Queen's Award for Equestrianism

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The Queen's Award for Equestrianism is an annual British prize founded in 2005 and awarded "for outstanding services to equestrianism". [1] Nominations are evaluated by a committee formed by chairmen of prominent equestrian associations. Three names are suggested to the board of trustees of the British Horse Society who recommend a recipient to the Queen for ultimate approval. [1]

Past Recipients

YearRecipientNote
2006 Jennie Loriston-Clarke MBE FBHS [2]
2007 The Duke of Edinburgh [3]
2008Lars Goran (Yogi) Breisner [4]
2009Mrs Jane Holderness-Roddam CBE LVO [5]
2010Stephen Clarke FBHS [6]
2011Mrs Jane Goldsmith [7]
2012Mrs Brenda Larmor [8]
2013The Royal Borough of Greenwich [9]
2014 Pat Campbell [10]
2015 Carl Hester [11]
2016 The Princess Royal [12]
2017 Nick Skelton CBE [13]

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