Brea Walker

About

It all started with humble beginnings at a local riding school in Auckland for 25-year old eventer, Brea Walker. This is where she found her ultimate passion – horses. From pony club certificates and teams events to rubbing shoulders with the very best of the sport internationally, it has already been a journey Brea never could have dreamed up, and this is only the beginning!

Her desire to learn started with admiring the senior riders at pony club and trying to learn all she could from them, to helping out the likes of Ginny Thompson and Sam Mynott during the school holidays to soak up as much knowledge as she could. A recommendation then landed Brea the most pivotal role of her career working as a rider and groom for Sir Mark Todd at just 18 years old in the UK. This is where Brea’s passion for this sport really came to fruition. Her ability to turn what she loves into her career has only been made possible through others sharing their knowledge with her. She now lives by the motto that knowledge is useless unless it is shared.

Off the back of another educational stint abroad working for Laura Collett MBE, current Badminton Champion and Tokyo Olympic Gold Medalist, Brea has re-established her coaching and schooling business and is  rebuilding her string of competition horses.

Brea’s coaching goal is to share her training system and method based on having solid clear foundations to riders of all levels. She has clear systems that begin with excellent horse management and training the basics properly ensuring we future proof ourselves, leaving no stone unturned. Her coaching dream would be to one day coach the High-Performance Eventing Squads in New Zealand and possibly even abroad.

Brea put her own competing on hold to give herself time to learn from eventing legends abroad. She is a big believer of not being afraid to follow your own path, therefore has prioritised establishing her knowledge base at a younger age. She is now excited to draw from this and establish her eventing team back in New Zealand.

Representing New Zealand on the world stage is Brea’s ultimate personal riding goal. Aiming to establish a solid team of horses and a competitive record at 4* level before eventually moving her team abroad for an international campaign at the likes of Badminton and Burghley has always been the dream.

Brea could not pursue this path without the support from her incredible sponsors, owners, clients, friends and family. For them she is extremely grateful. 

Read all about Brea’s time with Laura Collett MBE in the October 2022 issue of the Show Circuit Magazine

Watch Brea’s interview with Barn Banter

Bootleg Equine – Behind the Stable Door Podcast 

ESNZ Article – Eventing Ambassador NISS 2025

EXPERIENCE

2023 – present
set up Brea Walker Eventing in Taupo

2022
Work Rider/Groom for Laura Collett MBE 

2021
Head Coach @ Warkworth Pony Club, Attended the Coach Evolve course facilitated by Harbour Sport.

2020
Assistant Head Coach @ Wainoni Park Pony Club.
NZPCA Young Achievers Award. Nominee for Young Coach of the Year. Puhinui International 3DE 1* Champion. 

2019
Groom/Rider for Sir Mark Todd,
Work experience for William Fox Pittt.  

2018
Rider for Sam Mynott Eventing