nick skelton retiring

Such a shame, will miss seeing him. Sadly i am old enough to remember seeing him at olympia, must have been 1983 or 1984 when we were both MUCH younger.
 
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Such a shame, will miss seeing him. Sadly i am old enough to remember seeing him at olympia, must have been 1983 or 1984 when we were both MUCH younger.
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same here! it is sad but what a career he has had and at least he will retire relatively sound :)
 
He is local to me, and such a pleasant man. Big Star has had his soundness issues and neither are getting any younger so now is a good time to finish at the very top of their game. Those of us who like pointing will see him as will the NH fans because he often supports his sons.

I am old enough to have ridden alongside Apollo hunting with the Worcestershire, can't quite see Big Star doing the same though !
 
I was in awe of him when I was a little girl. A real hero of mine. He has given so many talented horses such fantastic rides.This is the end of an era. I wish them well in their retirement. When ever my instructor tells me to have 'soft elbows' I think of him coming round a corner to a fence
 
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I have a signed pic somewhere of him on St.James. Loved Apollo and his big white blaze. Used to see him up SRC with Dan and Harry when I was a nipper. I shed a few tears last year too. Be interesting to see what he does next. Glad that they are both retiring at the top.
 
I remember being awestruck as a teenager when he came to try a horse in the twilight in the courtyard. We held up poles so he could jump - that was more than 40 years ago.

He has been an inspiration since then, and shown us all how to fight back from injury in style.

I wish them both the happiest of retirements.
 
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