Daisy Dick - British Equestrian Federation

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Jumping 20 This will be Tim’s Olympic debut, for which he has been working for many years. His other team appearance was at the Jerez World Games in 2002, when he finished 35th on Parcival. He has made 33 Nations Cup starts for Britain and has many international placings on Corlato, who has made a remarkable recovery from a serious fall at Lisbon. The pair qualified for this year’s World Cup final, but it was decided to save the mare for Hong Kong. Tim has taken a high-profile role in the marketing of the sport in Britain and has appeared in two popular television series, Faking It and Only Fools and Horses. He is married to Laura and has two sons, Joseph and Mark. Age: 44 Lives: Roade, Northampton Tim Stockdale CORLATO Owner: John Bosher Sire: Holsteiner by Corfino l Grey mare, 17.1hh, 11yrs Major results: 4th Windsor GP, 4th St Gallen GP, member of winning Nations Cup team in Rome, 2nd Vigo WC qualifier, 3rd Bordeaux WC qual, 1st Nantes GP, member eq 3rdplaced NC team at Aachen, 2008 John Whitaker PEPPERMILL Owned by: Rebecca Stones Breeding: By Burggraaf x Litaire Bay stallion, 16.1hh, 11yrs Major results: 1st Rome Grand Prix and winning nations cup team, European team bronze and individual 5th place 2007; member winning NC team Rome, member eq 3rd-placed NC team at Aachen, 2008 John is one of the most revered international riders, for whom this is a sixth Olympics. He has been a member of the British team since 1980 when he won the individual silver medal at the alternative Olympics in Rotterdam. He has only missed five championships since then and, with his younger brother Michael and Nick Skelton, has been a mainstay of the British team. He has won 15 team and six individual medals over 28 years at the top of the sport, plus 18 World Cup qualifiers. He won individual silver at the 1990 WEG, plus the 1991 individual European title and back-to-back World Cup finals, all on Milton, the first horse to win £1m. Riding Peppermill, he was the linchpin of the team that won bronze, Britain’s first jumping medal for nine years, at last year’s European Championships in Mannheim. John is married to Clare, who is heavily involved with the business. They have three children, Robert, Louise and Joanne, who all compete internationally. Age: 53 Lives: Huddersfield, Yorkshire Jumping 21
Jumping 22 Michael is one of the world’s leading riders, a supremely talented horseman and, with his older brother John and Nick Skelton a mainstay of the British team for over 20 years. He has ridden at every championship bar two since 1984, including four consecutive Olympics and 11 consecutive European Championships. He holds an Olympic team silver medal from Los Angeles in 1984, plus world team silver and bronze medals, three European team golds, three team silvers, two team bronzes and two individual silvers and a bronze. He has won the Hickstead Derby four times. With Portofino, he was a member of the team that won bronze at the Europeans at Mannheim last year, thus qualifying for Hong Kong. This year, he was Britain’s sole representative at the World Cup final, also on Portofino. He lives with partner Melissa and three young children, Jack, Molly and Katie. Age: 48 Lives: Whatton, Notts Michael Whitaker PORTOFINO 63 Owned by: Gillespie Equestrian Breeding: KWPN by Habsburg x Betstricha Bay mare, 16.3hh, 14yrs Major results: 3rd World Cup final, 8th World Games, 2006; European team bronze medal, 2007; 11th World Cup final, member of winning Nations Cup team in Rome, 2008 Nick Skelton RUSSEL Owned by: Lisa Hales Breeding: Holsteiner by Corfino l Grey stallion, 16.2hh Travelling Reserve Nick is acknowledged as one of the greatest talents ever seen in jumping. He was a mainstay of the British team at the height of its success in the 1980s and 1990s, winning three successive European team gold medals and three successive team silver, plus World silver and bronzes and individual World and European bronze medals in 1986-87 on Apollo. He has ridden at four Olympics. In 2001, he broke his neck in a fall, but he returned to the saddle in 2002 and rode Arko into 10th place at the Athens Olympics. He finished 30th at the 2006 WEG on Russel. Nick has two sons, Harry and Daniel, who both work in racing. Age: 51 Lives: Claverdon, Warwickshire Jumping 23
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