Nick Skelton awarded OBE in Queen’s Birthday honours
British present jumper Nick Skelton is amidst several equestrians noted inward the recent Queens Birthday Honours List. Skelton, 54, from Warwickshire, was awarded an OBE for his services to equestrian sport.
A leading passenger inward the sport for over 35 years, Skelton has represented Great Britain at vi Olympic Games in addition to if selected for the London 2012 Olympic Games volition live on the alone athlete to have contested vii Olympic Games.
“I’m really honoured alongside the honour in addition to it feels magnificent to convey been recognised inward this way. It’s a groovy recognition non alone for myself only likewise for the sport,” Skelton said. He is currently 3rd inward the World showjumping rankings.
In 1975 he kick-started his career when winning private aureate at the Junior European Championships. Since in addition to thence he has ridden on to a greater extent than than 170 senior nations loving cup teams in addition to accrued 10 European in addition to vi Blue Planet entitle medals, a Blue Planet loving cup entitle in addition to over sixty major grand prix wins. He withal holds the British high saltation tape that he fix at Olympia inward 1978, jumping over 7’7” alongside Lastic.
After breaking his cervix inward a autumn inward 2000, Skelton made a heroic render to the sport to hold his sometime partnership alongside the stallion Arko II, competing at the Olympic Games inward Athens 2004.
He is currently enjoying a regal piece alongside Big Star in addition to Carlo, on whom he won private bronze at concluding year’s European Championships. He has been shortlisted for the British Olympic showjumping squad alongside both horses.
• Belinda Turner, the Chief Executive of Stubbing Court Training (SCT) inward Derbyshire was likewise appointed an MBE for her services to grooming inward the equestrian industry. SCT provides grooming combined alongside a career construction for those wanting to function inward contender yards throughout the Midlands in addition to Yorkshire. Turner has developed SCT, that was initiated past times her mother, Felicity, xxx years ago, to live on a ‘Beacon’ condition provider of grooming that has gained the accolade of ‘outstanding’ inward its concluding iii Ofstead reports.
The company, which likewise initiated an online learning programme concluding year, has 130 apprentices on its grooming schemes.
“I am passionate almost learning in addition to standards in addition to providing utilization models to inspire learning in addition to it is a privilege to live on recognised alongside the honour,” Turner said.
• Ros Spearing, the founder in addition to managing director of the Ebony Horse Club, inward Brixton, was honoured alongside an MBE for services to immature people inward London.
• Four volunteers of the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) convey received awards for their services to the national charity that provides therapy in addition to enjoyment through riding to people alongside disabilities all over the UK.
Rachel Mary Axford, leader of Treborth RDA inward Anglesey, Annette Dorsey of the RDA association at Harrogate in addition to Stockeld Park inward West Yorkshire, Barbara Joan Johnstone of the RDA inward Edinburgh in addition to Rosanne Pudden the Director in addition to Group Trainer of Lowlands Farm RDA inward Warwickshire, convey all been awarded MBE’s inward recognition of their outstanding function to the charity.
“Congratulations to all 4 volunteers,” said RDA Chief Executive, Ed Bracher. “It is ever groovy to run across the RDA recognised inward the Queen’s Birthday Honours, in addition to inward this Jubilee twelvemonth it seems especially special. All are long-serving volunteers, who hold to brand a deviation to the lives of hundreds of people alongside disabilities every year. These Honours are thence good deserved.”
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