HORSES (BREEDING AVAILABLE) SIRE AGE IN 2008 SEX COLOUR Karina 16 Mare Bay Lacroix 9 LACROS 13 Gelding Brown Finbarr V 11 Gelding Chestnut

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1 ROBERT WHITAKER Born: 26 January 1983 Lives: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Ranking: 2 on BSJA List 315 August July 2008 HORSES (BREEDING AVAILABLE) SIRE AGE IN 2008 SEX COLOUR Karina 16 Mare Bay Lacroix 9 LACROS 13 Gelding Brown Finbarr V 11 Gelding Chestnut Robert comes from an extremely professional show jumping background being the son of international show jumper John Whitaker and the nephew of Michael Whitaker Robert won two team gold medals at Junior European and two gold at Young Rider European Championships between 1999 and Robert competed on his first Nations Cup Team at La Baule in 2001 when only 18 years old. He was the youngest rider on the team when selected to jump off for Great Britain in the Nations Cup Team at Lisbon in 2003 and jumped the winning round to secure victory for Great Britain. TABLE 1 MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS YEAR TEAM MEDALS INDIVIDUAL MEDALS TOTAL OF MEDALS PONY EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 1998 Gold Bronze 2 TOTAL MEDALS 2 TABLE 3 NATIONS CUP YEARS TOTAL TIMES NUMBER OF WINS Ex. Table 1 BRITISH TEAM MEMBER TABLE 4 - YOUNG RIDERS, JUNIORS, PONIES European Championships Pony / Junior / Young Rider YEAR TEAM MEDALS INDIVIDUAL MEDALS TOTAL OF MEDALS PER CATEGORY JUNIOR NATIONS CUP 2000 GOLD SILVER 2 JUNIOR EUROPEAN 1999 GOLD 2 CHAMPIONSHIPS 2000 GOLD YOUNG RIDER EUROPEAN GOLD 1 CHAMPIONSHIPS GOLD 1 Major Achievements: GOLD 1 TOTAL MEDALS CSI5* Zurich: 3 rd A7 (Lacroix 9) British Open: 1 st British Open Championship(La Croix 9), 2 nd Birmingham City Shield(Rusedski II)1 st Grandtsand Classic (Rusedski II), 4 th Accumulator (Finbarr V) Member Nations Cup Team Champion : Lisbon 1 st (Lacroix 9) CSI4* Vimeiro: 1 st Grand Prix (Lacroix 9) Hand E.C.: 1 st Area Trial (Rusedski II) CSI5* Global Champions Tour: 3 rd Grand Prix (Lacroix 9), 2 nd Speed (Azucar) Royal Show: 1 st Royal Show Challenge(Rusedski) Bolesworth Castle: 3 rd 1.40m Open (Azucar) Addington Eq. Centre: 2 nd Foxhunter Regional Final (Rooney IV) Hand Eq. Centre: 1 st 7 Year Old qualifier(udo D.V.) BSJA Copyright 1

2 Robert Whitaker Major Achievements Continued.. Horse of the Year Show: 1 st Puissance (Finbarr V) 3 rd H & H Foxhunter (Rooney IV)3 rd Vinopolis Trophy 1 st HOYS Diamond Jubilee Cup(Laccroix 9) 1 st Andrewsa Bowen Classic (Rusedski II) 2007 CSI5* Zurich: 2 nd 1.50m A7 (Lacroix 9) Spanish Sunshine Tour: 1 st Grand Prix (Finbarr V) Arena UK premier: 2 nd 1.40m Open (Lacroix 9) Addington Manor: 1 st & 4 th Classic (Lacroix 9 & Nureev) British Open: 1 st Zinc Management Stakes, 1 st Grandstand Classic (Nureev), 2 nd British Open 3 rd Round (Lacroix 9), 5 th British Open Final (Prima Vera), =1 st Puissance (Finbar V) Blue Chip Winter Championships: 1st Grand Prix (Lacroix 9) Aldershot Horse Show: 1 st & 2 nd Open Competition (Vicky van de Grundeval & Rudeski II) Royal Windsor: 1 st Grade A Competition (Lacroix 9), 1 st Martin Collins Grade A Comp (Azucar), 2 nd 6 Bar (Finbar), 1 st Nat. 1.40m (Finbarr V), 1 st Grade A (Prima Vera), 3 rd Royal Windsor Grand Prix (Lacroix 9) Suffolk County Show: 1 st Grand Prix (Lacroix 9), 3 rd & 4 th International Trial (Prima Vera & Lacroix 9) CSI5* Monaco: 3 rd Grand Prix (Lacroix 9) Member of Nations Cup: Dublin 7 th (Lacroix 9) BSJA easibed Scope Festival: 4 th National 1.40m Grand Prix (Lacroix 9) Arena UK Festival: 1 st 1.40m Grand Prix (Lacroix 9) Horse of the Year Show: 1 st HOYS Cup; 1 st Accumulator (Lacroix 9) Hand E.C November Dazzler: 1 st PCA Diamond Series qualifier (Rusedski II) CSI4* Vienna: 4 th Grand Prix (Lacroix 9), 2 nd Derby (Prima Vera) CSI2* Towerlands: 1 st Grand Prix (Lacroix 9) CSI3* Stockholm: 1 st Grand Prix (Lacroix 9) CSIW Olympia: Leading Rider of the Show; 1 st Xmas Masters ({Prima Vera);=2 nd Puissance; 1 st Six Bar (Finbarr V);1 st Santa Stakes, 2 nd Olympia Grand Prix (Lacroix 9) 2006 CSI-A Zurich: 1 st Accumulator (Nicolette) Addington Manor Premier: 3 rd 1.35m Open (Finbarr V) CSI-A Dortmund: 1 st A7 (Nicolette) Blue Chip Winter Championships: 1 st Blue Chip Grand Prix (Lacroix) CSI**** Sheffield: 2 nd The Sheffield Masters (Nureev Du Houssoit) CSI-W Goteborg: 7 th World Cup qualifier (Lacroix), 6 th Goteborg Trophy (Karina), 3 rd World Cup qualification class (Lacroix), 5 th 2 Phase (Karina) Suffolk Show: 3 rd & 4 th International Trial (Lacroix 9 & Nepos Van Limbo), 1 st Fences & Football (Nureev) Lincolnshire: 2 nd Area Trial, 3 rd Open (Finabar V) Royal Show: 2 nd International Trial (Lacroix 9) San Patrignano: 1 st A7 (Karina) Member Nations Cup Team: Gijon 3 rd (Nepos Van Limbo) Anglesey County Show: 4 th Area Trial (Finbar V), 3 rd A&B (Rusedski II) Shrewsbury Flower Show: 3 rd Area Trial, 2 nd Grade A Championship (Karina) Arena UK: 1 st 1.30m Grand Prix (Rudeski III) HOYS: =1 st Puissance (Finbar V), 5 th Welcome Stakes (Rusedski II), 5 th Thomas Bates & Son Classic, 3 rd Classic (Lacroix 9), Belfast International: 1 st Puissance (Finbarr V), 1 st Speed Grand Prix (Karina), 1 st A7 (Vicky Van De Grundeval) CSI3* Zuidlaren: 4 th Grand Prix (Prima Vera), 4 th Accumulator (Lacroix 9), 1 st A7 (Prima Vera) CSI4* Leige: 1 st A7 (Prima Vera), 2 nd Hunting Comp (Vicky Van De Grundeval) CSI-W Olympia: =1 st Puissance (Finbarr V), 2 nd Accenture Stakes (Karina) 2005 Selected for World Class Start & Potential Programme CSI-W Amsterdam: 6 th Speed Class (Nicolette II) Sunshine Tour: 1 st 1.50m 2 phase (Qualite) CSI****Sheffield: 2 nd Classic (Qualite), 3 rd Int Classic (Karina) Leicester County: 2 nd Grand Prix (Ublesco) Robert Whitaker Major Achievements cont.. BSJA Copyright 2

