The founding mare of the Strunk brothers’ successful line is Pik Dame (by Pilatus out of Astrid (by Allerhand)). Nick Skelton in action at the London 2012 Olympics, where he won team jumping gold. However, it has not all been fun and games for this pro, son of internationally acclaimed showjumper, Nick Skelton. But our parents split up when we were very young, so I never remembered them together. / With 0 Comments. At age 58, he can’t get a leg up onto his stallion Big Star and has to rely on a stepladder to get into the saddle. WILLIAM SKELTON . The official website for showjumper Nick Skelton - Olympic Gold Medal Winner at London 2012 Nick Skelton is a world-renowned show jumping rider whose career has spanned nearly 38 years, winning more than 2,000 classes and well over £5.5m in prize money. Skelton had plenty of early success with a horse called Maybe, but he went lame just before the Junior European Championships in 1975 and his place in the team looked lost, however O.K a reputedly ordinary horse substituted and Skelton won individual gold. … It is the latest blow to the Pelling family, who just two months ago had to deal with the tragic loss of Nick’s brother Mark. Liz Edgar, the former international showjumper and British Showjumping board director, has died at the age of 76 following a short battle with cancer. Olympic gold medal winning show jumper and father to Dan and Harry. [citation needed] He has won various medals both as an Individual and as part of the teams in the Olympics, World Championships and European Championships between 1980 and 2016. Fast forward a generation and you can sense his pride at the achievements of his sons in the sport he still follows with a keen interest. You never see our dad at the front of things. [5], He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to equestrian sport. She was born on 19 July 1983 in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. We’ve got more graded Saturday horses and the talent is coming through. Nick Skelton in action at the London 2012 Olympics, where he won team jumping gold. Her half-sister Zalza (by Zeus)/Nick Skelton/GBR and half-brother Cornelis Z (by Cor de la Bryère) were both internationally successful, and her half-brother Rival Z (by Ramiro) was a licensed stallion. The other Skelton family that came to South Carolina was that of our William Skelton who came with his brothers Robert and Thomas in the 1760s. Helen was raised along with her brother, Gavin, Who is a professional footballer as well as a player-manager. He received 109,197 votes, placing him third. We’re teammates.”, The Cheltenham Festival will be broadcast on ITV Racing from 16-19 March. For Harry Skelton, it’s all about keeping it in the family. Harry Skelton, 19, is on top of the world having become the youngest-ever jockey to win the Irish Grand National aboard Niche Market for Dorset trainer Bob Buckler. “But any fear or lingering doubt I might have had was helped by the fact that Harry is such an experienced jockey and Grace takes care of the business side. Dan and Harry Skelton: ‘Losing a horse is the worst part of the job. [citation needed] After Apollo, Skelton competed at the top level with many different horses before he teamed up with Dollar Girl in 1992 with the specific target of competing at the Barcelona Olympics. World championships from the Hague. Back in the 1970s, showjumpers were household names, with the likes of Harvey Smith, David Broome, Nick Skelton and the Whitaker brothers taking centre stage. Harry Skelton is the younger son of Olympic gold medal winning showjumper Nick Skelton and stable jockey to his older brother, Dan, at Lodge Hill, near Alcester, Warwickshire in the West Midlands. This story seems even more refreshing after a bleak period since last year’s Festival was held in front of massed crowds just as the pandemic began to spread with alarming speed. “But I got my head down and having Harry as jockey, and the support of owners, means you can make decisions because they believe in you. An Olympic gold medallist and the most recognisable face of British showjumping, Nick Skelton initially encouraged his elder son to follow him into his sport. But Argentinus' many other internationally successful off-spring document why he remains such a popular sire: Anka, under Marcus Ehning, won the competition in Spangenberg and took home a ribbon from Geneva the end of this year. Her stepsister Zalza (from Zeus) / Nick Skelton / GBR and half-brother Cornelis Z (from Cor de la Bryère) had international success, while half-brother Rival Z (from Ramiro) was an approved stallion.