Awards Ball 2017

Wednesday 04 October 2017

Awards Ball 2017

Tuesday 3rd October saw the annual British Showjumping Awards Ball take place at the St Johns Hotel, Solihull. The evening was attended by in excess of 400 guests celebrate with the extremely worthy nominees and winners from grass roots competitors through to those that have achieved podium success this year.

The winners were:

Leading Pony Rider of the Year
Ellie Hall McAteer from Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

Leading Children on Horses Rider of the Year 
Oliver Fletcher from Faringdon, Oxfordshire

Leading Junior Rider of the Year 
Harry Charles from Alton, Hampshire

Leading Young Rider of the Year
Amy Inglis from Haywards Heath, West Sussex

Team Groom of the Year
Robyn Clohessy (Groom to Joe Clayton)

UKCC Coach of the Year
Mia Palles-Clark from Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk

British Breeders Award 
Jayne Bean from Macclesfield, Cheshire for JB’s Hot Stuff

International Stairway Champion 
Helen Tredwell from Finmere, Buckinghamshire on Sebastian VII

National Champion   
Annabel Shields from Crook, Durham on Wet Wet Wet

CSIO Horse Debutant   
MTF Madame X owned by Poden Farms

International Horse & Rider Combination Awards - Senior Team Award
Will Whitaker and Utamaro d’Ecaussines owned by Ludwig & Yasmine Criel

International Horse & Rider Combination Awards - 5* Performance Award
Scott Brash and Hello Forever owned by Lady Kirkham & Lady Harris

British Showjumping Award 
Clare Whitaker from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

British Showjumping would like to take this opportunity to thank Awards Ball sponsor NEXT Plc, 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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