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Michael Whitaker is a household name for any equestrian, a name known by everybody. This is not just for his own heroics in the ring, bringing home a silver medal at the 1984 Olympics along with many more medals and accolades, but also for his family\u2019s successes both on and off horseback. The Whitakers certainly have their stamp on not just British, but worldwide equestrianism.<\/p>\n

Michael begins by naming some of his favourites of the many events he has competed at \u201cThe 84 Olympics, then I won the Hickstead Derby 4 times, Aachen Grand Prix, European Championships 1989 me and (My brother) John were 1st<\/sup> and 2nd<\/sup> and we won the teams so that was a good one\u201d<\/p>\n

Whitaker\u2019s career is certainly not one short of accolades but he admits that success starts to taste sweeter with age saying \u201cI think as you get older it feels better\u2026 I had a couple of lean years so I think you appreciate it more as you get older.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michael and John Whitaker have, for numerous decades, been two of the biggest names in showjumping speaking on their brotherly relationship Michael reveals \u201cI think it made it a lot easier because John was there most of the time so if you needed a bit of help or something, you could go to him and there would be no messing about. He\u2019d tell you exactly what he thought!<\/p>\n

\u201cIf he was winning, I\u2019d try and beat him but it wasn\u2019t beat him at all costs. We got on very well really!\u201d<\/p>\n

Michael grew up in Huddersfield, Yorkshire before making the move further South initially to Buxton, Derbyshire, where he admitted \u201cIt was good for the horses, it was hilly and you get them fit, but it was very hard travelling and getting around.\u201d Michael is now settled in Whatton, Nottinghamshire where he has stayed for over 30 years. \u201cThis is almost central actually, it\u2019s a lot easier to get around.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a lot better climate\u201d Michael continued \u201cA day like today it\u2019d be like blinking blizzards up there\u201d he chuckled as the snow fell in the Nottinghamshire countryside.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love to be from Yorkshire but this is a lot more convenient, it\u2019s better for the horses actually.<\/p>\n

\u201cA friend of mine saw this place and we had looked at a few places local to this actually so I think this area was on the radar. It\u2019s very nice, the countryside\u2019s very nice so it\u2019s a nice place to be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Day-to-day Michael enjoys spending his mornings exercising his horses and his afternoons keeping the yard in order and keeping on top of jobs. \u201cIt\u2019s not like going to work every day at all, it\u2019s just having a good time every day really.\u201d Admits the Olympic silver medallist \u201cIt\u2019s the only thing I\u2019ve ever done, so I\u2019ve never thought about doing anything else, I don\u2019t think I\u2019d be any good at anything else either.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the horses as well, every day is different, you\u2019ve always got a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thinking about the most enjoyable parts of his job Whitaker relishes \u201cWatching horses improve and going on to win something big, because you\u2019ve put a lot of work in and it\u2019s all paid off.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe part I don\u2019t really enjoy, which I did used to, is all the travelling. But that\u2019s the only part I would say.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having competed all over the world, Michael is not short of show day knowledge and before going into the arena he says \u201cReally try to focus on what\u2019s in front of you. You\u2019ve sort of gone through everything in your head and you know what\u2019s in front of you. Just really, really focus.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s not that many places I haven\u2019t competed at\u201d boasts the Hickstead champion \u201cYou know what horse would suit that place.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou kind of know what the courses are going to be like, not exactly, but like if you go to Hickstead you know you\u2019re going to get a big grass ring with bold fences and you need quite a brave horse.\u201d He continued \u201cHopefully you\u2019ve got the right horse at the right place and then it\u2019s up to you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI like Hickstead and Aachen but then I like Olympia and Horse of The Year Show at Birmingham. But like I say\u2026 different arenas, different conditions so it\u2019s always a challenge. If it was the same thing every day it would be hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked if after decades of competing at the top-level he still gets pre-show nerves, the Nottingham showjumper admits \u201cYeah you do, if you got blas\u00e9 about it then I think that\u2019s time to give up really. You only get nervous because you want it to go well\u2026 nerves are a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whilst the past year has been a difficult one and the number of competitions has heavily decreased, Michael has still been keeping himself busy at home in the Vale of Belvoir. \u201cI\u2019ve just been really concentrating on the young horses at home, I\u2019m not that enthusiastic about going to the bigger shows at the moment with all the quarantine.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrexit\u2019s made it a lot more difficult to get your horses abroad as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the next generation of Whitakers bursting onto the scene, Michael\u2019s son Jack Whitaker is competing internationally at the age of 19. He celebrated his 17th<\/sup> birthday with a youth Olympics teams silver medal in Buenos Aires, 34 years after his father\u2019s teams silver at the Olympics in Los Angeles in a team with his brother John Whitaker and fellow team GB showjumpers Steven Smith and Timothy Grubb.<\/p>\n

Michael\u2019s hopes for the future revolve around working with his son to keep the Whitaker legacy in the sport \u201cMy son Jack is really keen and he\u2019s doing really well so I can see him carrying on where I\u2019ve left off and me bringing on the young horses on for him.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still riding everyday and I\u2019m fairly fit so that\u2019s going to be the future I\u2019d say, Jack will take over from me and I\u2019ll bring the young ones on\u2026 for a few years anyway.<\/p>\n

\u201cJack\u2019s looking very good at the minute so hopefully he will be able to carry it on.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Matthew-Benton-Smith<\/p>\n

*Article provided by Matthew Benton-Smith<\/a> (Sports Correspondent).<\/em><\/p>\n

*Main image @matthewbsjourno<\/a> Michael Whitaker doing what he does best.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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