Caption: Polish rider Katarzyna Brandys is training to be a physiotherapist alongside her eventing career (Photograph by Pam Cunningham/Irish Horse Board).

Riders competing in the FEI Eventing Championship U25 at Millstreet, Ireland, presented by Connollys RED MILLS, have a fascinating array of day jobs and qualifications alongside their competition lives.

Brooke Dougall (AUS) is head groom for the Japanese Olympic showjumper Taizo Sugitani and will be going with him to Aachen next month.

Amy Rose Fruhwirth (AUT) will be working for the military as a sports soldier from this autumn.

Clara Cazeneuve (FRA) works for her mother’s stud, near Biarritz.

Verane Nicaud (FRA) is studying at business school.

Nicolas Goldbeck (GER) works selling heat pumps.

Linus Weiss (GER) is training to be a farrier.

Cerys Macauley (GBR) is a photographer.

Isny O’ Donnell has a degree in land management.

Matilde Piovani (ITA) is studying economics at university and works part time in her father’s factory.

Katarzyna Brandys (POL) (pictured) is studying physiotherapy.

Marcal Piro Patau (ESP) has a degree in computer science and business management.

Jack Curtis (USA) has just graduated with a degree in finance.

Cassie Sanger (USA) is a student of journalism at the University of Richmond.