Tears, tattoos and a 40-year wait: how the national champion completed her second 160km ride

EMMA MARTIN INTERVIEW 16/1/2026

The reigning national endurance champion tells Martha Terry about the full-circle moment of completing her second 160km ride, her sport’s unique camaraderie and what makes a horse a winner, in this exclusive article for H &H subscribers

Endurance rider Emma Martin was 12 years old when she completed her first 160km ride. Nearly 40 years on, last season she bagged her second – and with it the title of national champion. As Emma and two other top endurance riders, Amie Grainger and Victoria Davies, were tackling the final loop of the 160km, […]