Biography

British rider Fiona Kashel (43) completed Badminton on her debut in 2022 with Creevagh Silver de Haar her entry this year. Last year the combination completed the 5* events at Pau and Luhmuhlen.

Fiona is based near Cranleigh in Surrey where she manages Ponds Equestrian, her own livery yard.

Fiona is married to Jeremy and the couple has a 5-year-old son. She trains with David Hensall, Richard Waygood and Robert Snaddon.

WSF Carthago owned by Fiona’s Father Frank Breach, is a 13-year-old Irish Sport horse registered gelding. Bred by the Waterfall Stud in Co Cork he is by the Holstein sire Cobra out of Enigma by the thoroughbred sire Viking. He was acquired in 2015 and brought through the grades by Fiona. In 2022 the pair completed Pau and Luhmuhlen 5*.

Creevagh Silver de Haar owned by the rider is a 17-year-old Irish Sport Horse (ISH) gelding. Bred by Kathryn Jackson in Monaghan he is by Camiro De Haar Z out of a Vanir Silver River by Golden River. He is bred along the same lines as Piggy French’s 2019 Badminton and Burghley winner Vanir Kamir (also by Camiro De Haar Z) who was out of the full sister to Vanir Silver River. Silver De Haar was acquired from JP Sheffield in 2017 who produced him to 1*. He completed his first 5* at Badminton in 2022 and later in the year completed Pau 5*. In 2023 the combination was 12^th at Luhmuhlen 5*.