A record four wins of the Hickstead Derby between 1976 and 1979 and the memorable three-in-a-row Nations . He was the smallest and among the greatest. List of famous male equestrians, listed by their level of prominence with photos when available. Sadly it is not an Irish-bred horse, which we would have preferred, but good, young Irish-bred horses are hard to find. Lovingly known as Diddy, the bay gelding was opinionated from a young age. He held the world record for outdoor once and indoor twice as well as medaling in three consecutive Olympics. Thank you so much for those, it was great to see the old man again (Nizefela) I looked after him in his retirement,a great horse and so was his rider. So many memories and so many great achievements from these very special combinations of superb equestrians. Sotomayor, 6-foot-4, won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics and the silver medal at the 2000 Olympics and sandwiched an appearance at the 1996 Olympics in which he did not place because of an injury. He was bred by Oliver Anderson in Norfolk in 1950 and prior to David Broome having him he was owned & ridden by Elizabeth Anderson. From those origins under the presidency of Lord Lonsdale and the British Show Jumping Association's first chairman Lt Colonel Charles (Taffy) Walwyn, it has grown magnificently into a blockbusting story of global success, starring legendary riders and equine superstars. Just a year later in 2016, he won his second Olympic gold medal in individual dressage, along with a silver medal in team dressage. But he finished 10th at the Sydney Games. Bonfire retired after the 2000 Olympic Games. In addition to her Olympic wins, she has won over 40 medals at the World Equestrian Games, European Championships, and World Cup Finals. At the end of the 1960 Horse of the Year Show, Ted sold the pony as an eight-year-old to Ralph Coakes, a shrewd horseman who farmed near New Milton, Hampshire, and trained his children to show jump superbly. Charles Dumas was the first person to clear 7 feet in the high jump and won a gold medal at the 1956 Olympics while he was a freshman at Compton College just one year after he shocked the U.S. track and field community by winning a national championship at the 1955 AAU meet. Top twenty Show Jumpers list of 1983. He and the stallion Totilas (nicknamed . Mogenburg fell flat in his next two Olympic outings. Instead, angry fans sought out Jianhua's home, smashed in the windows and looted his belongings. The 33-year-old mother and philanthropist is the daughter of Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City. And so as the sport enters another Olympic year, with all roads leading to Rio in August, British showjumping is well-set as reigning Olympic champions and possessing current world number one in Brash, a ranking he has held almost unbroken for 25 months and a reign of dominance highlighted by him completing the 1million Euros Rolex Grand Slam aboard the brilliant Hello Sanctos in unprecedented fashion. 29. When not training in North Salem, NY or at the Winter Equestrian Festival December through April, you can find her at charity galas in New York City, supporting causes like the American Ballet Theatre and the New York Botanical Garden. Her Belgian Warmblood gelding, Barron, is named for her grandfather, Robert Barron Frieze, who was involved in horse racing and inspired Davis' love of horses. He was in search of a young horse for one of his show jumping clients, most of which are based along the west coast of Canada, right down to San Diego, California. A record four wins of the Hickstead Derby between 1976 and 1979 and the memorable three-in-a-row Nations Cup victories on home ground in Dublin are just some of many great moments this great duo enjoyed during their five years together. Yet, Irelands loss has been to the advantage of Eddies Canadian and American clients who would be hard pressed to find another coach with half a decades worth of his knowledge and experience. Sotomayor's career has an interesting case of sliding doors. I really hope my memory isn't playing tricks. Now 21, the Professional Children's School grad splits her time between her hometown of Lexington, KY and outposts of her family's Kessler Show Stables in Guttecoven, The Netherlands and Wellington, FL. Anyone clever enough to track down some early vids and post? . Retired in the 1970s, Stroller lived until the age of 36. Sjoberg holds a unique piece of history despite never winning a gold medal in the Olympics as the only high jumper to medal in three different Olympic Games. 1956: Pat Smythe becomes the first British female showjumper to compete at an Olympics, and helps Great Britain win team bronze alongside Wilf White and Peter Robeson in Stockholm. Later in 2010, German breeder Paul Schockemhle purchased Totilas for an estimated 10 million. There is no need to resort to hyperbole when describing Pat Koechlin- Smythe, who died on Tuesday at the age of 67, as the greatest female show jumper. He was a TV star whose fans wrote to ask for hairs from his tail. When she was 15, her parents bought a foal from the Netherlands named Verdades. 1978: Nick Skelton breaks the British high jump record, setting new figures of 7ft 7in at Olympia with the appropriately-named Lastic. People win them. Some of the top equestriennes in the country have names you might recognize: Gates, Springsteen, Bloomberg, Jobs. 1968: Marion Coakes and the incredible 14.2hh pony Stroller win individual silver medal at the Mexico Olympics. Valegro is a dark bay Dutch Warmblood gelding that was born on July 5, 2002, in the Netherlands. Sweden's Patrik Sjoberg is one of the most consistent high jumpers of all time. Copyright H&C TV Ltd 2023. The 24-year-old daughter of billionaire financier James Coulter grew up in San Francisco, show jumping alongside older sister Saer. Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia (formerly Yugoslavia), Best career jump: 7 feet, 9 1/2 inches (1993), Olympics: Barcelona 1992 (DNM), Atlanta 1996 (DNM), Sydney 2000 (DNM), Athens 2004 (DNM), Beijing 2008 (DNM), London 2012 (DNM). Partyka became known for turning in some of the best performances in his career on the biggest stages. . Valegro retired in 2016 after giving a performance at the London International Horse Show. Totilas spent his retirement standing at stud. Hollis Conway is one of just three Americans to medal twice in the Olympics, along with Dwight Stones and John Thomas. The rest of Thomas' career would be somewhat defined by his failure in the Olympics, where he won a bronze medal in 1960 and a silver medal in 1964 despite being the odds-on favorite both years. Where the heck is Captain Cholly-Sawcut??? The pair was the runner-up at the 2019 World Cup Finals. Smucker's-lover Willard Scott took over in 1980, and Ryan in turn filled Scott's now vacant spot in Washington, D.C. Many in the track and field community look at this gold medal with an asterisk since the greatest high jumper of all time, Cuba's Javier Sotomayor, was in his prime but didn't compete because of his country's boycott. How about going right back to the 1930s/1940s when the sport was getting going? Bertram Allen has climbed three places to number 18 as the Wexford 21-year-old continues his reign as Ireland top . Charlotte Dujardin was born on July 13, 1985, in Enfield, England and began riding at only two years old. Then, in 2011, Roly Luard and Hester asked her to help develop Luards Dutch Warmblood, Valegro. 1998: Di Lampard, Great Britain's current showjumping performance manager, wins Hickstead's Queen Elizabeth II Cup for a second time with Abbervail Dream. No Chinese high jumper has medaled since Jianhua. What a strange career for Sergey Klyugin. When not on the international competition circuit or in Wellington, Florida, Bloomberg is at home on her farm in North Salem, New York. 1978: Nick Skelton breaks theBritishhigh jump record, setting new figures of 7ft 7in at Olympia with the appropriately named Lastic. Harvey John Smith (born 29 December 1938) is a former British show jumping champion. She was feted on her return to Britain and named Sportswoman of the Year. In March she ranked 27th at the 2016 World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden; she is ranked 7th in the Longines Western European League. Snowman. She was a bay Holstein mare by the famous stallion, Caletto II. FEI/Martin Dokoupil By Equestrian Life As of the New Year, here at the world's top ten showjumpers according to the Longines Rankings 2. Who could ever forget the great combination of Eddie Macken and Boomerang as they blazed a storm on the world show jumping circuit in the 1970s? Together, they took home team bronze. Stroller and Marion won the Hickstead Derby Trial in 1964, and nearly captured the Derby itself, finishing second to the great Seamus Hayes and Goodbye. I think we found the right horse. Sjoberg inspired an entire generation of Swedish high jumpers, including 2004 Olympic gold medal winner Stefan Holm and bronze medal winner Kajsa Bergqvist. The closest he ever came was a fourth-place finish at the 1996 Olympics. Just the next year, they took home another gold at the Olympic Games in individual and a silver in team dressage. Ukrainian Bohdan Bondarenko isone of the tallest high jumpers in history at 6-foot-5, but he was a victim of circumstance with regard to his Olympic career. The two must work together to execute different movements, gaits, and transitions. She won a total of nine medals: three gold medals, five silvers, and one bronze. Over the years Terry has judged at county shows and show centres all over the country including Great Yorkshire, Newark and Notts, Bramham, and the Festival of Show Jumping. He coached her from 1986 until 2001, during which she rode horses Gigolo FRH and Antony FRH to numerous victories on the international level. The. Thomas literally jumped his way onto the front of sports pages all over the world in 1960 when he became the first person to clear 7 feet on the high jump as a 17-year-old freshman at Boston University. He finished one spot out of a medal at the Olympics twice, coming in at fourth place in both 2000 and 2008. The association was officially incorporated on 31 December 1925, and since then Britain has established itself as one of the top showjumping countries in the world. Best career jump: 7 feet, 10 1/4 inches (2000), Olympics: Sydney 2000 (DNM), Athens 2004 (DNM), Beijing 2008 (DNM). (editor) (1995) "Smuggler vs. Goldsmith Maid, 1876", Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers, top 100 U.S. thoroughbred champions of the 20th Century, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, National Snaffle Bit Association Hall of Fame, https://www.suggestedpost.eu/brooklyn-supreme/, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_historical_horses&oldid=1142361233, This page was last edited on 2 March 2023, at 00:09. Best career jump: 7 feet, 10 1/4 inches (1990), Olympics:Moscow 1980 (Did Not Medal), Seoul 1988 (DNM), Barcelona 1992 (DNM). 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