CHI Geneva released a statement this afternoon announcing the withdrawal of Olympic Gold medalist combination Nick Skelton and Big Star from competition at the CHI Geneva CSI5* starting December 8th-11th, due to a sprained fetlock. Wanting to avoid any risk to the 13-year-old stallion, Skelton has decided to rest Big Star for six weeks meaning that […]
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It is with great delight, that British Showjumping are announcing that the current National 6 year-old Championships will be renamed the Big Star Championships for 2017 and beyond. London 2012 Team Gold and Rio 2016 Individual Gold medal winner, ridden by Nick Skelton OBE and owned by Gary & Beverley Widdowson, made history this summer […]
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Great Britain’s Nick Skelton and his groom, Mark Beever were honored at the annual FEI Awards Gala in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday, November 22, 2016. Skelton was named Best Rider, and Beever earned the distinction of Best Groom. In winning the individual gold medal in show jumping at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Skelton defied expectations […]
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