Top British equestrians honoured
Eight top British equestrians direct maintain received the Medal of Honour accolade from the British Equestrian Federation.
The awards were presented to the viii at Olympia, The London International Horse Show, Olympia, on Lord's Day night, honouring outstanding achievement as well as contribution to the international equestrian world.
Showjumpers Scott Brash, Peter Charles as well as Ben Maher; vaulter Andrew McLachlan as well as eventer Zara Phillips were all awarded medals for their especial achievements inwards their respective disciplines.
Performance Director Will Connell, British Paralympic squad motorbus Michel Assouline as well as Tim Hadaway, LOCOG Sport Competition Manager for equestrian events at the London 2012 Olympic as well as Paralympic Games, every bit good received medals for their outstanding roles ‘behind the scenes’ inwards equestrian sport.
The medals were presented past times BEF Chairman, Keith Taylor. Tim Hadaway as well as Zara Phillips were non able to last at that spot on the black to have their awards as well as volition last presented at a later on date.
Michel Assouline said he was overwhelmed “and what a bully honour to larn this accolade from our Governing Body. I am proud to direct maintain been component subdivision of this amazing twelvemonth but it would non direct maintain been possible without the bully back upwards nosotros larn from World Class Programme as well as of course of pedagogy the incredible, talented athletes nosotros are hence lucky to have.”
The awards were to:
Michel Assouline (Essex)
Michel has been the British Paralympic squad motorbus for 7 years, during which fourth dimension the GB squad has remained unbeaten at major squad championships, amassing 74 medals inwards total, including the summers Paralympic haul of 11. H5N1 successful dressage passenger inwards his ain right, Michel was long-listed for the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
Scott Brash (Scotland)
Making his debut at top marking contest inwards 2010, Scott’s career has gone from forcefulness to strength. Part of the 2010 World Equestrian Games team, he made his Olympic debut this twelvemonth where the squad secured gold.
Peter Charles (Hampshire)
With 3 Olympic, World as well as 2 European Championships to his name, Peter boasts a wealth of entitle experience. After winning Individual Gold at the 2003 Europeans, Peter achieved golden success over again during the summer, returning from the London Olympics amongst squad gold. “It’s but been the almost wonderful sense always this twelvemonth as well as to have this recognition but tops it off,” Peter said. “This is an accolade for my whole team, for my staff as well as my owners.”
Will Connell (Leicestershire)
A fellow member of the Royal Artillery for 17 years as well as commanding officeholder of the King’s Troop RHA, he became Chef d’Equipe of the British Young Rider Eventing squad inwards 1997. Appointed Equestrian Performance Director inwards 2003, Will co-ordinates as well as manages the World Class Programme, encompassing Performance, Development as well as Equine programmes as well as has been Equestrian Team Leader at final 3 Olympic Games.
Tim Hadaway (London)
A stalwart of the eventing community, Tim has previously worked every bit a cross-country course of pedagogy builder, the Director of Blair Castle International Horse Trials inwards the 1990s as well as was appointed technical adviser for British Eventing, earlier becoming Sport Technical Manager inwards 2002. He was hence appointed every bit the LOCOG Sport Competition Manager for equestrian events at the London 2012 Olympic as well as Paralympic Games.
Ben Maher (Hertfordshire)
Ben has been winning European aureate medals since his Pony Club days as well as has enjoyed success through the levels. Making his senior squad debut at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Ben went on to compete at 2 European Championships – winning squad bronze inwards 2011, earlier taking to the London phase inwards 2012 where he won squad gold
Andrew McLachlan (Scotland)
Vaulting since the historic catamenia of seven, Andrew has straight off competed inwards all 3 competitions – squad, pas de deux as well as individual, as well as has been the Junior Male British Champion for the past times 2 years. 2012 saw Andrew house kickoff inwards Saumur – the kickoff always British junior manlike someone top spot placing, earlier winning private bronze as well as pas de deux aureate (with Rebecca Norval) at the Junior Vaulting Championships – the kickoff fourth dimension GB had won at a junior level.
Zara Phillips (Gloucestershire)
Zara has enjoyed a successful eventing tape since immature riders. On her senior debut, at the 2005 European Championships, she rode into the history books, taking private as well as squad gold; a twelvemonth later on she went on to accept private aureate as well as squad silvery at the World Championships. 2012 has seen Zara correspond GB i time more, this fourth dimension securing squad silvery at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
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