Equestrian: British showjumping reflects on golden year
EQUESTRIAN: Great Britain showjumping boss Rob Hoekstra has set his sights on European Championship success next year after masterminding Olympic gold medal glory at Greenwich Park.
Great Britain showjumping boss Rob Hoekstra has set his sights on European Championship success next year after masterminding Olympic gold medal glory at Greenwich Park.
The London International Horse Show drew to a close last night with Ben Maher - one of Hoekstra’s Olympic champion team - being crowned leading rider after winning four classes on four different horses. Although the Olympia Grand Prix could not provide a British winner – Germany’s Marcus Ehning took the £21,600 top prize on Sabrina 327 – British showjumping has rarely been in better shape after ending its 60-year wait for an Olympic title.
Hoekstra said: “I think we have a realistic chance of doing very well at the Europeans. Every time we go to a championship we go to win.”