Rider Profile

                                                         John Paul Sheffield – International Event Rider

Ranked 39^th in the 2006 British Eventing Rider Rankings, JP is renowned for producing top quality event horses such as Nova Top and Walkabout Creek, both of whom went on to compete at the Olympics.

JP first represented Great Britain at the European Championships at Burghley in 1997 and is now a popular face on the International Eventing circuit. He runs a successful yard on the Rolleston Estate, between Leicester and Market Harborough, and provides training for a number of pupils, as well as schooling and successfully competing at all levels of eventing with a yard of great prospects from novice to CCI**** ready for this season.

Previously he has won and been placed at many major three day events such as 12^th at Blenheim CCI*** on Catch the Tiger, 4^th and 7^th at Windsor CCI** on Riverside James and Brown Bear and 1^st and 2^nd at Dartfield CCI** on Too Bahru and Brown Bear.

In 2006 he finished the season with a fantastic result winning both the CCI* and CCI** at Necarne Castle in Ireland riding Brooke Cleave's Westwinds Bravado and Angela Hislop's Riverside James.

 Famous names such as Burghley winner Mr Smiffy have been brought out by JP and as a BHSII and BE Accredited trainer he is a much respected rider.

JP started riding at South Leicestershire Riding Establishment when he was just 6 years old, and became stable jockey for the establishment when he left school. At 18 years of age he became the youngest ever BHSII. He left SLRE in 1999 to set up his own yard in Warwickshire, before moving to his current yard in 2006.