Honour for Blenheim Horse Trials course builder
Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials Course Builder David Evans has been recognised for his work.
Evans, 47, received the Bill Thomson Memorial Award over the weekend at the Blenheim Horse Trials.
The accolade is inwards tribute to the retentiveness of Bill Thomson, who was famous for his class pattern at Burghley in addition to many other events, establishing many of the methods nonetheless used today. His flair for creating challenging yet fair obstacles remains the inspiration for the sport’s leading designers worldwide. Each year, the accolade is presented to a class builder or class designer who has contributed significantly to the sport. Previous winners include Captain Mark Phillips, Alan Willis, in addition to Philip Herbert.
Oxfordshire-based Evans started his class edifice career farther northward inwards Cumbria where he in addition to his father, Tony, would pattern in addition to laid the courses at the one-time Holker Hall Horse Trials. He in addition to thence decided that he wanted to instruct into class edifice equally a career in addition to xx or thence years agone he took the large determination to deed farther due south to the see of the sport inwards the UK.
“It’s ever a sign that people desire yous to retire when yous begin receiving awards!” Evans said. “Joking aside, I am really honoured to have the accolade in addition to to hold upwards acknowledged, merely I literally could non produce it the agency nosotros produce without such a skillful team: my delineate of piece of job organisation partner Richard Taylor, my overstep squad leaders Charles Etherington-Smith, Mike Pope, Karl Fletcher, Alex Pickles in addition to of class everyone involved.
“I regard myself really lucky to convey been inwards the correct house at the correct fourth dimension to instruct chosen to move inwards stunning parks such equally Blenheim Palace, Chatsworth, Bramham in addition to Luhmühlen.”
The kickoff major international contest for Evans equally a class builder was at Blenheim which staged the 2005 FEI European Championships. He in addition to his squad stay inwards accuse of the class in addition to its annual preparation, in addition to he similar a shot builds courses of all levels all over the Blue Planet including the 2008 Beijing Olympics. David also gives clinics for the International Federation inwards Europe in addition to is an international class designer inwards his ain right.
British Eventing Chief Executive, Mike Etherington-Smith commented on David’s achievement: “He has driven the touchstone of presentation to novel levels in addition to is similar a shot undoubtedly ane of the best, if non the best, class builders inwards the Blue Planet in addition to is a thoroughly deserving winner of this award.”
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