1952: Her Majesty The Queen grants her Patronage to the British Show Jumping Association, while Great Britain's team of Harry Llewellyn (Foxhunter), Duggie Stewart (Aherlow) and Wilf White (Nizefela) win team gold at Helsinki Olympics. I was so fortunate to know most of them before I left England in 1980 and move to the United States. It became a show jumping sensation that a childs bay pony was soaring over big spreads, parallels, banks and ditches better than most of the worlds great horses. Best career jump: 7 feet, 10 1/4 inches (2005), Olympics: Sydney 2000 (DNM), Athens 2004 (Gold), Beijing 2008 (DNM). And the ones that are out there are not easily bought.. The Chronicle of the Horse . A retirement ceremony was held at van Grunsvens hometown, with a celebration ride at an international jumping competition in Maastricht, Netherlands. 1970: David Broome becomesBritains firstshowjumpingworld champion, winning gold at La Baule in France with Beethoven. Snowman. 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. Graves begin riding with Debbie McDonald and things began to click with Verdades. A biology major at Stanford, she splits her time between classes and competitions in Lexington and Wellington. Stroller was second in the Hickstead Derby in 1968, and third in 1970, that year achieving an astounding victory in Germanys formidable Hamburg Derby. I am sure the film was Blue Hawaii, but it was the b movie that excited me. No Chinese high jumper has medaled since Jianhua. Silnov was implicated as one of the major figures in Russia's ongoing doping scandal in 2019, while serving as his federation's vice president, and received a four-year ban. I think we found the right horse. Famous daredevil drivers and stunt show stars from the past 100 years. Americas Bill Steinkraus and Snowbound took the gold medal with four faults, and Marion won the silver medal. Valegro retired in 2016 after giving a performance at the London International Horse Show. Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The pony went to Ted Cripps, a butcher, for his daughter, Sally. Best career jump: 7 feet, 9 1/2 inches (1996), Olympics: Seoul 1988 (DNM), Barcelona 1992 (Bronze), Atlanta 1996 (Silver). FEI/Libby Law Photography 3. Amateur Showcase: Hunter/Jumper Attorney Maddy Thatcher Has 5 Questions With: Breakthrough Grand Prix Winner Pablo One To Watch: Merguerian Turned Bolting Lesson Pony Into Salvino Out Of Contention For FEI World Cup Final. She then opened up her own dressage barn in 2004 in Rheinberg/Niederrhein, Germany. 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. Smith found his groove over the next few years and placed in the top three in his next four major international competitions. Some of the top equestriennes in the country have names you might recognize: Gates, Springsteen, Bloomberg, Jobs. In 2016, they took home individual silver and also team gold at the Olympic Games. 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. After graduating high school, she decided she wanted to ride professionally. With precision and athleticism, dressage requires excellent communication between horse and rider. 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. Adios Butler: famous harness racer Affirmed: U.S. Who could ever forget the great combination of Eddie Macken and Boomerang as they blazed a storm on the world show jumping circuit in the 1970s? Austin used that as motivation and became an Olympic champion in 1996, winning a gold medal with an Olympic record jump of 7-foot-10 that still stands today. The Puissance is probably the most famous show jumping competition in the world; designed to push both horse and rider to their limits. Then, in 2011, Roly Luard and Hester asked her to help develop Luards Dutch Warmblood, Valegro. 1961: The first Hickstead Derby takes place at the All England Jumping Course in West Sussex, a venue founded by the late Douglas Bunn. Smith became so famous that he embarked on a brief, but unsuccessful, singing career. The expression "Doing a Harvey Smith" entered the English language for giving a V sign.[1]. Ludger Beerbaum, of Germany, is one of the world's most successful show jumping riders and still competes today. Edward Gal (born 4 March 1970 in Rheden) is a Dutch dressage rider. Best career jump: 7 feet, 4 1/4 inches (1968). The pair crossed the finish in 51.86 seconds. That's incredible. Best career jump: 7 feet, 8 3/4 inches (1980). 1925: British Show Jumping Association formally incorporated as a company. Wessig, who is 6-foot-7, tried to switch to the decathlon after winning the gold medal but found little success there and never competed in another Olympics. High jumpers continue to raise the bar on the world's biggest stages. During the spring months I divide my time between Florida and Thermal in California, says Eddie, who counts Mandy Porter and Stephanie Saperstein among successful Grand Prix riders who have benefited from his expertise. In April 1877, while performing at the Royal . The 22-year-old daughter of billionaire James G. Dinan, who founded York Capital Management, plans to ride full-time, telling FEI.org that she may relocate to Europe after she graduates from Harvard in May. Roman wet down the jumping area in Poland ahead of the trip to the Olympics and made Jacek train on it for several days. Household names Back in the 1970s, showjumpers were household names, with the likes of Harvey Smith, David Broome, Nick Skelton and the Whitaker brothers taking centre stage. Bonfire also won multiple medals at the World Equestrian Games and World Cup Finals. Verdades was inducted into the Equus Foundation Horse Stars Hall of Fame in 2016. Best career jump: 7 feet, 10 1/4 inches (2014), Olympics: London 2012 (DNM), Rio de Janeiro 2016 (DNM). 