Although in the early days the Brits used to go abroad, by train too hearing some of the takes, and win at all the glamourous shows. . First published in Horse & Hound in September 2003, {"piano":{"sandbox":"false","aid":"u28R38WdMo","rid":"R7EKS5F","offerId":"OF3HQTHR122A","offerTemplateId":"OTQ347EHGCHM"}}, {"location":"Keystone Header","subscribeText":"Subscribe now","version":"1","menuWidgetTitle":"","myAccountLnk":"\/my-account","premiumLnk":"\/join","menuLnks":[],"colors":{"text":"#000","button":"#000","link":"#00643f"}}, Laura Bechtolsheimer joins the BHS Equestrian Hall of Fame, Legends of the sport: Showjumper Marion Mould with her pony Stroller *H&H Plus*. Gerd Wessig came out on top in one of the greatest high jump duals in track and field history, edging defending Olympic champion Jacek Wzsola in the finals of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. The 27-year-old daughter of actor Tom Selleck not only rides, she operates her own stable Descanso Farm in California. Under the patronage of Her Majesty The Queen since 1952, it certainly has been a case of happy and glorious for British showjumping. Their charge Auroras Encore won the 2013 Grand National. Matt Hemingway's career was a story in perseverance. Though he retired from riding competitively last autumn after a remarkable career which spanned almost 50 years, Eddie is constantly on the move. He was a TV star whose fans wrote to ask for hairs from his tail. Harvey John Smith (born 29 December 1938) is a former British show jumping champion. Later in 2010, German breeder Paul Schockemhle purchased Totilas for an estimated 10 million. List of famous male equestrians, listed by their level of prominence with photos when available. The People's Republic of China had never won an Olympic medal before 1984, but despite Jianhua dominating high jump competitions throughout Asia in the years leading up to those games, his bronze medal in Los Angeles wasn't met with the acclaim you might think. This year she spent 12 weeks competing at the Winter Equestrian Festival, where she won a prestigious 1.50-meter jumper classic. The closest he ever came was a fourth-place finish at the 1996 Olympics. 2012: Great Britain team of Nick Skelton, Ben Maher, Scott Brash and Peter Charles end 60-year wait for Olympic glory by winning team gold at London Games. Ukhov was found to be part of a massive doping scandal tied to the Russian Olympic team and stripped of the gold medal, which was retroactively awarded to Kynard almost a decade later long past Ukhov's cheating cost Kynard millions in endorsement money that could have come with a gold. I suppose it was as you grow up they were people we saw on TV. The Brady Bunch (1969-1974) The misadventures of a large family united when a widower and a widow marry. Sweden's Patrik Sjoberg is one of the most consistent high jumpers of all time. Sotomayor, 6-foot-4, won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics and the silver medal at the 2000 Olympics and sandwiched an appearance at the 1996 Olympics in which he did not place because of an injury. By the time he was seven, he was showing at the Grand Prix level. Standing just a shade over 6 feet, Bay City, Texas, native Charles Austin didn't even attempt his first high jump until he was a senior in high school. But over the last decade, doping scandals have rocked its foundation. During the 1970s in his spare time he competed in professional wrestling.[2]. In his second season as a senior show jumper, Stroller helped Britain to win three Nations Cups, and the Presidents Cup, the World Championships for teams. David Broome, Mr Ross, Sportsman and Philco among my favourites.. Ginny Leng (Elliott) on the eventing side with Priceless and Nightcap both by the same sire of my first ever horse who if she had. Cuba's Javier Sotomayor is the greatest high jumper of all time and has held the world record since 1993. A record four wins of the Hickstead Derby between 1976 and 1979 and the memorable three-in-a-row Nations Cup victories on home ground in Dublin are just some of many great moments this great duo enjoyed during their five years together. Jacek Wszola shocked the world by winning the gold medal in the high jump at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal at just 19 years old, propelling himself to international stardom. What a strange career for Sergey Klyugin. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. After which, of course, Irelands first ever equestrian Olympic medal, won by Cian OConnor, was lost in a doping scandal. Best career jump: 7 feet, 11 1/4 inches (2014), Olympics: London 2012 (DNM), Rio de Janeiro 2016 (Bronze). Sjoberg inspired an entire generation of Swedish high jumpers, including 2004 Olympic gold medal winner Stefan Holm and bronze medal winner Kajsa Bergqvist. The British Showjumping Association is a Limited Company registeredin England and Wales with the registration number 210797. Jack LeGoff signed on as the eventing chef d'equipe in 1970, ushering in an astounding decade highlighted by team silver and gold medals in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games respectively, and individual gold (Tad Coffin) and silver (Michael Plumb) medals in 1976. Since then, his success in dressage continues on. We earn from qualifying purchases. Laura Graves is the first-ever American dressage rider to be ranked #1 in the world in the FEI World rankings. They came back at the 2000 Olympics, winning individual gold and team silver once again. She was a bay Holstein mare by the famous stallion, Caletto II. Following his Olympic gold medal, Brumel cruised through the 1965 season undefeated before tragedy struck when he wrecked his motorcycle and almost had to have his right foot amputated. . The association was officially incorporated on 31 December 1925, and since then Britain has established itself as one of the top showjumping countries in the world. Among her numerous victories, she took home nine gold medals from the World Cup Finals. Also read: 8 Interesting Facts About Valegro. At first, his hot temperament made it seem he was unlikely to succeed in dressage, but his talent soon came through. When I came out of juniors at 16, Dad wanted to sell Stroller. The German rider originally focused on riding show jumping and eventing, but made the switch to dressage after meeting Dr. Uwe Schulten-Baumer. Smith was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and still maintains his stables at Craiglands Farm, High Eldwick, Bingley, near Bradford. Sadly it is not an Irish-bred horse, which we would have preferred, but good, young Irish-bred horses are hard to find. Back From The Brink: 'Farm Family' Pulls Together Groom Spotlight: Monica Stanke Relishes Her Role As An USEF Announces Adequan U.S. Para Dressage Team For CHI Al Training Grant Brings Coastal Dressage Experience To The U.S. Dressage Teams Named For Wellington Nations Cup, In Photos: Repeat Winners And Fresh Faces Saturday At AGDF, Bluetooth OLD Transmits Another Freestyle Win In Wellington, Ringside Chat: Morgan Barbanon Is Making Her Mark At AGDF, Lusitanos Take Center Stage In Kyra Kyrklund Master Class. His latest quest had taken him the length and breadth of Ireland in just three days, but thankfully, it was not in vain. At the 2010 World Equestrian Games, they became the first duo ever to win all three available dressage gold medals (team, special, and freestyle) at one FEI World Games. In 1996, Smith won a bronze medal and became the first British man to medal in the high jump at the Olympics since Con Leahy in 1908. Announcer Frank Waters writes about the "Golden Age" when riders and horses were as famous as movie stars. Dwight Stones had one of the longest careers of any high jumper, spanning 16 years and 19 outdoor and indoor national championships. She was an outstanding natural rider this proved to be the key to unlock Strollers incredible abilities and they forged a fabulous partnership. Conway was actually the top-ranked high jumper in the United States from 1984 to 1991 and in the world in 1990 and 1991, although his bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics was looked at as a disappointment after he won a silver medal at the 1988 Olympics. Few things in sports are as awe-inspiring as the high jump. 1925:BritishShowJumpingAssociation formally incorporated as a company, with Lord Lonsdale at president and Lt Colonel Charles (Taffy) Walwyn appointed chairman. He finished one spot out of a medal at the Olympics twice, coming in at fourth place in both 2000 and 2008. The d'Inzeos (fabulous riders BTW) usually rode Irish horses especially sourced for them and fantastic horses they were too. Canada has been my home for twelve years now it really is a great place to live, but I am away too much these days to enjoy it.. Their success continues on as they have placed either first or second in all their competitions throughout 2020 and 2021. The pair is on their way to competing at their second Olympic games. On one of his rare visits back to his native Ireland, Eddie had made the long journey from his home in Langley, British Columbia. Graves begin riding with Debbie McDonald and things began to click with Verdades. Nine years on, and it seems to Eddie that the Irish governing body for equestrian sport, Horse Sport Ireland, has once again shown their lack of judgement in the appointment of a new Irish coach to replace the outgoing Robert Splaine. or at the Winter Equestrian Festival December through April, you can find her at charity galas in New York City, supporting causes like the American Ballet Theatre and the New York Botanical Garden. In his next six major international competitions, Bondarenko reeled off four straight gold medals, including the 2013 World Championships and was capped by a bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics. 2015: World number one Scott Brash makesshowjumpinghistory by winning Rolex Grand Slam, landing a 1million bonus. Crumbs, that takes me back! It was Britain's only gold of the Games in any sport. Indeed, long gone are the days when the likes of Eddies great show jumper Boomerang could be easily found grazing in a field on the Emerald Isle. 1970: David Broome becomes Britain's first showjumping world champion, winning gold at La Baule in France with Beethoven. The pair won a bronze in the team event at the 2015 European Championships. . She was born on July 22, 1987, in Burlington, Vermont, and began riding at a young age. Totilas spent his retirement standing at stud. People win them. Sadly, he passed away on December 14, 2020, from complications after colic surgery. Stroller was imported as a job-lot from Ireland by the Sussex dealer Tommy Grantham. She was pregnant with her first child at the 2004 Olympic Games and a few weeks after giving birth to her second child in 2007, she won the European Championships. No Chinese high jumper has medaled since Jianhua. Other greats in the sport include the 14.2hh pony Stroller who won Olympic silver, Hickstead founder Douglas Bunn, chef dequipe Ronnie Masserella and the famous Hickstead Derby. 