Zara’s Toytown and Tina Cook for Hall of Fame
Zara Phillips’ World in addition to European champion eventer Toytown in addition to Olympic eventer star Tina Cook are the latest inductees into the British Horse Society Equestrian Hall of Fame.
The brace were inducted during a ceremony at the Household Cavalry’s Knightsbridge barracks on Tuesday. Plaques to commemorate all laureates inward the Hall of Fame are displayed on the wall of the barracks on South Carriage Drive, yesteryear permission of the Commanding Officer.
The BHS Hall of Fame celebrates the heroes in addition to heroines — human in addition to equine — of the equestrian world. Each twelvemonth a choose release of Britain’s most gifted horses in addition to riders are invited to bring together the likes of William Fox-Pitt, Jennie Loriston-Clarke, Nick Skelton, Sefton, Milton in addition to Over to You inward the listing of equestrian greats.
Toytown, affectionately nicknamed “Noddy”, had a genuinely remarkable career inward eventing, helping Phillips win both World in addition to European titles. Their debut for the British Team at the 2005 European Championships, where they won Individual in addition to Team Gold, was undoubtedly 1 of their finest performances. Toytown won the hearts of the abode crowd at Blenheim Palace equally he battled his agency through torrential pelting to consummate a clear circular cross-country that was equally brave equally it was magnificent.
Speaking at the ceremony Phillips said: “It is a massive privilege for Toytown to endure entered into the Hall of Fame. He was my Equus caballus of a lifetime in addition to he’s given me about of the greatest moments of my life. He has a fantastic tape in addition to actually deserves to endure recognised, hence I am honoured to direct keep the certificate for him.”
Tina Cook was merely 10 years of historic current when her manlike soul nurture Josh Gifford trained Aldaniti to win the Grand National in addition to it was virtually inevitable that she equally good would excel amongst horses. Her kickoff major success was a Team Gold medal at the 1987 Junior European Eventing Championships in addition to from at that spot she has gone on to endure a consistent fellow member of the British team, winning European, World in addition to Olympic medals. In 2009 she won her kickoff major title, the Individual Gold at the European Championships inward Fontainebleau, France, amongst Miners Frolic.
“I direct keep never had an honour similar this earlier in addition to I experience extremely honoured,” Cook said. “To run across the names that are at that spot on the Wall of Fame, they are consummate legends of equestrian sport in addition to I experience privileged to endure utilization of that in addition to to endure recognised for how my career has gone hence far.”
The selections are made yesteryear a panel chaired yesteryear BHS Chairman, Claire Aldridge. The grouping comprises existing laureates Liz Edgar, Mary Gordon-Watson, Carl Hester in addition to Lucinda Green, in addition to is completed yesteryear Horse in addition to Hound editor Lucy Higginson.
Members of the populace may cast their vote to nominate equestrians in addition to horses equally laureates. Suggestions should endure emailed to HallofFame@bhs.org.uk.
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Toytown, affectionately nicknamed “Noddy”, is undeniably 1 of Eventing’s most loved horses, hailed yesteryear his possessor in addition to passenger Zara Phillips equally her “horse of a lifetime”.
The 17hh chestnut gelding, amongst his feature blaze in addition to distinctive white spots, joined the Phillips theatre unit of measurement equally a seven-year-old after he was spotted yesteryear Zara’s father. He remained utilization of the theatre unit of measurement for the remainder of his career, forming an unforgettable partnership amongst Zara.
The duo broke into the limelight inward 2002 amongst victory inward the under-25 championships at Bramham in addition to the private argent medal at the immature passenger European Championships. The next twelvemonth they proved they were a forcefulness to endure reckoned amongst at senior level, narrowly missing out on the Burghley entitle inward a nail-biting finish.
In 2005 their talents were inevitably sought for the British squad in addition to they could non direct keep dreamt of a improve debut, securing Individual in addition to Team Gold at the European Championships inward forepart of a abode crowd at Blenheim palace.
The brace in addition to hence stormed on to claim the Individual entitle in addition to Team Silver inward the World Equestrian Games at Aachen inward 2006.
The greatest sadness was that injury prevented Toytown from showcasing his incredible talents at an Olympic Games. However, at that spot is no uncertainty that this much-loved chestnut to a greater extent than than proved himself on the footing stage. When Zara retired Toytown at the Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe Park inward August 2011, his many fans were able to unite inward celebrating what had been a genuinely remarkable career.
The missy of a champion jockey in addition to an international showjumper, it was inevitable that Tina Cook would discovery her agency into horses. She was merely x years of historic current when Aldaniti, trained yesteryear her manlike soul nurture Josh, fought dorsum from a career threatening injury to win the Grand National. In the Gifford household it was impossible to dream equally good large in addition to from quite a immature historic current Tina had her sights firmly assail a career inward eventing.
Her kickoff major gustatory modality of success came at the 1987 Junior European Championships inward Rome where she helped secure the Team Gold medal riding a modest but mighty thoroughbred called Song in addition to Dance Man. Further honors at Junior in addition to Young Rider grade followed earlier Tina made her senior squad debut at the 1993 European Championships at Achselschwang inward Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany where she position inward a surgical operation beyond her years to win Individual Silver.
The next twelvemonth Tina was utilization of the all-girl winning squad at the World Equestrian Games at The Hague amongst General Jock in addition to went on to endure a consistent fellow member of the British squad throughout the 1990s, picking upwards 2 Team Golds at European Championships inward 1995 in addition to 1999, in addition to an Individual European Bronze medal inward 1997.
After having her children, Isabelle in addition to Harry, Tina outburst dorsum into the spotlight amongst the incredibly talented thoroughbred Miners Frolic. Called upwards from the reserve spot to brand her Olympic debut inward 2008 inward Hong Kong, she led the British squad to the Bronze medal, earlier going on to claim Individual Bronze.
A twelvemonth later, Tina in addition to Miners Frolic won the European Individual entitle inward Fontainebleau, French Republic – Tina’s kickoff major title. They also led the Brits to an 8th successive Team Gold medal at European Championships, in addition to the next twelvemonth added Team Gold at the World Equestrian Games inward Kentucky.
Everything was looking expert for an endeavor at Olympic success on abode reason when fate dealt a bitter blow in addition to Miners Frolic suffered from a life-threatening bout of enterocolitis. From having everything to hold off frontwards to, all of a abrupt Tina’s honey partner was at death’s door in addition to the Olympic Games were far from her mind.
Tina dealt amongst this province of affairs amongst her customary expert grace in addition to against the odds “Henry” fought dorsum to health. To the please of their fans, the brace made the British squad for the London Olympics in addition to delivered a surgical operation to endure proud of, helping Britain to win the Team Silver medal.
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