2,670 talking about this. How about going right back to the 1930s/1940s when the sport was getting going? JavaScript is disabled. Barshim could join Patrik Sjoberg as the only high jumper in Olympic history to win three Olympic medals, although Sjoberg never won gold. She's currently ranked 9th in the North American East Coast League. Died: Jan. 5, 2004, (age 66, Inglewood, California), Olympics: Melbourne 1956 (Gold), Rome 1960 (DNM). Birthplace: Liverpool, Lancashire, England, Best career jump: 7 feet, 9 1/2 inches (1994), Olympics: Barcelona 1992 (DNM), Atlanta 1996 (Bronze). Best career jump: 7 feet, 11 1/2 inches (2014), Olympics: London 2012 (Bronze), Rio de Janeiro 2016 (Silver), Tokyo 2021 (Gold, joint). 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. A strong minded horse starting life in the States, and ended up being David Broome's Sunsalve. And it works like a charm. Our readers are dedicated owners, competitors, trainers, and breeders who are highly involved in the equine marketplace. The German rider originally focused on riding show jumping and eventing, but made the switch to dressage after meeting Dr. Uwe Schulten-Baumer. Best career jump: 7 feet, 10 1/4 inches (1991), Olympics: Seoul 1988 (Silver), Barcelona 1992 (Bronze). Dressage has become a popular sport and a fan favorite to watch at the international level. Jessica Springsteen The 24-year-old daughter of Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa grew up riding on her family's 300-acre Stone Hill Farm in Colts Neck, New Jersey. Totilas spent his retirement standing at stud. He was imported as a foal to Vermont for owner Laura Graves. Artur Partyka is the greatest high jumper to ever come out of Poland and one of just 21 high jumpers to clear 7-foot-9. The black mare is owned by Christine and Frank Arns-Krogmann, leased by Madeleine Winter-Schulze, and ridden by Isabell Werth. In 2012, the pair took home team and individual gold at the Olympic Games. And so as the sport enters another Olympic year, with all roads leading to Rio in August, British showjumping is well-set as reigning Olympic champions and possessing current world number one in Brash, a ranking he has held almost unbroken for 25 months and a reign of dominance highlighted by him completing the 1million Euros Rolex Grand Slam aboard the brilliant Hello Sanctos in unprecedented fashion. The Soviet Union found an uncut gem of a high jumper in Rudolf Povarnitsyn when he came out of nowhere to set the world record in the summer of 1985. 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. Irish show jumping great Eddie Macken talks about his career, retirement and move to Canada. These include the famous horseback riders in all types of equestrian contests from show jumping to cross country to dressage. When she was 15, her parents bought a foal from the Netherlands named Verdades. Matt Hemingway's career was a story in perseverance. Bertram Allen. The same year the Queengrants her Patronage to the Association. Their success continues on as they have placed either first or second in all their competitions throughout 2020 and 2021. 29. 1994: Milton retires having become the first Showjumper to win 1m in prize money. Triple Crown winner (1978) Ajax: 18 consecutive race wins, before he was defeated at 1/40 Albatross: harness racer who won 59 of 71 races, and as a sire produced winners of over $130 million, including Niatross Allez France: French Arc winner and first filly to win a million dollars Smith was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and still maintains his stables at Craiglands Farm, High Eldwick, Bingley, near Bradford. In 1996, he competed at his first Olympic Games with his horse Udon, who his father gave him a gift when he was 16. 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. With Rio Olympics taking place this summer, can British showjumpers retain their gold medal? was wrong about Sunsalve starting life in the States, but the filming of him out hunting was very American like. For her services to equestrianism, Dujardin was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2013 and Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2017. Learn More. 1923: TheBritishShowJumpingAssociation is founded. "You don't lose gold medals. Announcer Frank Waters writes about the "Golden Age" when riders and horses were as famous as movie stars. 