Olympic champion Ben Maher has won the British Equestrian Writer Association's Outstanding Achievement Award at the London International Horse Show for his amazing performance at the Tokyo Olympics. The award was presented by Rupert Bell.
"I have been lucky over the years to have many good horses but the year we've had is going to be an unforgettable one and cretainly hard to top. Explosion is a superstar and he knows he's good. He likes all the attention and it is just a pleasure to work with every day," he said. "It comes with a bit of pressure because everyone knows he's really good but he gives you such confidence, he can really do amazing things you can't teach horses to do. We train hard but he's that natural bron athlete that gives him the edge."
In Madrid, Maher won the CSI5* Global Champions Tour with Explosion W and started his year with great success. In the summer he won the Grand Prix of Valkenswaard and of Windsor. This month he claimed to victory in the Rolex Top Ten in Geneva. It has been to say the least, a hugely successful year for the British rider.
Source: Horse & Hound