3 CSI-A Eindhoven: 5 th Derby, 1 st A7 (Karina) Royal Windsor: 2 nd Grade A competition (Ublesco) Member of Nations Cup Team 2 nd Lisbon (Nicolette III); Rotterdam 7 th (Nicolette II): Lummen 1 st (Ublesco); Hickstead 5 th (Nicolette II); Barcelona Super League Final 6 th (Nicolette II) CSIO Lisbon: 2 nd A4 (Karina) Lincolnshire Agricultural: 2nd Area Trial (Ublesco) CSIO*****Lummen: 1 st Derby (Karina), 1st A4 (Nathalita) City of Chester: 1 st IT (Nathalita) Great Yorkshire Show: 1 st Cock o the North (Ublesco) Patchetts E C: 1 st Area Trial (Nicolette) Royal International Horse Show: 6 th King George V Gold Cup (Nicolette II), 3 rd 1.50m Classic (Ublesco) Hickstead Derby: 2 nd Derby Tankard (Nicollette II) CSIO Dublin: 3 rd A4, 6 th Hunting Competition (Karina) CSIO Barcelona: 3 rd 1.40m Radio Barcelona Trophy, 3rd Europa Casino Cup (Nureev) Horse of the Year Show: 1 st The Easibed Stakes (Nureev), 2 nd Golden Bear Classic (Ublesco), 4 th The Zinc Management Cup (Nureev), 2 nd Speed Horse of the Year (Nureev) CSI***Leeuwarden: 3 rd Grand Prix (Nicolette II) CSI4* Vienna : 3rd Grand Prix (Ublesco) The Unex Masters : 2 nd & 4 th The Said Family Atlanta Bowl (Prima Vera, Nicolette II), 3 rd Under 23 Grand Prix (Rudeski) Area 17 Show: 1 st & 2 nd Grand Prix (Finbarr V & Nicolette) CSI-W Olympia : =2 nd Christmas Masters (Finbarr V), 5 th Accenture Stakes (Karina), 4 th Six Bar (Finbarr V), 5 th Farwell Stakes (Karina), 3 rd Pounds for Points (Prima Vera) 2004 Member of the Accenture Young Rider International Squad. Member Gold Medal winning Young Rider European Championship Team ( Karina) BSJA Leading rider under 21 CSI-W Vigo: 4 th World Cup Qualifier (Qualite) British Open, Sheffield: 1 st The Grandstand Classic (Karina)10 th British Open Championship (Nicolette II) CSI-O Copenhagen: 2 nd Grand Prix (Nicolette II) Royal Windsor: 2 nd Grand Prix (Qualite) Oldcotes Charity Show: 1 st Int Trial (Karina ) Member Nations Cup Team: Copenhagen 6 th : Rotterdam 4 th (Nicolette II); Hickstead 1 st (Qualite); Lummen 3 rd (Nicolette III) Barcelona 3 rd (Nicolette II) Hickstead Derby Mtg: 1 st Royston Speed Stakes (Osinie-Hune)1 st Derby Vase (Karina) Royal Norfolk: 2 nd Grand Prix (Nicolette II) Royal Show: 2 nd Int Trial (Qualite) Royal International: 1 st Osborne Winter Grade C (Ublesco) Horse of the Year Show: 2 nd Unex Young Riders Champ, 3 rd Finnforest Hunter Woodshavings Cup (Karina), 2 nd Vinolois Stakes (Nicolette II) CSI****Zuidlaren: 5 th Grand Prix (Nicolette II), 1 st 2 Phase, 1 st Hunting (Qualite) CSI-W Verona: 3 rd A7 (Qualite) CSI-W Helsinki: 1 st Top Score (Karina) CSI****Brussels: 4 th Grand Prix (Nicolette II) CSI*****Belfast: 1 st Hunting (Karina) CSI-W Mechelen: 3 rd World Cup qualifier (Nicolette II), 1 st 2 Phase (Pamone) CSI-W Olympia: 3 rd Christmas Cracker (Nicolette II) 2003 Member of the Accenture Young Rider International Squad. BSJA Leading Rider Under 21 Sunshine Tour: 4 th 6 Year Old (Ublesco), Big Tour B: 2 nd Small Grand Prix (Nicolette ll), Big Tour C: 3 rd 1.40m A2; 2 nd 1.40m AM5; 2 nd 1.40m AM5, 3 rd Small Grand Prix;(Karina), Robert Whitaker cont.. BSJA Copyright 3

