British breeder award for Andrew Nicholson

Andrew Nicholson as well as Avebury. © Nigel Goddard

New Zealand eventer Andrew Nicholson is to have an accolade equally breeder of Avebury, his Burghley Horse Trials winner inwards 2012.

The Wide Awake Trophy is for the overstep performing British bred resultant Equus caballus of the season.

Avebury is yesteryear the Irish Gaelic Draught sire Jumbo as well as from Bairn (SHB GB), as well as belongs to Nicholson’s long-time owners Rosemary as well as Mark Barlow,  who had never had a CCI4* winner inwards xxx years of resultant Equus caballus ownership. The Burghley win was Nicholson’s third victory in the resultant inwards 17 years.

The horse, which Nicholson sold to a jumping yard equally a four-year-old as well as and thus bought dorsum 2 years later, was outset evented yesteryear his partner Wiggy Channer until Nicholson ‘stole him back’. The handsome greyness gelding has won at all levels as well as was 8th at Burghley inwards 2011. He moves as well as jumps beautifully, simply has a cheeky nature.

The trophy is named after the Equus caballus Wide Awake, on whom Lucinda Green won Badminton inwards 1976. The story has a piteous destination equally he sadly died on his lap of honour. However inwards his memory, this trophy was introduced yesteryear his possessor inwards remembrance of his achievement.

The accolade is to endure presented yesteryear Vin Jones, Chairman of BE’s Breeding panel, at the Breeders Awards dinner on Sat at the Grange City Hotel inwards London.

Organised yesteryear the charity, The British Horse Foundation, it is the almost of import eventide inwards the sport Equus caballus breeder’s calendar when breeders are recognised for their contributions to the Britain sport Equus caballus breeding industry.

The British Eventing Breeder’s Medal is awarded annually as well as goes to the breeders of the best placed British-bred Equus caballus inwards each marking of the BE Young Horse Championships. The recipients are:

• Mrs Sharon Bishop, breeder as well as possessor of Parkfield Quintessential (Quicksilber x Carino Sun, AES) who was placed tertiary inwards the 2012 iv yr erstwhile Championships, ridden yesteryear Zoe Wilkinson.
• Mrs Penny Roots of Freckleton Stud, the breeder as well as possessor of Freckleton Mythago (Monte Carlo x Laurenz, WBS), who came minute inwards the 5 yr erstwhile Championships nether Ginny Turnbull.
• Stephen as well as Andrea Hobbs of Alvescot Stud who bred Alvescot Mighty Mouse (Miley x Pouchka III, CHAPS). The Equus caballus was placed eleventh inwards the vi yr erstwhile Championships ridden yesteryear his possessor Sophie Jenman.
• Brian as well as Vicky Tew, the breeders as well as owners of Floating Island (Jumbo x Shenang Hati, SHB GB) 7th inwards the vii yr erstwhile Championships ridden yesteryear Julie.

British Eventing Young Horse Championships are contested annually for four, five, vi as well as vii yr erstwhile horses. Organised on behalf of British Eventing yesteryear Stuart as well as Anna Buntine at Osberton House inwards Nottinghamshire, the championships position the almost talented immature resultant horses inwards the UK. There are national qualifiers for the iv as well as 5 yr erstwhile Equus caballus for the finals, whilst the vi yr erstwhile horses challenger at CIC1* marking as well as the vii yr olds compete inwards a CCI2*.

“I am delighted to endure awarding these awards to the breeders of these really talented horses,” Jones said.

“Breeding sport horses requires lot of commitment simply what is actually proficient to run across is that these British bred horses tin concord their ain as well as shows that the breeding of Event horses is on the upwards inwards Great Britain.”

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