Catching up with Jake Hunter

Now based at Waldman Horses in The Netherlands, Jake Hunter is the top ranked Australian rider on the FEI Jumping Under 25yrs leaderboard – sitting in 89th place as of 30 June 2020.

Born in 1996, Jake was riding before he could walk and competing by the age of 7. In 2008, at the age of 12, Jake competed in the FEI World Childrens’ Jumping Final for riders under 17 years in Bogota, Colombia, making him one of the youngest competitors at the event, as well as the youngest Australian ever to represent their country in showjumping. He gained a 1st and a 3rd placing, giving him a world ranking of 9th.

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