4 3 rd Grand Prix; 2 nd 1.45m AM5; 1 st Grand Prix; 2 nd Grand Prix (Qualite) CSI Sheffield British Open: 1 st Yorkshire Post Stakes (Quinton ll), 6 th Grandstand Classic (Qualite), 1 st The Squibb & Davies Classic (Karina), 6 th Puissance (Lord Liberty W), Winner of the British Open Championship (Quinten ll) CSI Madrid: 2 nd Grand Prix (Qualite) CSIO Lisbon, 1 st, Power and Speed (Hilton III) Member Nations Cup Team: Lisbon 1 st (Karina); Falsterbo (Qualite):Drammen (Ravel) Rotterdam (Qulaite) Member of the Young Rider European Championship Team, Le Touquet, France (Qualite) Royal Norfolk: 3 rd Rexton Speed & Power (Karina); 3 rd Int Trial (Qualite) CSI-O Falsterbo: Nations Cup Team (Qualite), 10 th Grand Prix (Qualite) CSI Chester Horse Show: 7 th Chester Championship Grand Prix (Wansford) RIHS The Coyle Hamilton Chase 1 st (Karina) CSI La Coruna 3 rd (Ravel) CSI-W Moscow : 6 th World Cup Qulifier (Qualite) CSI-W Helsinki : 2 nd (Karina) CSI-W Oslo : 1 st (Karina), 3 rd Accumulator (Qualite) HOYS 8 th Dengie Alfa A Cup (Qualite),1 st Finnforest Hunter Woodshavings Cup (Karina), 7 th Golden Bear Leading SJ (Qualite), 6 th Dengie Horse Feed Stakes (Petit Jolly), 6 th The Accumulator (Karina), 10 th Grandstand Media Cup (Karina) 7 th Colourhouse Speed Horse (Petit Jolly) Belfast International: 1 st Speed Stakes(Karina), 4 th Top Score, 4 th Six Bar (Randi) CSIW Olympia: 3 rd Welcome Speed Stakes (Randi); 3 rd Farewell Speed Stakes (Karina) 2002 Member of the Accenture Young Rider International Squad. Member of the British Young Rider European Championship Gold Medal Team, Cophenhagen (Quinten ll) BSJA Leading Rider Under 21 Towerlands: 1 st 1.40m Open Winter Championship (Temple Croesus) Towerlands: 1 st Winter A & B Grand Prix Championship (Lord Liberty W) Blue Chip Winter Championship: 2 nd Grand Prix (Quinton ll) Royal Bath & West: 1 st Daewoo Grand Prix (Quinton ll) Suffolk Show: 2 nd I.T. (Lord Liberty W) College E.C.: I.T.3 rd (Lord Liberty W); 4 th (Karina) & 6 th (Quinten II) Lincoln County: 1 st Int Trial (Karina); 2 nd Int Trial (Lord Liberty W) Royal Norfolk: 1 st Daewoo Grand Prix (Lord Liberty W) Great Yorkshire: 3 rd Daewoo Grand Prix (Lord Liberty W) CSIC Royal Show: 1 st Daewoo Grand Prix (Lord Liberty W); 2 nd 1.30m (Steps Helsinki) CSIC Ridgewood:1 st 1.40 Int Jump Off ; 2 nd Grand Prix(Karina); CSIC Essex: 1 st Small Grand Prix 2 nd The Classic,(Karina), 2 nd Grand Prix (Quinten 11) CSIB Chester: 2 nd Speed Stakes (Lord Liberty W) CSIO Hickstead: 2 nd Cowfold Speed Stakes (Livingston) 3 rd Osborne Refrigerators Stakes (Lord Liberty W); 3 rd British Speed Grand Prix (Livingston) New Forest Show: 1 st Daewoo Grand Prix (Karina) Hickstead Derby Meeting: 1 st Derby Salver (Quinten ll), Member Nations Cup Team: Rotterdam 4 th (Quinten II) CSI-A The Horse Show: 6 th Young Horse 6 & 7 Year Old Class (Temple Croesus) BSJA Festival: 3 rd National Under 21 Championship (Nicolette ll) Towerlands: 3 rd 1.30 Open (Lord Liberty W) Horse of the Year Show: 1 st Young Riders (Lord Liberty W); 5 th Thomas Bates 7 Year Old Championship (Temple Croesus); 3 rd Horseware Rambo Cup (Quinten ll); 5 th Leading Show Jumper of the Year (Quinten ll); 5 th Zinc Management Speed Horse of the Year (Lord Liberty W); 3 rd The Jubilee Cup (Karina) Robert Whitaker cont Olympia: 2 nd Ascot Supreme Horseboxes Speed Stakes (Lord Liberty W); =5 th The Knock BSJA Copyright 4

