Alex Bragg and Zagreb trotting up at Pau 2019. Credit: Libby Law Event rider Alex Bragg may have been a late starter to the sport, but he’s taken eventing by storm over the past few years. We find out more about him… 1. Alex didn’t ride at his first CCI3* (now CCI4*) until he was 29 years old. He was still an amateur rider making his living as a farrier at the time. 2. He met his wife Simmone when she was a livery on a DIY yard where he was shoeing horses. Now the couple lease that same yard as a sort of overflow for their business – Alex’s competition horses live at their own property, but his daughters’ mounts stay at the yard up the road and they have a few liveries there.