Nine people have been nominated for the British Horse Society's Queen's Award for Equestrianism this year.
The award, which is made on the recommendation of the Trustees of The British Horse Society, is "For Outstanding Services to Equestrianism".
Representatives from across the spectrum of equestrianism were invited to nominate one candidate each. The nine nominations received (with nominating organisations in brackets) were as follows:
Stephen Clarke FBHS (British Dressage); Rosemary Barlow (British Eventing); Sydney Smith (British Horse Driving Trials Association); Jane Goldsmith (The British Horse Society); Ronnie Massarella (British Showjumping); John Hudson (Endurance GB); Dr Ernie Logan (BHS Ireland); Ernest McMillen MBE (The Pony Club); and Maggie Bradley (Riding for the Disabled Association).
"As one would expect for such a prestigious award, the calibre of nominees was extremely high," said BHS chairman Patrick Print. "Although the services of each nominee were distinct in their own way, the unifying theme is that each has made a contribution to equestrianism, the value of which exceeds whatever they may have taken from the sport."
Queen Elizabeth II assented to the creation of The BHS Queen's Award for Equestrianism in 2005. Previous recipients have been Jennie Loriston-Clarke FBHS MBE (2006), HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (2007), Lars Goran (Yogi) Breisner (2008) and Jane Holderness-Roddam (2009).
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