Equestrians recognised with Medal of Honour

Showjumper William Funnell too vaulter Hannah Eccles bring been presented amongst the British  Equestrians recognised amongst Medal of Honour
William Funnell too Billy Congo. © Paul Harding/Lewis Harding Images

Showjumper William Funnell too vaulter Hannah Eccles bring been presented amongst the British Equestrian Federation Medal of Honour.

The dyad joined Showjumping Performance Manager Rob Hoekstra too Simon Brooks-Ward CVO OBE TD inwards beingness recognised at Olympia for the instrumental operate they play inside equestrian sport.

Michael Foljambe, who was unable to attend Olympia, received his Medal at the start of Dec from British Eventing Chief Executive Mike Etherington-Smith.

The medals were presented past times BEF Chairman, Keith Taylor. 

A stalwart fellow member of the British vaulting squad, Hannah Eccles has competed at both junior too senior bird individually, inwards squad too pas de deux competitions. Alongside Joanne, the sisters won the firstly always medal for Britain (a silver) inwards the pas de deux at the World Equestrian Games inwards 2010, a feat they repeated at the European Championships a twelvemonth later. She has won iv consecutive silverish medals inwards pas de deux, iii of these whilst studying at University. Hannah is business office of the Champions inwards Schools Programme too coaches aspiring immature vaulters, including junior pas de deux dyad Andrew McLachlan too Rebecca Norval, who won aureate at the 2012 junior European Championships.

William Funnell has represented Britain on countless showjumping Nations Cup teams too 2 European Championships – too was instrumental inwards helping GB secure squad aureate inwards Kingdom of Denmark before this year, amongst home-bred stallion Billy Congo. He has developed The Billy Stud amongst Donal Barnwell, that has gone on to create closed to of the best homebred talents inwards the country.

Before changing to British nationality inwards 1987, Rob Hoekstra competed for Holland to junior bird inwards showjumping. He went on to stand upwardly for Britain on 7 Nations Cup teams, had international success too won the Hickstead Derby inwards 1999. Showjumping Performance Manager for the World Class Programme since 2010, Rob has instantly seen the squad through iv senior Championships too has won iii squad too iii private medals during this time, including squad aureate at the London 2012 Olympic Games too 2013 European Championships.

Simon Brooks-Ward has been instrumental inwards supporting the increment of survive past times degree international dressage too showjumping inwards Great Britain. Chairman too Chief Executive of the HPower Group, his piece of job equally Director of The London International Horse Show, Olympia, the 2009 Alltech FEI European Jumping too Dressage Championships too the Royal Windsor Horse Show, to lift a few, has contributed greatly to the showcasing of equestrian sport inwards the UK.

 

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