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The ex-JFS pupil who became the postergirl for equine luxury

Clara Fingerhut bought a pony with her bat mitzvah money and has never looked back

November 21, 2024 12:25
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Clara Fingerhut had a regular Jewish upbringing. She lived in Edgware, went to JFS and had her bat mitzvah at Southgate Progressive Synagogue.

Then, aged 12, her life changed. She bought a pony with her bat mitzvah money and her “obsession” with horses – which began with her first ride a year earlier – took off at a canter.

Today, she is not only the proud owner of a huge stable yard in Brittany but she has also become something of an equestrian design icon.

Having moved to France in December 2021, she discovered she could not afford £20,000 for the four stables she had planned inside a barn. So she decided to make them herself – out of old pallets.