Horse Scout has a new Professional Event Rider listing from Team Monart who are looking for a working pupil .This is a great opportunity for a working pupil to join Niall & Polly’s team for the 2015 event season. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in a top event yard along with one to one training to help improve your own riding. Accommodation for yourself & your horse is available.
Niall Griffin has represented Ireland in Eventing at two Olympics, Athens and Beijing also at two European Championships & the World Equestrian Games in Aachen. Niall has also been placed in the top 5 at several 3 Star Events around the world & a 4th placing at Pau CCI**** Niall along with his partner Polly Jackson produce & sell horses of all levels from their yard in Kinoulton. Niall & Polly regularly teach people of all levels from their yard in Kinoulton along with doing clinics locally & abroad. Niall & Polly also own & run the Monart Sale – Irelands leading event horse sale for performance & value for money every November. Full details of this are available on http://www.teammonart.com/All the horses Niall & Polly ride are sourced from the Monart Sale.
A Bit About Nial from the Monart Equestrian Site Bio:
Niall Griffin in Cross Country Mode:
Niall left Ireland at 17 years of age to train in England with Mark Todd, one of the world’s greatest Event riders. Niall spent just over two years under the tutelage of Mark before deciding to move to America to see how they did things over there.
It was there that Niall got the opportunity to train with David and Karen O’Connor in 2001 the year after David won the Gold medal at the Sydney Olympics.
America was a great learning curve for Niall and having spent over a year training with David and Karen O’Connor, he finished 10th in his first two star and 7th at his second. He was then fortunate enough to spend some time with another Olympic Gold medalist Philip Dutton who proved a huge help in Niall’s progression to three star level. He finished off his time in America with a top 15 placing at Foxhall CCI 3 star in Atlanta, with Lorgaine only a 7 year old at this stage.
Niall Griffin performing in the Dressage
Niall didn’t waste much time setting down his mark when returning to Ireland by finishing 3rd at Punchestown CCI*** a result which secured him a place on the team for the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Niall also had the added honour of being the flag bearer for Ireland at the opening ceremony at Athens.
Polly Jackson is an established star of British Eventing and competed for Great Britain at Senior level in the 2005 European Championships at Blenheim.
Much of the past two years has been taken up by buying and breeding young performance horses, and developing them into potential stars of the future along with helping to set up the Monart Sale. Polly has competition horses at all levels from Intro through to her four-star horses, and there have been some excellent additions to her string over the last couple of years.
Polly had great success as a junior, winning the British National Junior Championships and representing her country twice at the European Championships.
At eighteen she joined the senior/ young rider circuit with her own horse Limestone rise. Her senior ambitions led to her declining a place in the national Young Rider team, allowing her to concentrate on qualifying for 4 star level and achieving senior team selection. The strategy worked, Polly was placed 25th at the Blenheim Palace International 3 star event in 2000, qualifying her for Burghley 2001. At her 1st four star, Polly and Limestone Rise completed, achieving 40th place in a world class international field. 3 days later she travelled to France to win the Vittel International Three Day Event CCI** on Purdies High Days.a home bred mare.
In 2002, Polly competed at her first Badminton CCI four star. Placed 15th overall, she won the “Best rider under 25″ prize, and the “First time at Badminton” prize, this resulted in her being selected as first reserve for the world equestrian games in Jerez . Her four star success continued with 6th place at Lexington USA and 12th at Burghley in 2004. Polly was also short-listed for the Olympics in Athens 2004.
Niall & Polly have for sale, Weisser Riese – a super 12 year old who has competed up to advanced level with ease. He has super movement and is very brave and straight cross country with loads of scope. He has the most wonderful mind and attitude making him ideal for an amateur or professional alike. He is snaffle mouth and is a pure gentleman in every way.
