LADIES WHO LAUNCH

“There are lots of other teenage girls who are showcasing their tricks and riding using Instagram, most likely completely unaware that they’re inspiring other women to have a go, too”

Back then, it was no mean feat finding female riders who could jump to appear in the mag. In fact, we had to ask downhillers Rachel Atherton and Helen Gaskell to travel the length of the country to join Emily Horridge at a spot down in Somerset. Two decades on, how things have changed! Women now have their own freeride jams (Project Evolve, Red Bull Formation), a separate category at many FMB World Tour rounds, and can be seen hitting the massive jumps of Darkfest and Audi Nines. We decided it was high time for a follow-up article, so we asked Emily to get some friends together for