Former top rider recognised for eventing volunteer work
Former endure yesteryear international result passenger Amanda Stibbe (Mandy) has been awarded the Torch Trophy Trust Award, which recognises volunteers inwards sport.
Stibbe, who is the British Eventing Team’s Senior Selection Committee Chairman, was presented alongside the honor yesteryear the Duke of Kent at the 2012 Torch Trophy Trust Awards on Mon at The Army together with Navy Club inwards London.
The Torch Trophy Trust was founded inwards 1962 yesteryear the piece of cake Commander Bill Collins RN together with rewards volunteers inwards sport together with recreation ,and to recognise together with back upward their endeavours.
Stibbe’s honor recognises her voluntary commitment to equestrian sport together with coincides alongside the Trust’s 50th Anniversary, a landmark for the Trust together with indeed for Stibbe herself.
“It is an honor to convey been awarded this trophy. My endure alongside British Eventing has been together with thence rewarding together with enjoyable together with has allowed me to seat something dorsum into a sport that I love,” Stibbe said after the presentation.
British Eventing Chief Executive Mike Etherington-Smith congratulated Stibbe, maxim her contribution to the sport had been invaluable.
“Her competitive career was really illustrious together with after her endure alongside the teams together with across the sport has been exceptional. This honor demonstrates the value of her contribution to the sport together with is much deserved,” he said.
British Equestrian Federation Chief Executive Andrew Finding likewise praised Stibbe for her component inwards the successes of the British Eventing teams at European, World together with Olympic level.
“We are all indebted to Mandy together with this honor is genuinely deserved. Her back upward to our team’s successes has been enormous together with nosotros promise that her interest volition maintain for many years to come”.
A fellow member of the Royal Family has presented the awards each twelvemonth since 1980, together with The Duke of Kent was accompanied yesteryear The Torch Trophy Trust President, Sir Bobby Charlton CBE, who was appointed inwards 1999.
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