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British Showjumping is the Great Britain governing body for the equestrian sport of showjumping. It provides the competitors for Team GBR in international competition and sets the rules under which affiliated competitions are held. [1] It is one of the 16 organisations which form part of the British Equestrian Federation. [2]
The British Jumping Derby is one of those events a bit like the Grand National where its not just the runners and riders that make the headlines but the course itself. It's an iconic showjumping contest, the like of which you won't find anywhere else in the world, no other course asks this much of a test of horse and rider and no other course ...
The British Open also hosts national show jumping classes and is the Final for the BSJA Winter Grand Prix and the BEF Under 23 Classic and Championship. In 2011 the British Open Show Jumping did not run because the organizer had not had one profitable year in the last eight years.
The British Jumping Derby meeting – known for sponsorship reasons as the Al Shira'aa Hickstead Derby Meeting – is an annual showjumping event held since 1961 at the Hickstead in June every year. It is considered one of the premier events in the equestrian calendar.
Whitaker has represented the British Team many times from junior pony level to the senior ranks. [1] One of Whitaker's career highlights to date was becoming the British Open Champion at the inaugural British Open Show Jumping Championships in 2003. He has since been crowned champion again in 2008 and 2009.
She also took British Showjumping's Young (under 21) Rider of the Year Award for 2015. In 2016, at the age of 20, she became the youngest competitor in 40 years to join the Team GBR Olympic squad when she was travelling reserve in Rio. Her latest showjumping results in are recorded on the FEI database. [26]
Maher was selected as part of the 2016 British Olympic Show Jumping Team with Tic Tac [4] Maher began riding at the age of eight. He was educated at Saffron Walden County High School, and after finishing school, he trained with Liz Edgar before travelling to Switzerland to further his education with Beat Mandli. [5]
At the Nations' Cup of Rotterdam the pair did not reproduce their form and, though they were short-listed for the British squad, they did not make the final team. [23] Stockdale was also a trainer in the world of show jumping, having taught celebrities to show jump in the Sport Relief series Only Fools on Horses which aired in 2006. [24]