Jodie Amos

Wednesday 7th - Sunday 11th May 2025

Jodie Amos

Great Britain
  • 8 - Figaro Van Het Broekxhof
  • 101 - Wise Crack

Biography

British rider Jodie Amos (31), who is based at Washbrook Farm in Northamptonshire, made her Badminton debut in 2014 with Matt. Last year with Badminton entry Wisecrack she completed Burghley.

Jodie, who is based in Northamptonshire, grew up in France where she began riding and competing in pony events including at the age of 14, the French Pony Championships. She was originally trained by French international rider Laurent Bousquet, trainer to the Belgian Olympic event squad.

In 2002 she returned to the UK to study at Nottingham University and in 2003 competed in her last season in France. She was for a while based with former Olympic three day event medallist Tiny Clapham before moving to Washbrook Farm, at Aston Le Walls where she worked and rode for Nigel and Anne Taylor. She eventually set up her own yard there and is still based at Washbrook Farm.

In 2005 Jodie was short-listed for the British Young rider squad and in 2007 with Altairs Luck, she won the Aldon CCI* and in 2009 the pair was selected for the CCI** European Rural Riders Championships in Hungary, winning team bronze. In 2013 she was selected for the World Class Programme and that year made her four-star debut at Burghley. In 2014 she was the winner of the inaugural Britannia League – for the ‘most successful rider at three-star level who has not competed on a senior British team’. In 2015 with Figaro van het Broekxhof she was a member of the winning British Nations Cup team at Strzegom.

Jodie trains with Nigel Taylor and Andrew Fletcher (dressage) and outside of horses enjoys tennis and travelling

Wise Crack (aka Cracker) owned by Jodie’s long standing owner Mrs Nicola Coates and rider, is a 12-year-old part bred Arab gelding and was bred in Ireland by Alva Power of County Wexford.  He is by the Arab stallion Phormative out of a mare of unverified breeding. He was acquired by Jodie from Connie Colfox in Dorset as a five-year-old. In 2014 the pair was third at Blenheim three-day and he completed his first four-star at Burghley last year.

Figaro van het Broekxhof owned by Mrs Barbara Cooper, is an 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood. He is by Tauber van het Kapelhof out of a mare by Zamiro. He was purchased from Karel Cox in Belgium as a four-year-old and was first produced by Anthony Clark then competed by Sarah Stretton and Sarah Bullimore before coming to Jodie at the end of 2014. At 17.2 he is one of the tallest horses in the field. Badminton is a first four-star for the horse.

Entries

Figaro Van Het Broekxhof

Belgium Warmblood, Belgium, 2005
17.2hh , bau , gelding

Sire Tauber van Het Kapelhof

Dam Damira van Het Heidehof (Zamiro)

Owner(s): Barbara Cooper, Buckingham

Wise Crack

AHS, United Kingdom, 2004
16.2hh , bay , gelding

Sire Phormative

Dam Jokeress

Breeder Ms Alva Power

Owner(s): Nicola Coates
& Rider

Notable Results

2015 – Blenheim CCI3* 25th Figaro van het Broekxhof

2015 – Burghley 43rd Wise Crack

2015 – Strzegom CICO3* 12th Figaro van het Broekxhof

2015 – Bramham CCI3* 17th Wise Crack

2015 – Tattersalls CCI3* 13th Figaro van het Borekxhof

2015 – Chatsworth CIC3* 5th Wise Crack

2014 – Blenheim CCI3* 3rd Wise Crack

2014 – Blenheim CIC3* 23rd Figara van het Broekxhof (Sarah Bullimore)

2014 – Burgham CIC3* 17th Wise Crack

2014 – Bramham CCI3* 5th Wise Crack

2014 – Chatsworth CIC3* 7th Wise Crack

2014 – Burnham Market CIC4* 4th Wise Crack

2013 – Waregem CICO3* 10th Wise Crack

2013 – Blenheim CIC3* 28th Wise Crack

2013 – Barbury Castle CIC3* 12th Matt

2012 – Bramham CCI3* 6th Matt

2012 – Houghton Hall CIC3* 9th King Albert

2012 – Jardy CIC3* 28th King Albert

2011 – Chatsworth CIC3* 2nd Matt

2010 – Blenheim CCI3* 59th Matt

2009 – Nagykanizsa EU-CH CIC2* for Rural Riders 32 Altairs Luck

Badminton

2014 – El Matt