From Roade, Northamptonshire, his father Tim Stockdale was also a show jumper.

[4] Stockdale started competing professionally in 2018, and was named Young British Rider of the Year in 2022.

[7] He won team bronze at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark, alongside Ben Maher, Scott Brash and Harry Charles.

[8][9] In 2023, he and Jack Whitaker became official ambassadors for the Royal Windsor Horse Show.

[11] The following month, he was confirmed as one of the four riders selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Olympic Games.