Emily King

Wednesday 7th - Sunday 11th May 2025

Emily King

Great Britain
  • 65 - Brookleigh

Biography

British rider Emily King (28) who last competed here in 2023 will be looking for her first elusive Badminton completion. In 2023 with Badminton entry Valmy Biats she completed Burghley and Luhmuhlen 5* and in 2022 the combination was 8th in the 5* at Pau. They have also won the 4*S at Thoresby winning the Grantham Cup two years running, 2024 & ’23.

Emily is based near Holywell in Flintshire where she runs a yard with partner Sam Ecroyd. Emily, who grew up in Devon, is the daughter of former Badminton winner and six times Olympic rider Mary King. She learnt to ride at a young age and completed her first affiliated event at the age of 12 and represented GB when she was 15-years-old at the 2011 Junior European Championships. The following year she was the Junior European silver medallist (Mr Hiho) and in 2015 was fifth in Under-25 national championship at Bramham and then the won Young Rider team gold (Loxley) at Strzegom. She was also the runner up in the national seven-year-old championship at Osberton (Dargun) and at the end of 2015 completed her first four-star at Pau with Brookleigh finishing in fourth place. In 2018 she won her first international three-day the CCI1* at Ballindenisk with Kings Rose a second generation homebred mare out of her mother’s former four-star mare Kings Temptress. And that year also won the British Under-25 champion title winning the championship class at Bramham with Dargun.

Valmy Biats has been selected for the World Class ‘Podium Potential’ programme for ‘2023-’25.

Emily trains with Ferdi Eilberg and Chris Smith. Outside of horses she enjoys skiing and tennis. Last April she and her partner Sam completed the London Marathon raising funds for the Brain and Spine Foundation

Valmy Biats is a 15-year-old French-bred registered Selle Francais gelding. Bred by Philippe Brivois he is by the KWPN Orlando out of Aurelie Du Prieure by the AA Hadja. She is also the dam of William Fox-Pitt’s former ride Oslo Biats, while Philippe Brivois is also the breeder of Kitty King’s (no relation) Badminton ride Vendredi Biats. He was originally produced in France by Mathieu Lemoine – Emily took the ride in 2020. He is nicknamed Grandad as ‘he’s such a nice and gentle horse to be around’.

Entries

Brookleigh

Westphalian, Germany, 2002
16.2hh , black , gelding

Sire Rockwell

Dam Haupstutbuch Rieka (Funkenspiel)

Breeder Dr. Svenja Woestmann

Owner(s): Jane Del Missier, Holyport, Berks.

Notable Results

2024 – Thoresby CCI4*s 1st Valmy Biats

2023 – Osberton CCI3*L 1st Jackpot

2023 – Burghley CCI5*L 25th Valmy Biats

2023 – Alnwick CCI4*S 3rd Valmy Biats

2023 – Luhmuhlen CCI5*L 24th Valmy Biats

2023 – Thoresby Park CCI4*S 1st Valmy Biats

2022 – Pau CCI5*L 8th Valmy Biats

2022 – Ballindenisk CCIO4*NC El Valmy Biats

2022 – Arville CCIO4*NC 10th Valmy Biats

2022 – Thoresby Park CCI4*S 8th Valmy Biats

2021 – Blenheim CCI4*L 15th Valmy Biats

2021 – Blair Castle CCI4*S 3rd Valmy Biats

2021 – Bicton CCIU254*L 9th Valmy Biats

2018 – Bramham CCIU253* 1st Dargun

2015 – Pau CCI4* 4th Brookleigh

2015 – Strzegom CH-EU-YR2* 13th Loxley

2015 – Bramham CCIU253* 5th Brookleigh

2014 – Bishop Burton CH-EU-J-CC1* El Brookleigh

2013 – Jardy Ch-EU-J-CCI1* El Mr Hiho

2012 – Strzegom CH-EU-J-CCI1* 2nd Mr Hiho

2011 – Vale Sabroso CH-EU-J-C1* 7th Mr Hiho

Badminton

2023 – Ret Valmy Biats

2022 – El Valmy Biats

2019 – El Dargun

2016 – El Brookleigh