Gareth Hughes

British born, international dressage rider, Gareth Hughes spent much of his childhood competing in a variety of equine sports including Dressage, Showing, in hand and Western riding whilst living in Australia. He returned to England, aged 23, and worked initially at Broadstone Stud, Paradise Farm in Oxfordshire.

After six months Gareth moved to the North West of England where he began freelancing and in 1999 he was offered a horse to ride and introduced himself to Stephen Clarke, whom he then based himself with. Stephen has been one of Gareth’s main influences throughout his career.

In 2001 he set up his own yard and in 2011 Gareth, with his wife Rebecca, moved onto their own premises in Warwickshire where Hughes Dressage was born.

Over the past 10 years, Gareth has amassed more than 60 National and International Titles including International wins both in the UK and abroad.

Gareth is a member of British World Class Podium Squad with numerous Nation Cup wins. He competed and medaled at the 2014 World Equestrian Games (Team Silver), the 2022 World Equestrian Games (Team Silver), the 2013 and 2019 (team Bronze) , 2021 European Dressage Championships (Team Silver). Gareth also attended the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan as the Team GBR reserve.

In addition to his competitive career, Gareth also served as the Australian Eventing Dressage coach from 2012-2019, and from 2016-2019 was the Swiss Dressage Technical Advisor. When he is not riding his own horses, he is a dedicated coach and can be found giving regular clinics, exhibitions and participating in many various online training platforms, including the popular equestrian app Ridely.