Greener Pastures

Vicky Xus new Global Group Lifestyle & Sports Club highlights her deep love and respect for horses

For Vicky Xu, it all started in Mongolia. That was where she fell in love with horses and from where a lifelong respect and adoration for these noble and magnificent animals first took root. “I have loved horses since I was eight years old,” says Xu, whose first riding experience took place during a summer holiday in Mongolia with her father. “He believed in the benefits of horse riding for children, both physically and mentally.”

Mongolia’s horses can be wild, but Xu remembers talking to her horse before climbing on its back in an attempt to calm him, asking that he be gentle, as it was her first time to ride. Horses are renowned for being sensitive to human emotions and interacting with people. As a result, Xu says, “I had an amazing first-time experience on horseback, and since then I have been in love with horses.” While she continues to ride in Hong Kong and London, she also wished to enhance her equestrian engagement.