How did you even end up here?

Justin Verboomen Dressage FEI European Championships 2025

This is my website, finally.

I specialise in creative marketing, campaigns and storytelling for international sports federations, equestrian events, international brands, and global sporting organisations.

I do not specialise in my own marketing, clearly.

Hiya, I’m em.

I’m Bolt & Bay Media, a specialist creative freelancer producing campaigns, storytelling, 360 strategy, and content for international sports federations, governing bodies, equestrian events, international brands, and global sporting organisations.

In other words, I’m a creative digital marketing specialist. I say this loosely, as essentially I am a little one-person-all-the-willpower-200-tabs-open-less-buzzwords-probably-more-nonsense agency. I like to work with fun people to make fun things, and (hopefully) make a bit of difference in this strange world, even if that difference is just a smile in someone’s day.

the story

  • I help federations, brands, companies and people improve their creative marketing.

    Global campaigns, always-on, paid media, growth, launches, live-events, editing, stills and video shooting, strategy… a lotttt of strategy.

    All the usual things, really.

    I started at a gallery, then magazines, moved agency side, and eventually in-house.

    Then I went freelance, because I love a bit of chaos in all honesty.

    Now, I embed in agency and production teams for some awesome global projects, while working direct with some lovely brands and federations. I’m up for anything really, whatever works for you and your project.

  • I’ve been freelance for nearly three years and I’ve never posted, shared or made a website.

    So, here it is. Kinda.

    Not exactly best practice, but in my defence… I’ve been busy doing cool things with awesome people.

    I also appreciate I look incredibly horsey. Most of my work is strategy and campaigns for global brands and federations, but from a creative POV equestrian is my jam. Oh, and I will not use AI. I’m not sorry.

    • Case studies

    • Testimonials

    • A showreel?

    • A slightly better website

    • Public evidence I do genuinely know what I’m doing

CLIENT EXPERIENCE

Some past and present projects. All with substantially better websites

Agria Equine

ANOC

ARIFS

Athletia

Aviteur

Bay Velo

Bates

Boehringer Ingelheim

Cavalor

Connie Colfox

Endeavour

FEI

FIFA

FISE

Great British Racing

Gullivers Sport Travel

Gut Smart

IBSF

ICF

IESF

IOC

IPC

ISU

ISSF

ITF

Jiva Hill Stables

Keith Prowse

Leadline Wellness

Levy

Longines

Lyvera

Pivo

SAFF

The Experience Golf

The GPC

Time Inc

Tommy Hilfiger

Twelfth Man

UCI

UIM

Uni4m

UWW

WePlay

Winmau

Coming soon (maybe)

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PROJECTS

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Coming soon (maybe) * PROJECTS *

  • Dinja Van Liere Celebration FEI Dressage European Championship
  • FEI Dressage European Championship Team Belgium
  • FEI Dressage European Championship Podium Celebration
  • FEI Dressage European Championship Cathrine Dufour
  • FEI Dressage European Championship Justin Verboomen
  • Ingrid Klimke FEI Dressage European Championship
  • Justin Verboomen FEI Dressage European Championship
  • Happy Horse Groom
  • FEI Dressage European Championship Becky Moody Jaberbomb Team GB
  • FEI Dressage European Championship Isabell Werth Wendy
  • Justin Verboomen FEI Dressage European Championship
  • FEI Dressage European Championship Cathrine Dufour
  • Hug Horse Celebration Candid Reportage
  • FEI Dressage European Championship Lap of Honour
  • FEI Dressage European Championship Becky Moody Jagerbomb Celebration

What i do

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bolt and bay media photo

I’ll put a showreel here one day.

But for now, this is my dog. She’ll join every call, sorry in advance.

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Em from Bolt&Bay Media lying on the ground at the FEI Eventing European Championships with a camera and a person kneeling next to them looking at their pictures on camera, with a group of people in the background.
Em from Bolt&Bay Media is sitting on a bench watching a horse in an indoor arena after taking photos of the competition.
Em from Bolt&Bay Media kneeling taking candid photos from behind a tree of famous equestrian riders in a lifestyle shoot.