Biography

British-based New Zealand Olympic rider Caroline Powell (52) gained her second 5* victory when winning here last year with Greenacres Special Cavalier – her first at Burghley in 2010 (Lenamore). It was also her 16^th completion of the event. Last year her second entry High Time completed his first 5* at Pau and was well placed in 4*L classes.

Caroline who is based near Newmarket in Suffolk was a member of the New Zealand Olympic team that won team bronze in London 2012 and was 29th individually with Lenamore with who she won Burghley in 2010 when Lenamore was 17.

Caroline arrived in Scotland from New Zealand in 1992 to work in Clive Storey’s point to point yard and raced five times before ‘retiring’. While there she took over the ride on Clive’s three-star horse Caliber finishing 12^th in her first three-day at Bramham. She then worked for former Badminton winner Ian Stark grooming for him in Atlanta in 1996. In 1997, she took over the ride on Jenny Leggate’s Cocky-Olly-Bird and competed at her first four-star (Burghley 1999) and the following year had her first ride at Badminton with Dalliance (11th). With Lenamore she was selected for her NZ team debut at the 2006 WEG (Aachen) and the pair was selected for the 2008 Olympic Games. In 2010 she won team bronze at the WEG in Lexington with Mac MacDonald.

Caroline is an Accredited BE trainer and cross country trainer for the Irish Pony Team.

High Time is a 13-year-old British-bred KWPN registered gelding. Bred by Annie Allen in North Berwick, he is by Hemmingway out of Freckleton Maxima’s Mandolin. Formerly ridden by Steve Renton and Daniel Scott to 3* Caroline acquired the ride at the end of 2022 when his breeder/owner formed a syndicate. High Time has since proved consistent form at 4*L and at the end of 2024 completed his first 5* at Pau.

Greenacres Special Cavalier owned by Chris Mann, is a 12-year-old Irish Sport Horse mare. Bred by Michael Callery of Greenacres Stud in Co Meath, she is by the leading sire Cavalier Royale out of a mare by the jumping stallion Touchdown. She was acquired from the breeder and has been produced by Caroline. The pair contested both 6 & & year-old World Championships at Le Lions – 17^th in both classes. In 2022 she was 3^rd in her first 4*L at Ballindenisk and 5^th in her first 5* at Pau.