YOUNG horse producer, breeder and stallion master Emma Jackson may not have had much to celebrate on the competitive equestrian front during 2020 but it was a year which saw her become a mother for the first time – and quite suddenly at that.

“Our daughter Katie arrived at the end of September, one month early; her arrival took us all by surprise!” revealed Emma. “I was working in the yard that evening and a few hours later I was being rushed into hospital for an emergency C-section. Having a baby during the pandemic was tough, Aaron (Ross) was allowed in for Katie’s birth but then he didn’t see us for five nights.