5 Out (Lord Liverty W) 2001 Member of Accenture Junior/Young Rider International Squad Member Nations Cup Team First Senior Team selection; Drammen 7 th (Virtual Village Randi) La Baule 4 th (Lord Liberty W) Long listed for the European Championships. Talk of the North: 1 st Jnr/Young Riders Trial (V.V. Steps Helsinki) Young Rider European Championships Gijon:Member of Gold Medal winning Young Rider Team (Virtual Village Randi) Arena UK: =1 st Aon 6 Yr Old (Nicolette) BSJA Festival of Show Jumping: 1 st National Under 21 Champ. (Lord Liberty W) BSJA Awards Ball, Leading Rider Under 21 Horse of the Year Show: 1 st Young Riders Champ ( Randi), =3 rd Saffron International Knock Out (Randi) 2 nd Xerox Business Services Cup (Randi) Olympia: 2 nd Accenuture Young Show Jumper of the Year (Sunny Top ll) 2000 BSJA Leading Rider Under 21 Royal Windsor: 2 nd Traxdata Speed Stakes(V.V. Randi) CSIOJY Reims Junior Nations Cup: Team Gold (V.V. Randi) Vicarage Farm: 1 st Andersen Consulting Young Rider(V.V, Steps Helsinci) Castle Ashby Country Fair: 1 st & 2 nd Int Trial (V.V. Randi & V.V. Steps Helsinci) Berkshire Area Show: 1 st Andersen Consulting Young Rider (V.V. Randi) Royal Show: 1 st & 2 nd Thomas Bates 7/8Yr Old (Temple Guess What & Lord Liberty W);4 th Mitsubishi Canter (V.V. Randi), 3 rd Int Trial (V.V. Steps Helsinci) Great Yorkshire: 1 st Internet Stakes (Tailors Boy) RIHS, Hickstead: 3 rd Andersen Consulting Young Riders (Qualisca) CSIOJ Lummen Junior Nations Cup: Team Silver (Qualisca) Derby Mtg, Hickstead: 1 st Traxdata Chase (V.V. Gucci),1 ST Thomas Bates 7/8 Yr Old (Think Twice II) Member Gold Medal winning Junior European Championships Team Hungary(V V Randi) BSJA Festival of Show Jumping: 1 st National Gents Champ(Lord Liberty W), 1 st 1.40 Open Champ (Qualisca) Horse of the Year Show: 2 nd Young Riders St Qual. (V.V. Randi), Horseware Ireland Rambo Cup (Qualisca) CSN Stockholm: 2 nd A7 (Think Twice II) 3 rd P & S (Qualisca) CSI-W Olympia: 1 st Millenium Challenge (Think Twice II), 3 rd Father Xmas Stakes (Qualisca) 1999 CSIJY-B Rosental 2 nd A3, 2 nd A4, 2 nd A3 (Virtual Village Randi, 7 th A4 Princess II Southview Eq Centre: 1 st Paul Fabs Qualifier (Little Acrobat) Bramham 3 Day Event: 1 st A & B (Taylors Boy) Driffield Agric Show: 2 nd Int Trial (V.Village Randi) CSI-P Lummen: 1 st A3, 2 nd A2, 2 nd Grand prix (Little Acrobat) CSI-J Lummen:1 st A4 (Tailors Boy), 1 st A3, 2 nd P & S (Virtual Village Randi) Junior/Young Riders European Championships Munchwillen, Switzerland: Team Gold Medal (Virtual Village Randi), =1 st Jnr Gr Prix, 2 nd A4 (V.V. Randi) Festival of Showjumping: 1 st 6 Yr Old Champ. (Same Again II) Horse of the Year Show:2 nd Young Riders Champ (Virtual Village Randi), Young Riders Stakes 5 th (V.V. Randi) Towerlands Eq. Centre: 4 th Olympia Qualifier (Lacost II) CSI-W Olympia: 1 st Young Show Jumper of Year(Lord Liberty W) Robert Whitaker cont Previous Winnings: BSJA Copyright 5