1970: David Broome becomes Britain's first showjumping world champion, winning gold at La Baule in France with Beethoven. It was Britain's only gold of the Games in any sport. Strollers last puissance class was at the Antwerp show in 1967. . However, shortly after in August 2015, a bone inflammation in his left hind hoof led to his retirement. He was the smallest and among the greatest. At first, the intention was for Hester to show Valegro, but the Dutch Warmblood and Dujardin proved to be quite the team. Eddie Kidd: A stunt-double for multiple James Bond actors and a world record-holder for jumping over lines of buses, Kidd . He later became a television commentator for the British Broadcasting Corporation, doing equestrian coverage at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She was feted on her return to Britain and named Sportswoman of the Year. For fictional horses, see: List of fictional horses. All hopes will be pinned on Scott and Hello Sanctos to bring home the goods. They went on to compete at the 1988 Olympics and two years later they were the Dutch champions. 1960: David Broome wins GreatBritains first Olympicshowjumpingindividual medal by taking bronze with Sunsalve in Rome. Stroller, at just over 14.2hh, was of pony height, but in conformation and temperament he was a miniature, quality horse. 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. Originally, van Grunsven began riding show jumping. Stefan Holm grew up idolizing fellow Swedish high jumper Patrik Sjoberg the only high jumper to medal in three different Olympics but Holm did what Sjoberg never could when he brought home a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics. We earn from qualifying purchases. 1968: Marion Coakes and the incredible 14.2hh pony Stroller win individual silver medal at the Mexico Olympics. He and the stallion Totilas (nicknamed . 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. 1978: Nick Skelton breaks the British high jump record, setting new figures of 7ft 7in at Olympia with the appropriately-named Lastic. Age: 38; Birthplace: London, . Shows in the '70s, like All in the Family, The Jeffersons, Maude, and Sanford and Son changed the face of television by including social commentary in between the laughs-a-minute. Peters began riding at the age of seven and by 15 was competing in international competitions. 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. 1978: Nick Skelton breaks the British high jump record, setting new figures of 7ft 7in at Olympia with the appropriately-named Lastic. Best career jump: 7 feet, 9 1/2 inches (1988). She's primarily an East Coaster, though, splitting her time between New York and Wellington. Anyone else remember it? He finished sixth in 1988 and 27th in 1992. 1978: Nick Skelton breaks theBritishhigh jump record, setting new figures of 7ft 7in at Olympia with the appropriately named Lastic. Thomas literally jumped his way onto the front of sports pages all over the world in 1960 when he became the first person to clear 7 feet on the high jump as a 17-year-old freshman at Boston University. Van Grunsven is married to Dutch national equestrian coach Sjef Janssen. Funny how we remember the names from years ago - I can hardly name a show jumper, horse or rider, now. Their charge Auroras Encore won the 2013 Grand National. Boomerang (showjumper) The most successful horse in the history of the Hickstead Derby, winning four times in succession (1976-79) with magical Irish rider Eddie Macken. The closest he ever came was a fourth-place finish at the 1996 Olympics. In 2012, the duo took home team and individual gold at the Olympic Games. Who could ever forget the great combination of Eddie Macken and Boomerang as they blazed a storm on the world show jumping circuit in the 1970s? Steffen Peters was born in Wesel, Germany on September 18, 1964, and became an American citizen in 1992. What's more amazing about the gold medal win for Klyugin is that was his final time to medal in an international competition. 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. Recently she's been training with Eric van der Vleuten in Someren, a town in the southern Nethe. After some rough experiences with Verdades, including breaking her back, Graves decided to go to cosmetology school. Harvey Smith (1974) Harvey John Smith (born 29 December 1938) is a former British show jumping champion. I really hope my memory isn't playing tricks. The British Showjumping Association is a Limited Company registeredin England and Wales with the registration number 210797. He became an NCAA champion at Texas State and was one of the favorites at the 1992 Olympics before a knee injury set him back, and he finished in eighth place. It was one of the most exciting moments of my life. The pair won a bronze in the team event at the 2015 European Championships. The pair is on their way to competing at their second Olympic games. Since winning gold at London showjumping is making its way back into peoples homes. 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. But over the last decade, doping scandals have rocked its foundation. 50) ? For 50 years, Horse Sport has been the voice of equestrian competition in Canada. 