John Whitaker confirms withdrawal from Global Champions Tour final
After breaking his ankle last weekend, the show jumper has withdrawn from the GCT final in Doha next month
John Whitaker
John Whitaker is one of the most admired showjumping riders worldwide and is still going strong at the age of 63. He has competed in dozens of major international championships collecting 24 medals at Olympic, World and European championships during his long and successful career to date.
John was selected to represent Britain at the Rio Olympics with the talented, yet inexperienced, mare Ornellaia. The daughter of For Pleasure had been on great form ahead of selection. He ruled out his top ride Argento, despite the stallion winning at grand prix level this season, saying: “Argento is a great horse, he’s a real fighter but he has his limits and I don’t want to push him beyond them.”
John Whitaker has also won numerous major classes such as the Hickstead Derby. One of his most famous horses, Milton, was the first showjumping horse to win more than £1 million in prize money.
John is married to Claire and they have three children, Joanne, Louise and Robert.
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John Whitaker breaks ankle in bad fall from Peppermill
Top British show jumper John Whitaker will be sidelined for weeks after a fall on Saturday in Assen, The Netherlands
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John Whitaker uninjured after fall in Estoril grand prix
John Whitaker is unhurt after parting company with Sultano in the Estoril grand prix
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John Whitaker, legendary British show jumper
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Australia's Edwina Alexander wins Olympia World Cup qualifier
In a two-horse jump-off, Edwina Alexander defeats Britain's John Whitaker to win her first World Cup qualifier
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Sad farewell to John Whitaker's great partner Welham
Welham, John Whitaker's 2000 Hickstead Derby winning partner, has been put down at the age of 28 due to chronic arthritis
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Robert Whitaker is the man to beat at HOYS
Robert Whitaker twice beat his father, John, into second place at the Horse of the Year Show on Friday
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Five Whitakers to jump at the Horse of the Year Show
Britain's top two show jumpers — John and Robert Whitaker— will ride at this week's Horse of the Year Show after an event in Brazil was postponed
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Horse of the Year Show invites Britain's top 10 show jumpers
Five Whitakers and all of Britain's Olympic riders have been invited to compete at HOYS
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Peppermill will not jump in Olympic show jumping competition
John Whitaker is not allowed to compete in today's Olympic team jumping competition, despite Peppermill recovering from the stiffness that ruled him out earlier
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John Whitaker out as Britain sit in equal 4th place at Olympics
The British show jumping team are currently in equal fourth place in Hong Kong, but have lost John Whitaker and Peppermill
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United States claims pole position in Olympic show jumping
Britain made a good start to the Olympic show jumping competition with two clears and two four-fault rounds, while America produce three clears
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British Olympic show jumpers raring to go in Hong Kong
The British show jumping squad are the sixth team to jump in the competition, with Nick Skelton taking on the role of pathfinder
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Samsung Super League nations cup victory for Britain in Rome
The British squad of Michael and John Whitaker, Tim Stockdale and Robert Smith won the second leg of the 2008 Samsung Super League with FEI Series
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Jessica Kurten wins second leg of British Open
The reigning British Open champion took the second class on the way to the British Open final, while John Whitaker currently heads the leaderboard
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Milton's owner Dorren Bradley dies, aged 88
Doreen Bradley, the mother of the late show jumper Caroline Bradley, has died aged 88
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John Whitaker is a safe bet at South View EC Premier Show
Britain’s current number one produced a breathtaking round to win the BSJA Winter A and B Premier Grand Prix at South View EC
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Promising start for Britain in Mannheim
The British show jumping team is lying fourth after the first leg of the European Show Jumping Championships
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European show jumping team announced
The four riders who will represent Great Britain at the 2007 European Championships in Mannheim, Germany have been announced
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Hickstead Derby: John Whitaker wins Derby Trophy class
John Whitaker scored his second victory of the 2007 Hickstead Derby meeting on Saturday morning
