Bubby Upton and COLA III
Bubby Upton and COLA III cross the lake at Burghley
Bubby Upton and COLA through the quarry at Badminton 2026.
Bubby Upton and COLA during the Cross Country phase, Badminton Horse Trials, Gloucestershire UK 7 May 2022
Bubby Upton and COLA during the Show Jumping phase, Badminton Horse Trials, Gloucestershire UK 8 May 2022
Bubby Upton and COLA III have secured their place as regular competitors at the highest level of eventing, with three top ten finishes at Badminton and completions at Burghley, Pau and Maryland.
COLA III (Results)
Gender: Gelding
Foaled: 2010
Height: 16.2
Sire: CATOKI
Dam: VANESSA XII
Sire of Dam: Contender
Owner(s): Rachel Upton
Isabelle “Bubby” Upton
Bubby (real name Isabelle) Upton is a young British event rider, based on a yard in Herringswell, near Newmarket.
In 2022 she graduated with a First Class Honours degree from Edinburgh University.
With COLA III, Bubby finished Badminton Horse Trials 2022 in 36th place and Burghley Horse Trials in 14th place.
Bubby was a member of the Newmarket and Thurlow Pony Club and represented her club at the Pony Club Championships six times, from the age of nine.
Read more about Bubby in her interview: 5 Minutes with Bubby Upton.
Notable Eventing Results for Bubby Upton and COLA III
2026
Badminton CCI5*-L – 15th
Kronenberg CCI4*-S – 3rd
2025
Hartpury CCI4*-S – 2nd
Badminton CCI5*-L – 8th
2024
Maryland CCI5*-L – 5th
Hartpury CCI4*-S – 1st
Badminton CCI5*-L – 10th
Kronenberg CCI4*-S – 2nd
2023
Hartpury CCI4*-S – 4th
Badminton CCI5*-L – 8th
2022
Having finished 2nd in the Spring Carnival at Thoresby with COLA III the pair made their 5* debut and completed both Badminton and Burghley Horse Trials.
2021
Won the CCI-L u25 4* title on CANNAVARO at Bicton International and also won the CCI-S 4* at Childeric Saddles Little Downham International, Bubby then went on to make her 5* debut with COLA III and CANNAVARO at Les Etoiles de Pau.
2019
Bubby and Cola III Individual Silver and Team Gold at the Young Rider Europeans.
2018
Bubby as she completed her first CIC4* (old CIC3*) at 19 years old at Burgham finishing fourth on FERNHILL ROCKSTAR
2017
Bubby (with EROS DHI) was crowned the new Junior European Champion after winning Gold at the Europeans held in Millstreet with a new world record dressage score at the time of 23.9. This score also helped Team GB win Team Silver.