2015: World number one Scott Brash makes showjumping history by winning Rolex Grand Slam, landing a 1million Euros bonus for grand prix successes at Geneva, Aachen and Spruce Meadows. At first, his hot temperament made it seem he was unlikely to succeed in dressage, but his talent soon came through. Birthplace: Rasvedki, Amur Oblast, Russian Soviet Union, Died: Jan. 26, 2003, (age 60, Moscow, Russia), Olympics: Rome 1960 (Silver), Tokyo 1964 (Gold). He really looked tiny amongst the other showjumpers, but had a horses head. 1961: The first Hickstead Derby takes place at the All EnglandJumpingCourse in West Sussex, a venue founded by the late Douglas Bunn. Now 21, the Professional Children's School grad splits her time between her hometown of Lexington, KY and outposts of her family's Kessler Show Stables in Guttecoven, The Netherlands and Wellington, FL. She was born on July 22, 1987, in Burlington, Vermont, and began riding at a young age. Hennadiy Avdyeyenko was a virtual unknown when he showed up to the World Championships in 1983 representing the Soviet Union, but he walked away with a gold medal and shocked the international track and field community. Abdullah bin Mutaib bin Abdullah Al Saud is a Saudi show jumping rider and a member of House of Saud. In March she ranked 27th at the 2016 World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden; she is ranked 7th in the Longines Western European League. 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. Van Grunsven competed at every Olympics from 1988 and 2012. The 33-year-old mother and philanthropist is the daughter of Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City. In 1992, van Grunsven and Bonfire competed at the Olympic Games, taking home team silver for the Dutch team. 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. He has been described as the greatest ski jumper to have never won an individual Winter Olympics medal. 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.. Back in the 1970s, showjumpers were household names, with the likes of Harvey Smith, David Broome, Nick Skelton and the Whitaker brothers taking centre stage. 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. Totilas was a black Dutch Warmblood stallion born on May 23, 2000, in the Netherlands. 14-year-old acrobat Rosa Maria Richter was the world's first female human cannonball in London, 1877. Dwight Stones had one of the longest careers of any high jumper, spanning 16 years and 19 outdoor and indoor national championships. Few things in sports are as awe-inspiring as the high jump. When Hemingway, the high jumper, did finally get his chance on the big stage, he came through in a huge way with a silver medal, then dropped one of the great Olympic quotes in history. 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. He finished one spot out of a medal at the Olympics twice, coming in at fourth place in both 2000 and 2008. 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. Weihegold and Werth began competing together in 2014. Dumas seemed prime to repeat as an Olympic champion in 1960 before suffering a knee injury, and he still finished sixth despite being hurt. We are, too. 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. When not training in North Salem, NY 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. Yuri Tarmak somehow found a way to surpass his father's athletic fame, rising to the top of the high jump world when he won the gold medal at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, where he was the last person to win a gold medal using the straddle technique and not the Fosbury Flop. Voronin competed in three consecutive Olympic games for Russia and probably had his best shot to medal in 2000, when he was coming off back-to-back gold medals in the 1999 World Championships and 2000 European Indoor Championships. 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. T&C Culture Watch: On the Agenda for March 2023, telling FEI.org that she may relocate to Europe, Your Privacy Choices: Opt Out of Sale/Targeted Ads. Just the next year, they took home another gold at the Olympic Games in individual and a silver in team dressage. The record failed to chart. In 2014, Verdades and Graves surprised the dressage world by coming in second in the Grand Prix at the United States Dressage Festival of Champions. Valegro made his dressage debut with Charlotte Dujardin and in 2011 they won their first international title. When she was 18 in 1965, Marion rode Stroller to triumph in the ladies World Championship at Hickstead. The last three Olympic gold medal winners have been at least 6-foot-4, and world record holder Javier Sotomayor is also 6-4. Van Grunsven was born on January 2, 1968, in Erp, Netherlands, and began riding dressage at the age of 12. . With her horse Prisco, she began competing in show jumping, but after the pair not having much success, she made the switch to dressage in 1980. 1998: Di Lampard, Britains currentshowjumpingperformance manager, wins Hicksteads Queen Elizabeth II Cup for a second time with Abbervail Dream. Last edited on 24 February 2023, at 21:49, Learn how and when to remove this template message, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Harvey_Smith_(equestrian)&oldid=1141399689, This page was last edited on 24 February 2023, at 21:49. Sweden's Patrik Sjoberg is one of the most consistent high jumpers of all time. After graduating from Dartmouth, Audrey relocated to Belgium to focus on the European circuit. Over the years Terry has judged at county shows and show centres all over the country including Great Yorkshire, Newark and Notts, Bramham, and the Festival of Show Jumping. 