Another Whitaker joins top-level jumping ranks
George who? Another graduate of Britain’s famous Whitaker showjumping clan is starting to brand his grade inwards opened upward competition.
Nineteen-year-old George Whitaker leaped upward 123 places inwards showjumping’s Rolex rankings for May, into 231st place.
Based in Huddersfield, Yorkshire inwards Northern England, George is from showjumping’s nearly successful family, in addition to forms purpose of the adjacent generation of the Whitaker dynasty, along alongside his blood brother William, in addition to cousins Ellen in addition to Robert. His uncles, John in addition to Michael, stimulate got been the cornerstone of the British Jumping squad for the final xxx years; they both won squad argent at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games equally good equally numerous European in addition to World Championship medals. George’s father, Ian, is the alone non-showjumping blood brother of the family.
Whitaker is purpose of the British Equestrian Federation’s United Kingdom of Great Britain in addition to Northern Ireland of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland Sport-funded World Class Development Programme, which plant alongside talented riders to maximise their potential in addition to deliver success inwards Dressage, Eventing in addition to Jumping. He is undergoing an apprenticeship alongside the intention of gaining skills inwards Equus caballus assist in addition to management.
In July 2008, at the historic catamenia of simply 16, he won both the private in addition to squad aureate at the FEI European Pony Jumping Championships inwards Avenches (SUI), riding 10-year-old gelding, The Colour of Money.
In July 2011, Whitaker made his debut at Young Rider degree alongside the talented 11-year-old mare, Tubana, where the brace received squad bronze at the European Championships inwards Comporta (POR). Later the same year, Whitaker achieved a double win inwards Republic of Austria at the CSI2* Grand Prix Salzburg Arena Messezentrum, where he equally good won the prize for the highest placed Under-25 rider.
2012 has seen the immature passenger educate his talents further, having claimed victory at the CSI2* Grand Prix Comporta (POR) in addition to the CSI3* Grand Prix Maubeuge (FRA), both aboard Tubana.
The Rolex Rankings are updated monthly in addition to issued at the showtime of each calendar month. Sweden’s Rolf-Goran Bengtsson is currently ranked number one.
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