Biography
Bubby and her long-term partner Cola have completed Badminton four times in succession from 2022, finishing 36th, eighth, 10th and eighth again last year.
Their 10th place in 2024, having led the first day of dressage, was particularly remarkable because in August 2023, Bubby had suffered a serious spinal injury in a schooling fall and subsequently underwent major surgery.
Cola is a 16-year-old Holsteiner bred in Germany by Peter Boege. Bubby has produced him all the way from BE 100 and describes him ‘as a horse I genuinely owe everything to’.
Their five-star career began in 2021 at Pau where they finished 12th; they have also been 14th at Burghley, in 2022, and fifth at Elkton, Maryland, USA in 2024.
This spring they finished third in the CCI4*-S at Kronenberg, Netherlands.
Bubby, who is currently ranked 18th in the world, had a hugely successful under-21 career, winning a clutch of medals including the individual Junior European title on Eros DHI in 2017 plus Young Rider team gold and individual silver in 2019 on Cola.
She lives at the family yard just outside Newmarket, Suffolk, and is trained by Tina Fletcher and Amy Woodhead.
Entries
Cola
HOLST,
Germany,
2010
16.1hh , bay , gelding
Sire Catoki
Dam Vanessa XII (Contendor)
Breeder Peter Boege
Owned Rachel Upton
- Cola ranks among the top 5 highest-rated dressage horses in the 2026 Badminton field and also sits inside the overall top 5 Elo-rated horses on this year’s entry list.
- Bubby and Cola have had 4 completions from 4 starts at Badminton; no horse in the field has had as many completions at the venue.