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From the BSJA website: Three British riders will be presented with FEI Badges of Honour at Olympia this week, in recognition of their appearances on British Teams.
FEI Badges of Honour are awarded to riders who have completed the first round of a Nations Cup, the Team and / or the Individual Competition at the Olympic and Regional Games and the World and Continental Team and / or Individual Championships, without retiring or being eliminated on the following scale:-
A Gold Badge for completing 40 Nations Cups
A Silver Badge for completing 20 Nations Cup
A Bronze Badge for completing 10 Nations Cups
This year Badges are being awarded to the following riders:-
Silver Badge
Twenty-two year old Ellen Whitaker from Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Ellen is awarded the FEI Silver Badge of Honour for over twenty appearances on a British Team. Ellen made her first Team appearance in 2004 in Lummen riding Locarno 62. Since then Ellen formed part of the bronze medal winning British Team at the European Championships in Mannheim in 2007. Ellen was awarded the FEI Bronze Badge of Honour in 2006.
Bronze Badges
Twenty-five year-old Ben Maher from Bishops Stortford in Hertfordshire. Ben is awarded the FEI Bronze Badge of Honour for over ten appearances on a British Team during the last four years. Ben made his British Team debut in 2004 at Podebrady riding the puissance specialist, Eperlan du Fouquet and has enjoyed an amazing 2008, representing Team GB at the Hong Kong Olympic Games as well as several Samsung Super League competitions.
Alex Rident based in Saint Valery en Caux, France. Alex is awarded the FEI Bronze Badge of Honour for ten appearances on a British Nations Cup Team. Alex first represented her country in 1991 in Prague riding Leisure Queen. Since then Alex has competed in British Teams in Sopot, Graz, Lisbon, Linz, Gijon and Lummen.
The presentation to the riders will be made by David Broome CBE, Chairman BSJA Performance Development Committee during the evening performance at Olympia The London International Horse on Thursday 18th December 2008.
FEI Badges of Honour are awarded to riders who have completed the first round of a Nations Cup, the Team and / or the Individual Competition at the Olympic and Regional Games and the World and Continental Team and / or Individual Championships, without retiring or being eliminated on the following scale:-
A Gold Badge for completing 40 Nations Cups
A Silver Badge for completing 20 Nations Cup
A Bronze Badge for completing 10 Nations Cups
This year Badges are being awarded to the following riders:-
Silver Badge
Twenty-two year old Ellen Whitaker from Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Ellen is awarded the FEI Silver Badge of Honour for over twenty appearances on a British Team. Ellen made her first Team appearance in 2004 in Lummen riding Locarno 62. Since then Ellen formed part of the bronze medal winning British Team at the European Championships in Mannheim in 2007. Ellen was awarded the FEI Bronze Badge of Honour in 2006.
Bronze Badges
Twenty-five year-old Ben Maher from Bishops Stortford in Hertfordshire. Ben is awarded the FEI Bronze Badge of Honour for over ten appearances on a British Team during the last four years. Ben made his British Team debut in 2004 at Podebrady riding the puissance specialist, Eperlan du Fouquet and has enjoyed an amazing 2008, representing Team GB at the Hong Kong Olympic Games as well as several Samsung Super League competitions.
Alex Rident based in Saint Valery en Caux, France. Alex is awarded the FEI Bronze Badge of Honour for ten appearances on a British Nations Cup Team. Alex first represented her country in 1991 in Prague riding Leisure Queen. Since then Alex has competed in British Teams in Sopot, Graz, Lisbon, Linz, Gijon and Lummen.
The presentation to the riders will be made by David Broome CBE, Chairman BSJA Performance Development Committee during the evening performance at Olympia The London International Horse on Thursday 18th December 2008.