Inside BoBo Poon’s entrepreneurial equestrian journey in HK: she competed at the World Equestrian Games in 2014, has a lifestyle store Horse & Hound – and runs clinics for young riders in China

Sep 12 , 2023

BoBo Poon is an equestrian-entrepreneur who has a vision of taking the sport to new heights in Asia. Photo: Handout

In 2014, BoBo Poon represented Hong Kong for the first time at the World Equestrian Games in France in endurance racing – a horse racing discipline that covers terrains ranging from 40km to 160km

The 32-year-old is clearly passionate about equestrian sports, from her racing career and lifestyle store to leading nature riding experiences and helping young riders from Hong Kong to train in China

The snowy alpine sceneries of Xinjiang, China, are reminiscent of those in Switzerland – and are often the location where you can find 32-year-old BoBo Ying Tung Poon.

Hong Kong native BoBo Poon is an equestrian. Photo: Handout

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Poon is a force to be reckoned with. She’s an accomplished professional equestrian, entrepreneur, and a trusted trainer and consultant in the world of horse riding and racing.

BoBo Poon leads nature riding experiences in beautiful destinations. Photo: @bp_horse38/Instagram

Just back from one of her expeditions to Xinjiang where she led 22 people of different ages in a nature riding experience, Poon sat down with Style in a video call, sharing her experience as a competitor in the world of equestrian sports before delving into entrepreneurship and talking about her brainchild Horse & Hound – an equestrian lifestyle store that is taking the riding community in Hong Kong to new levels.

Horse racing career

BoBo Poon confessed she has spent her whole life with horses. Photo: @bp_horse38/Instagram

Poon was so young when she rode her first horse that she does not recall her earliest riding memory. Her parents had met on horseback and Poon basically grew up around horses, saying, “I spent my whole life with the horses.”

It was only natural that Poon became an equestrian. She landed a summer job working in the stables at a local riding school, where she spent her time bonding with horses. This convinced her to stay in the industry and eventually sparked her interest in competing.

BoBo Poon representing Hong Kong for the first time at the World Equestrian Games in 2014. Photo: Facebook

Poon’s journey into equestrianism saw her specialise in the horse racing discipline of endurance racing, a long-distance competition that can cover terrains ranging from 40 kilometres to 160 kilometres.