BELLA INNES KER has numerous claims on her attention â not least an impending debut at one of eventingâs toughest tracks â but an unexpected call from an eager journalist barely breaks her stride.
âThis sounds great â please do ping me an email,â she says in cheerful reply to my ill-timed interview request, âonly Iâm out with four horses at the moment and itâs just me on my own this weekâ.
And so I type a message to Bellaâs address that contains the name of her business: Roxburghe Eventing. The name is in homage to the young riderâs heritage; Bellaâs is an ancient family, bearing the title of Roxburghe in some form since 1600. The ancestral seat has been Floors Castle in the Scottish Borders since the 18th century.
When we resume our conversation the following week, I ask whether coming from a titled family means navigating any difficult preconceptions about her.
âItâs not always straightforward,â she says. âIâve been lucky with my upbringing, and youâve got to be proud of who you are. Equally, Iâm on the cautious side, because I donât want people to judge me for it.
âRunning a business is tough on your own. Horses are hard. It doesnât matter who you are or how you do it. Itâs tricky, and you need a big team around you to be successful.â
Bellaâs professional brand reflects her late father Guy Innes Ker, the 10th Duke of Roxburghe. The Duke was a prolific breeder of thoroughbreds at Floors Stud, and Flat racing one of his great loves. He died following a recurrence of cancer of the oesophagus in 2019.
While Bella enjoys watching the breeding programme from afar, her eventing career hasnât permitted her the time to be hands-on.
âIt was my dad and my brotherâs thing,â she says. âHe and my mum still run a small section of it â I love that itâs part of my dadâs legacy.â
AS one of five chidren, Bella paints a picture of an outdoorsy childhood spent playing âevery sport under the sunâ.
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