1949: The first Horse of the YearShowis staged at Harringay Arena in North London. Dietmar Mogenburg grabbed the international spotlight in the high jump in 1980, when the 18-year-old West German tied Polish high jumper Jacek Wzsola's outdoor world record. When rain hit the day of the high jump finals in 1976, only Jacek was prepared for it. Verdades is a bay Dutch Warmblood gelding born on April 17, 2002, in the Netherlands. I won a silver, and Stefan Holm won a gold. There is hope to do a retirement ceremony in the future, but right now he is just enjoying going for hacks. 2. Werth was born on July 21, 1969, in Issum, Germany, and began riding when she was just five years old. He competed in three consecutive Olympics for Poland and improved each time. The Leading Pony Show Jumper of the Year Showjumping - Denis Lynch This is the biggest junior competition at HOYS. British Showjumping reached a major milestone today,December 31 - a day that marks 90 years since the Association was officially incorporated. Ann Moore tried him, and I pleaded with Dad not to sell him, but to let me start open jumping with him.. It was decided to give him painkillers and steam inhalations rather than risk an extraction just before the contest. Valegro is a dark bay Dutch Warmblood gelding that was born on July 5, 2002, in the Netherlands. Developed by The Web Developer LLC. I can remember (but not who, might have been Ted Edgar or Harvey or even an owner) actually going abroad to buy a show jumper and everyone thought they were mad and it would never catch on! Harvey John Smith (born 29 December 1938) is a former British show jumping champion. 1989: Great Britain win fifth Aga Khan Trophy in eight years at the Dublin Horse Show under the late Chef d'Equipe Ronnie Massarella's masterful direction. 1994: John Whitakers top horse Milton retires having become the first showjumper to win 1m in prize money. 1998: Di Lampard, Great Britain's current showjumping performance manager, wins Hickstead's Queen Elizabeth II Cup for a second time with Abbervail Dream. Many in the track and field community look at this gold medal with an asterisk since the greatest high jumper of all time, Cuba's Javier Sotomayor, was in his prime but didn't compete because of his country's boycott. Dumas died of cancer in 2004, at 66 years old, after a long career as an educator and coach. Like most high jumpers, Bondarenko was in his prime in his early 20s and at his very best directly following the 2012 Olympics, where he took seventh place. He made his debut at just 18 years old in the 1988 Seoul Olympics, won bronze at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, then won Silver at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. After which, of course, Irelands first ever equestrian Olympic medal, won by Cian OConnor, was lost in a doping scandal. He was The Netherlands national champion an impressive nine times. Timeline depicting just a few of the very many successes the sport has seen: 1923: The British Show Jumping Association is founded. He still resides at Hesters stable and enjoys going on regular hacks. Also read: 8 Facts & FAQs About Isabell Werth. His latest quest had taken him the length and breadth of Ireland in just three days, but thankfully, it was not in vain. In 12 years of international competition, he's never come in first place but has several runner-up finishes, most notably at the European Championships in 2014 and the European Indoor Championships in 2019. In addition to her Olympic wins, she has won over 40 medals at the World Equestrian Games, European Championships, and World Cup Finals. Where do we even begin with Dragutin Topic? Mr Cripps soon realised that he owned a good jumping pony. Peters also won team bronze at the 2016 Olympics with Legolas 92. By early ..Tosca,Foxhunter ,Flangan etc..would`nt that be a treat? FEI/Martin Dokoupil By Equestrian Life As of the New Year, here at the world's top ten showjumpers according to the Longines Rankings 2. This incredible horse then made several guest appearances alongside another outstanding grey, the steeplechaser Desert Orchid. Olympics: London 2012 (Bronze), Rio de Janeiro 2016 (Gold). Are your brains ticking away? In 1989 Smith was honoured for being the first man to have jumped in 100 Volvo World Cup Qualifying Rounds. Stroller was imported as a job-lot from Ireland by the Sussex dealer Tommy Grantham. There is no debate as to who the single most influential person in the history of the high jump is. Strollers greatest triumph, and near tragedy, was in the 1968 Mexico Olympics. List of famous male equestrians, listed by their level of prominence with photos when available. Sadly, he passed away on December 14, 2020, from complications after colic surgery. Classic Touch was also a German horse. Marion followed her two elder brothers, John and Douglas, into the British junior show jumping team. Since then, his success in dressage continues on. Andriy Protsenko has been competing professionally since he was 19 years old, but he has come up just short in the Olympics, including a heartbreaking finish in the 2016 Olympics when he finished in fourth place. The two must work together to execute different movements, gaits, and transitions. 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