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Emma Ford Author

Cat Hill grew up in upstate New York on a working farm. She had a series of Arabian show horses and started riding show hunters through the Intercollegiate Horse Show Team at the University of Geneseo. Through the years she has worked the Winter Equestrian Festival for a Grand Prix Showjumping rider, managed an AA Hunter barn and has worked at almost every type of competition. Emma Ford originated from North Devon England and was brought up in the hunt field with her dad as Master of the Foxhounds. Emma was raised surrounded by horses. She grew up in the Pony Club system, receiving her "B" designation and culminating with jumping at the Horse of the Year Show in 1991. After completing her BS at the University of Wales she moved to the United States to follow her passion with horses. She has groomed at almost every four-star event in the world, and has been a member of the U.S. Eventing Team at multiple Olympic, World, and Pan American Games.