Horse & Hound  |  18th May 2017
FAREWELL AND THANK YOU TO NICK SKELTON AND BIG STAR
“He's the ultimate horse,” says Big Star’s rider Nick Skelton. “You’d give him eleven out of ten for everything, he’s brave, he has all the scope, he’s careful, he’s got the rideability, the brain. When you walked in the ring on Big Star, you
had no worries, he felt as if he could jump absolutely anything. I’ve never seen all those things in one horse.” As one of the equestrian world’s greatest partnerships bow out, Skelton speaks exclusively to Jennifer Donald about his decision to retire after forty three years at the top of the sport and reveals why we haven’t seen the last of him.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Horse & Hound 18th May 2017.