Jodie Hall McAteer takes the Leading Show Jumper of the Year Title 2023
Jodie Hall-McAteer has been crowned Leading Showjumper of the Year at Horse of the Year Show in the UK.
It’s been a thrilling week at Horse of the Year Show with riders vying for victory getting the excitable crowd on the edge of their seats, but the best was saved until last as Jodie Hall-McAteer rode for a life to win the Leading Showjumper of the Year Grand Prix on Hardessa.
“It’s an amazing show, I’ve been coming here since I was small so to come here and have my name etched on that trophy is really special,” said Jodie. “I really wasn’t expecting to pull it off, that’s the nicest thing about it all.”
The win was no mean feat. The quality field of 30 had top riders chasing the win, including British Tokyo Olympic team members Harry Charles and Scott Brash.
Twelve elite answered all the questions course-designer Kelvin Bywater asked in his 3* 1.60m track to make their way into the jump-off. Scott rode his customary super-smooth, seemingly unhurried but deceptively fast masterclass of jump-off riding on Hello Valentino to relegate Italy’s Lorenzo de Luca’s opener on Jappeloup.
