Jane Holderness-Roddam

‘The Galloping Nurse’ honoured with lifetime achievement award

Eventing advocate Tim Holderness-Roddam dies aged 78

In 2010 Tim was presented with a BEF medal of honour in recognition of his outstanding achievement and contribution to the international equestrian world.

Legends of the sport: The golden eventing career of Jane Holderness-Roddam *H&H Plus*

The rider who captured hearts as “the galloping nurse” and was the first woman ever to ride on a British Olympic eventing team has enjoyed a stellar and diverse career in horses, discovers Lucy Higginson

Life lessons: Dual Badminton winner Jane Holderness-Roddam *H&H Plus*

The Olympic gold medallist and double Badminton winner on treating every horse as an individual and coping with life’s ups and downs

Health and safety ‘one of the biggest threats to good riding’, expert believes

‘The independent seat and balance is so important so the hand at the end of the reins can be the last resort’

6 amazing photos from the archive to celebrate 50 years since Britain’s Olympic eventing gold in Mexico

Take a nostalgic look back at the efforts put in by the British team to bring gold and silver home 50 years ago

#TBT to Badminton 1968: The Queen watches 20-year-old nurse Jane Bullen win

Things were a little different at Badminton in 1968: spectators were smartly dressed in ties, riders went cross-country in low key-looking sweaters and Prince Philip watched on from the bonnet of his car

Olympic eventer comes out of retirement to raise thousands for charity

Eventing legend Jane Holderness-Roddam rode in her first one-day-event in 13 years to raise money for two equine charities

Eventing legend returns to competition for charity

Jane Holderness-Roddam is set to compete at West Wilts in aid of two equine charities

Top equine stars added to BHS hall of fame

Olympic gold medal-winning equines are among new additions to the British Horse Society hall of fame

Gelded 4-star eventer sires filly foal

A "one-off" foal has been born, sired by a now-gelded 4-star event horse using frozen semen

Paintings and drawings by Anne Bullen to go on display

Work by the prolific equestrian artist will be for sale this September after being rediscovered by her daughter Jennie Loriston-Clarke

Riders from across the UK and Ireland to carry Olympic torch

Riders from across the UK and Ireland will join Jane Holderness-Roddam as official Olympic torchbearers for the London 2012 Olympic Games

Jane Holderness-Roddam to carry the Olympic flame

Jane will carry the torch through Shurdington, Glos, on 23 May

Jane Holderness-Roddam out of the saddle for 10 months

Former Olympic event rider Jane Holderness-Roddam will be out of the saddle for nearly a year, following an operation to remodel one of her feet

Jane Holderness-Roddam elected chair of BEF council

Former Olympic event rider Jane Holderness-Roddam has been elected as chairman of the British Equestrian Federation’s (BEF) managing council

Jane Holderness-Roddam to skydive for the RDA

Former Olympic event rider Jane Holderness-Roddam is undertaking a new challenge — a tandem skydive to raise money for Riding for the Disabled Association

National Equine Database recruits two new board directors

Two new directors have joined NED since the organisation was criticised over lack of studbook representation on the board — Jane Holderness-Roddam and Lynne Crowden

Queen's Award for Equestrianism given to Jane Holderness-Roddam

The Princess Royal presented former eventer Jane Holderness-Roddam with an award for outstanding services to equestrianism

Jane Holderness-Roddam is Side Saddle Association patron

Jane Holderness-Roddam has been appointed the new patron of the Side Saddle Association