 3 day event CCI 2* (2008)
- 7th Aston Le Walls International Horse Trials Intermediate (2008)
- Qualified for the Intermediate Championships at Gatcombe Park (2005)
- Also successfully competed at Novice, pre-novice and Intro, achievements include
- 1st Milton Keynes Horse Trials Novice (2004)
- 1st on two consecutive years at Great Witchingham Horse Trials Novice (2005 - 2007)
- 3rd Keysoe Horse Trials Novice (2007) and Stratford Hills Horse Trials (2007)
- Qualified for the National Novice Regional Finals (2007)
- Qualified two horses for the Pavo Breeding championships (2006)
- 2nd Great Witchingham Horse Trials Pre-Novice (2007)
- 3rd Keysoe Horse Trials Pre-Novice
- 2nd Great Witchingham Horse Trials Intro (2005)
- Qualified young horse for Intro Regional Finals
- Diarist for Bed-Down – monthly insertions of progress (2006)
Dressage
Highlights
- 1st British Dressage at Fenning Farm (2009)
- 1st scoring 75% elementary at Queach Farm (2007)
- 1st British Dressage Novice 3 times running at Fenning Farm (2008)
- 2nd British Dressage Novice Fenning Farm (2008)
- 3rd British Dressage Novice Manor Farm (2008)
Winter brings a break and let down period for the more advanced horses to give them time to recoup from the competitions. Young horses are worked on at home and then lightly competed pure dressage for the pending event season.
Show Jumping
Shallow Thatch in the Foxhunters at Norton Heath
Highlights
- 1st and 2nd Derby Bank Isleham (2004)
- 1st and 4th Puissance at ‘The Jays’ (2008)
- 3rd BSJA Foxhunter at Wix Equestrian Centre (2005)
- Proud to have just achieved with the stallion Pembridge Waldo a full licence with the Anglo European Stud Book having successfully jumped a 1.15 track in front of the BSJA panel. 57 stallions entered only 7 were licensed.
The younger horses on Diana’s yard train for the indoor show jumping circuit where the compete lightly during the winter months. This is in preparation for the pending event season.
“I find it invaluable to educate the younger horses by allowing them to practice lightly through the winter months.” Diana Grant.