1998: Di Lampard, Great Britain's current showjumping performance manager, wins Hickstead's Queen Elizabeth II Cup for a second time with Abbervail Dream. The expression "Doing a Harvey Smith" entered the English language for giving a V sign.[1]. When she was 18 in 1965, Marion rode Stroller to triumph in the ladies World Championship at Hickstead. Snowman. Recently she's been training with Eric van der Vleuten in Someren, a town in the southern Nethe. Actually, boomerang is a term which could also be used to describe the 63-year-old, whose feet rarely touch the ground these days as he flits back and forth between coasts and continents. 1978: Nick Skelton breaks the British high jump record, setting new figures of 7ft 7in at Olympia with the appropriately-named Lastic. 1. Just a year later in 2016, he won his second Olympic gold medal in individual dressage, along with a silver medal in team dressage. Totilas was a black Dutch Warmblood stallion born on May 23, 2000, in the Netherlands. Best career jump: 7 feet, 9 1/4 inches (2015), Olympics: London 2012 (Gold), Rio de Janeiro 2016 (DNM). Wszola's father, Roman, was a longtime track and field coach in Poland and deserves a great deal of credit for the win in Montreal. She won a total of nine medals: three gold medals, five silvers, and one bronze. Marion recalled: When we sailed over the last fence, having completed the only clear round of the day, the crowd of 25,000 went crazy. In 2012, the pair took home team and individual gold at the Olympic Games. Silnov's one big advantage seemed to be his height, at 6-foot-6, because his career seemingly materialized out of nowhere. In 2012, the duo took home team and individual gold at the Olympic Games. Best career jump: 7 feet, 11 1/2 inches (2014), Olympics: London 2012 (Bronze), Rio de Janeiro 2016 (Silver), Tokyo 2021 (Gold, joint). Still wanting to be involved in horses, Graves ended up taking a position with dressage trainer Anne Gribbons. There were individual Olympian feats to savour as well, notably that of the mighty Stroller, a 14.2hh pony ridden to silver medal success by Marion Coakes at Mexico City 48 years ago; Ann Moore's 1972 silver with Psalm; Broome's two bronze (1960 and 1968) and one for Peter Robeson at the Tokyo 1964 Games. The Best TV Shows of the 1970s. The 23-year-old Stanford grad is on the USEF's Short List for the U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Team. Partyka was also great at the end of his career, bringing home his second European Indoor Championships gold medal and only European Championships gold medal in 1998. However, Eddie is fortunate to have the help of his son Stevie (one of two sons, along with Jamie, from his first marriage to Susanne) who lives in Holland, and his friend Robert Daly in Ireland, in sourcing suitable horses. Steffen Peters was born in Wesel, Germany on September 18, 1964, and became an American citizen in 1992. He competed in three consecutive Olympics for Poland and improved each time. The University of Indiana product already is the greatest NCAA high jumper of all time with five national championships. Impossible, too, to understate the contributions made by Hickstead founder the Late Douglas Bunn, multiple trophy-winning Great Britain chef d'equipe the Late Ronnie Massarella, in addition to all the owners and sponsors that have helped retain this country's seat at showjumping's top table for so long. Peters has won multiple medals at the Pan American Games, including four gold medals. She helps Britainwin team bronze alongside Wilf White and Peter Robeson in Stockholm. 1961: The first Hickstead Derby takes place at the All EnglandJumpingCourse in West Sussex, a venue founded by the late Douglas Bunn. 1925: British Show Jumping Association formally incorporated as a company. Since winning gold at London showjumping is making its way back into peoples homes. The UK also hosts some of the most prestigious shows, including the London International at Olympia, the Royal International at Hickstead and now the Bolesworth Classic and Liverpool International. