Awards Ball 2016
Wednesday 05 October 2016
Tuesday 4th October saw the annual British Showjumping Awards Ball take place at the St Johns Hotel, Solihull. The evening saw in excess of 400 guests celebrate with the extremely worthy nominees and winners from grass roots competitors through to those that achieved podium success including Nick Skelton OBE who won Individual Gold at the Rio Olympic Games this summer.
The winners were:
Leading Pony Rider of the Year
Jack Whitaker from Whatton, Nottingham
Leading Children on Horses of the Year
Sienna Charles from Alton, Hampshire
Leading Junior Rider of the Year
Harry Charles from Alton, Hampshire
Leading Young Rider of the Year
Tim Wilks who is based in Oxfordshire
Top Level Team Grooms Award
Mark Beever (Groom to Nick Skelton)
UKCC Coach of the Year
Corinne Bracken from Aldershot, Hampshire
British Breeders Award
John Roberts, West Yorkshire (for Spirit T)
International Stairway League Winner
Helen Tredwell from Finmere, Buckinghamshire on Larksong
National Champion
Robert Smith from Shrewley, Warwickshire
Horse & Owner of the Year
Big Star owned by Gary & Beverley Widdowson
British Showjumping Award
Nick Skelton from Alcester, Warwickshire
British Showjumping would like to take this opportunity to thank their sponsors, supporters, nominees and guests who made the evening possible and also the team who worked on the event to make it such a memorable one.
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