6 Robert comes from an extremely professional show jumping background being the son of international show jumper John Whitaker and the nephew of Michael Whitaker. His older sister Louise also competes on the national and international circuit. Robert qualified for the Paul Fabrications Junior Show Jumper of the Year final at Horse of the Year Show 1999 at the First second round qualifier at Southview Equestrian Centre with Little Acrobat. Robert was also a member of the Junior Gold Medal winning team at the Junior/Young Riders European Championships 1999 and was again a member of the Gold Medal winning team in Robert competed on his first Nations Cup Team at La Baule in 2001 when only 18 years old. Robert was the youngest rider on the team when selected to jump off for Great Britain in the Nations Cup Team at Lisbon in 2003 and jumped the winning round to secure victory for Great Britain South View. 1st Junior Open (Fontmell Rasputin) Mill Lodge. 2nd 128cms Grand Prix 2nd round (Fontmell Rasputin) Shropshire Horse Show. 1st National 128cms 1st round (Fontmell Rasputin) Mill Lodge. 1st National 128cms 1st round (Fontmell Rasputin) 1995 Royal International Horse Show. 2nd Winter 128cms Championship (Fontmell Rasputin) 1996 Olympia International Show. 3rd Petplan Family Pairs Relay with sister Louise (Virtual Village Silver Cinder) Millstreet Derby Meeting. 1st 138cms Derby (Clements Choice) Birchinley Manor.1st Open(Virtual Village Silver Cinder),1 st WinterJC2 nd rd(lauber Classic) The Moorings. 1st Junior Open (Woodlands Countess) CSIP Predazzo. 2nd Power & Speed (Woodlands Countess) Wimbourne. 1st Junior Open (Woodlands Countess) CSIW Millstreet. 2nd A3 (Clements Choice) 1997 Birchinley Manor. 1st Junior Open (Woodlands Countess) Muirmill. 1st Paul Fabrications Winter JA qualifier (Woodlands Countess) CSIYJ Towerlands. 1st Golden Wonder Junior Small Grand Prix, 3rd Kate Negus International Junior (Count Bellair) Festival of Show Jumping. 1st Squibb & Davies National 138cms Championship (Forever Katie) CSIP Moorsele. 1st Grand Prix (Forever Katie) Champions of Scotland. 1st Christy Junior Show Jumper of the Year 2nd round (Forever Katie) Church Farm. 1st Junior Open, 1st National 128cms 2nd round (Forever Katie) Port Royal Show. 1st Junior Open (Forever Katie) South View. 1st Junior Open (Forever Katie) Norton Heath. 1st 138cms Open x 2 (Forever Katie) Towerlands. 1st 138cms Open (Forever Katie) BSJA Area 15. 1st Young Riders Open (Count Bellair) 1998 CSIP Moorsele. 1st Hunting (Forever Katie), 1st Accumulator (Forever Katie) Pony of the Year Show. 1 st 148cm Grand Prix (Shabogie Rock). 2 nd 148cm Grand Prix (Correlli Bravo). Royal Show. 1 st Paul Fabrications Pony Grand Prix (Corelli Bravo). Pony European Championships. 3 rd Individual Championships (Corelli Bravo) CSIJY Welkenraedt, 2nd A4 (Forever Katie) 4th Power & Speed (Forever Katie) 11th A4 (Toleman Five Star) 13th Power & Speed (Princess). CSI-W Olympia International Championships 6th Winergy Young Showjumper of the Year (Royal Deer) BSJA Copyright 6