Matthew Wright

(GBR) Internationell fälttävlandsryttare

Matthew made his British senior squad debut as an individual at the 2005 European Championships at Blenheim, where he finished 13th with the home-bred coloured horse Park Pilot. He was second at Blenheim the year before on the same horse, with whom he also won a team silver medal at the young rider Europeans in 2002.

Matthew is a regular visitor to Ireland to compete, and among his successes he won the World Cup qualifier and the CCI** at Ballindenisk in 2006 (Park Pilot and Grove Joucas), the CCI** at Punchestown the same year (Singalong) and has done a one-two in the CCI** at Necarne twice (2007 If You Want II and L’Aristo Du Lado; 2008 Caunton Welldone and Hugginstown).

Matthew and If You Want II won the 2011 Express Eventing crown at the Horse of the Year Show, with a spectacular performance which had the crowd on the edge of their seats.

The Express Eventing win came at the end of a successful season for Matthew, who  won at more than 25 one-day events, ridden to a win in the 2* three-day event at Ballindenisk with Fernhill Express, and secured the lion’s share of the £5,000 cottages4you accumulator bonus awarded for results at Belton, Hopetoun and Osberton.