Award for owner of Skelton’s Olympic horse
Showjumping possessor Beverley Widdowson is the recipient of this year’s prestigious “Owner of the Year” accolade from the FEI as well as International Jumping Owners Club.
Widdowson is the possessor of the 11-year-old greyness gelding Carlo 273, whom Britain’s Nick Skelton rode to a string of impressive performances inwards 2011 as well as 2012; notably, at the CSIO5* St. Gallen; at the Winter Equestrian Festival inwards Wellington, Florida, USA; at the CSIO5* La Baule; as well as at the CSI5* GCT Hamburg.
The presentation of the accolade was made during the 2012 CHIO World Equestrian Festival inwards Aachen, Germany.
Formed inwards 2005 as well as supported past times Rolex, the Jumping Owners Club is an organisation of international owners which plant towards growing the popularity of the sport around the world. It represents the views as well as opinions of the owners, as well as plant closely amongst the FEI inwards edifice the profile as well as inclusiveness of jumping.
Previous winners are John, Pat as well as Lisa Hales (GBR) for Arko III (who Nick Skelton besides rode) inwards 2004 as well as 2005; Serena Hamberg (AUT) for The Sixth Sense inwards 2006; Nancy Clark (USA) for Shutterfly inwards 2007; as well as Eric Lamaze (CAN) as well as John Fleischhacker (USA) for Hickstead inwards 2008, 2009 as well as 2010.
“It is a groovy abide by to survive presented with this award, which I cause got on behalf of everyone who has been business office of the squad during 2011, virtually notably Nick Skelton,” Widdowson said.
“To follow inwards the footsteps of Eric Lamaze as well as the groovy Hickstead, amongst other owners as well as horses over the years, is a genuinely wonderful achievement.”
Widdowson’s Big Star has been named with Skelton to the British Olympic showjumping team, as well as she besides owns Unique.
The FEI Owner of the Year Award was created inwards 2004 to recognise the virtually successful possessor of each year. To create upwardly one's heed the winner, a classification is established for all Equus caballus as well as passenger combinations based on points obtained for the Rolex Rankings during the calendar year. The possessor of the Equus caballus of the winning combination receives the award; a bronze sculpture produced past times Caroline Wallace as well as a argent motion painting frame presented past times Rolex.
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