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sainglain on YouTube uploaded a new video: Joe Turi & Vital - 1987 Hickstead Grand Prix - going hell for leather at his first really big grand prix competition. More videos: Nick Skelton & Apollo 1990 Hickstead Derby clear round, followed by Harvey Smith's interview and the jump off...

Thanks Clippy. I didn't know his act included the horses lying down, although I read that he'd done it in Hungary. From the newspaper articles I found out he left school at 14 and so would have learned and performed the csikós tricks with the troupe over a period of two years at the most...

Thanks again everyone for your replies. I enjoyed your story, sprytzer. Presumably your partner did lend him his horse for the rosette-giving! That must have confused the judge. :) What a nice memory, Abacus. I liked your post about your event mare, tinkerbell88. How lovely that she...

Thanks for all the replies. I've enjoyed reading them and look forward to any more yet to come. The stories from the shows are fun. :) Re: the You Tube videos, thanks for the link, I've seen the clips, and remember watching both (Hickstead 1988 and 1990) on TV at the time. The...

I was just wondering if anyone has any memories of Joe Turi. No particular reason except that I would enjoy reading them. He was one of the riders I especially admired as a child. He seemed a colourful character with a lot of talent and determination. I was sad to learn he had died in 2003...