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Stones won his first medal at just 18 years old when he brought home the bronze at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, and the rest of his career shows he came very close to being the only high jumper in Olympic history to win four medals. A record four wins of the Hickstead Derby between 1976 and 1979 and the memorable three-in-a-row Nations . He was leading show jumper of the year at the Horse of the Year Show in 1970, and won Hicksteads British Championship in 1971, 11 years after he appeared at the first Hickstead show in the Grasshopper Stakes, finishing sixth. Peters also won team bronze at the 2016 Olympics with Legolas 92. So many memories and so many great achievements from these very special combinations of superb equestrians. Best career jump: 7 feet, 8 3/4 inches (1980). 1998: Di Lampard, Britains currentshowjumpingperformance manager, wins Hicksteads Queen Elizabeth II Cup for a second time with Abbervail Dream. Riding her 11-year-old Quickley 3, she set the fastest time in this class against the clock on day two of the oceanfront competition. He has been described as the greatest ski jumper to have never won an individual Winter Olympics medal. That doesn't take away from high jump history, and the future remains bright. Davis grew up in the mountains above Los Angeles "with horses in my front yard," she says, and began riding as soon as she could walk and taking lessons at age five. She continued to ride Verdades, but he needed a lot of work. Ludger Beerbaum, of Germany, is one of the world's most successful show jumping riders and still competes today. Jilly Cooper described him as "Heathcliff on . Sjoberg holds a unique piece of history despite never winning a gold medal in the Olympics as the only high jumper to medal in three different Olympic Games. 1960: David Broome wins GreatBritains first Olympicshowjumpingindividual medal by taking bronze with Sunsalve in Rome. .css-1du65oy{color:#323232;display:block;font-family:NewParis,Georgia,Times,serif;font-weight:normal;margin-bottom:0.3125rem;margin-top:0;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;-webkit-font-smoothing:auto;}@media (any-hover: hover){.css-1du65oy:hover{color:link-hover;}}@media(max-width: 48rem){.css-1du65oy{font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.2;}}@media(min-width: 40.625rem){.css-1du65oy{font-size:1.0625rem;line-height:1.2;}}@media(min-width: 64rem){.css-1du65oy{font-size:1.3125rem;line-height:1.2;}}T&C Culture Watch: On the Agenda for March 2023, How to Watch Rihanna's Super Bowl Halftime Show, No Crypto Advertisements at the 2023 Super Bowl. She's currently ranked 9th in the North American East Coast League. Lovingly known as Diddy, the bay gelding was opinionated from a young age. While travelling between shows, Eddie relies on his second wife Kathi (whom he married in 2008) to run their New Kells Farm, a 10-acre facility in Langley, south east of Vancouver. The amazing pony recovered and was so consistent that he won the Wills Hickstead gold medal for points gained in major classes, consecutively, from 1967-69. Valeriy Brumel was only 18 years old when he won a silver medal in the high jump at the 1960 Olympics, then followed that with a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics when he was just 22 and became one of the most famous athletes in the world. What would his medal count have been if Cuba hadn't boycotted the Olympics in 1984 and 1988? 50) ? He was The Netherlands national champion an impressive nine times. Dinan has competed in FEI World Cup Finals four times, most recently in March in Gothenburg, Sweden. Steve Guerdat of Switzerland, pictured here with mare Bianca. He then becameBBCSports Personality of the Year. It is one of those athletic feats that never ceases to amaze us, and the evolution of the sport has been fascinating to watch. Ryan became The Today Show 's first on-air weatherman in the 1970s. He stood out from the ranks of showjumpers because of his broad accent and blunt manner. 2. His career intertwined with the end of the Cold War, and he was eventually able to represent his native Ukraine in international competitions for several years, then eventually became an elected official in the country. There is no need to resort to hyperbole when describing Pat Koechlin- Smythe, who died on Tuesday at the age of 67, as the greatest female show jumper. Kirsch, George B. Barshim has trained in Poland and Sweden with his coach, Stanislaw Szczyrba, who won a bronze medal in the pole vault at the 2000 Olympics. Best career jump: 7 feet, 9 1/2 inches (2000). Olympics: London 2012 (Bronze), Rio de Janeiro 2016 (Gold). That's incredible. He stood out from the ranks of showjumpers because of his broad accent and blunt manner. He was the first-ever to score above 90% in a dressage competition. See The Girl On The Dancing Horse book about Charlotte and Valegro here on Amazon. Competing for East Germany, Wessig had to become the first person to set a high jump world record in the Olympics to beat Poland's Wzsola. They beat formidable opposition in a gruelling three-day contest. Sadly, that partnership ended in the spring of 1980 when Boomerang was forced into retirement through injury. It was the idea of Captain Tony Collings, and put into action by BSJA chairman Mike Ansell. That's why it's so exciting when we see shorter athletes become dominant, like 6-foot former Romanian star Sorin Matei, who cleared 7-foot-10 in 1990 and participated in three Olympic Games for Romania in 1980, 1988 and 1992. 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