The Clash's manager Tricia Ronane on equestrian style Tricia Ronane gives her top tips for looking good on a horse ahead of the all-ladies Magnolia Cup race at Glorious Goodwood. Tricia Ronane is a former model and the manager of The Clash. She moved to London at 16 and fell into the burgeoning rock and roll scene, first as a model, then as a manager, eventually marrying the bassist of The Clash, Paul Simonon. They separated in 2006. In August she will race in the Magnolia Cup at Glorious Goodwood for the second year running. She lives in West London and has two sons, Louis, 21, and Claude, 19. IN PICTURES: Stylish horsewomen through the ages Riding My father broke and trained horses for carriage driving, so I've been riding since I was quite young. I use to ride whatever I could get my hands on, in between all the work: mucking out, grooming, plaiting. I started modelling when I was 16 which took me away from my dad and from horses. I went off and did rock 'n' roll in London with The Clash and stopped riding. I picked up it again six years ago, ironically when my father died - I seemed to naturally gravitate back to horses. Riding schedule I get up at 6am and ride out for the Household Cavalry in Hyde Park most mornings. We start riding at 7am; I ride out for the Blues and Royals regiment. I also hunt up with the Cottesmore Hunt in Leicestershire, and at the moment I'm riding out three times a week at Jim Boyle's yard in Epsom. I've got a driving ban - all that zooming up the motorway to race horses! - so I get the train and Jim picks me up at the station. Jim has a lovely team and really laid-back horses but I always want to go faster. READ: Glorious Goodwood: Hats off to a stylish breed Confidence levels I trained with Pat Eddery last year and my main aim was just to make it through the race. This year I feel a bit more confident as I know what it entails. Whatever happens, it will be a fun day - I spent most of last year laughing. Riding essentials On a hack I wear my Mark Todd red riding jacket and my Ariat jodphurs and boots. I love Ariat, it's so cool and comfortable. When I ride at Knightsbridge we have to wear a British Horse Society standard show jacket, and when I'm on a hunt I wear a tailor-made hunt coat. I used to have a women's tailoring business with my fashion designer friend Pamela Blundell, and she made me a beautiful jacket in heavy cavalry twill with a neat, nipped in waist and a full skirt that sits over the back of the saddle. The 2012 ladies race at Glorious Goodwood. Photo: Goodwood Dream equestrian outfit I wish I could ride around wearing a ballgown and a fabulous veil from one of John Galliano's equestrian-inspired collections! Seeing as that's completely impractical, however, I'm moving towards having bespoke items made. Pamela's tailored my hunt coat, Davies are making me a pair of bespoke boots and Patey will make you a beautiful velvet-covered hat. If your clothes fit you well, and you fit your horse, it's a fabulous picture. VIDEO: Looking glorious at Goodwood Racing kit There's some hideous riding stuff out there - I hate plaid purple jodphurs, for instance - but racing kit is amazing. This year I've purchased a pair of Ornella Prosperi racing breeches which are super thin and loose, so they don't hug your legs. Talisman Last year my friend Kate [Moss] bought me a gold and diamond stop pin with a horse shoe on it for my birthday, so that I could wear it during my race for luck. Having said that, I didn't win, so I might not wear it this year! Tricia Ronane is competing on Ladies Day, Thursday August 1, at Glorious Goodwood in aid of The Haven and Best Beginnings.