Britain's David Broome was a show jumping icon and prolific winner on many different horses from the '60's through the '90's. He rode in four Olympic Games, was twice European champion in 1967 and '69 and won four World Championship medals. Listen in...Support the show

Brazilian Nelson Pessoa is one of the most revered and respected show jumpers in any era. He rode in five Olympic Games and nine World Championships. His first Olympic start was in Stockholm 1956, when he was just 21 years old. Other career highlights include two gold and one silver medal in Pan American Games, becoming European Champion and four times Brazilian National Champion. Listen in...Support the show

Art Uytendaal is a Dutch born Australian Show Jumper from a large family of horsemen and women - his mother gave birth to 21 children. Art became a pioneer for bringing European training methods to Australian riders. He produced countless horses for jumping and eventing and won Australian Championships in 1961, 62, and 67 as well as several Victorian Show Jumping Championships and hundreds of ribbons at both the Royal and other Agricultural Shows. He also claimed the Show Jumper of the Year title 13 times. Listen in...Support the show

Richard Meade OBE was a British event rider who won individual and team gold medals in the1972 Munich Olympic Games on Laurieston and team gold medal in the 1968 Mexico Olympics on Cornishman V. He also finished 4th on Jacob Jones in the 1976 Montreal Olympics and 8th at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics riding Barbery. His international record also includes two gold and two silver World Championship medals and three gold European Championship titles. Listen in to the story of a fascinating life... Support the show

Betty Ann Gilbert Lester is an all-round horsewoman who has succeeded in several equestrian disciplines and regarded with reverence by the equestrian community where she has spent her life in Pennsylvania. Growing up against the background of WWII she soon took to the hunting field with the Rose Tree Hunt Club and Radnor Hunt and then enjoyed competing in both hunters and jumpers. Support the show

Dawn Palethorpe-Wofford is a British show jumper, Pony Club executive and author. She represented Great Britain on several winning Nations Cup teams, was selected for the 1956 Stockholm Olympics where she met here husband Warren Wofford and the 1960 Rome Olympics. She won the silver medal at the 1960 Ladies European Championship, the Aachen Puissance and the Queen Elizabeth Cup in 1955 and ’56 as well as numerous other national prizes.Support the show

Max was the co-founder and first President of the International Alliance of Equestrian Journalists in 1974. He has also served as President of the Swiss press Association and was awarded a Gold Medal for World Cup Jumping, Equestrian personality of the Year by the International Jumping Riders ClubSupport the show

Californian Julie Suhr has broken records in Endurance competitions and milestones in horseback adventures around the globe. With a recorded 30,282 miles in competition which represents 63 one hundred mile rides and almost 500 fifty mile rides, Julie last completed the Tevis Cup at the age of 76 although four years later she made her final attempt and came within two miles of another record finish.. Listen in...Support the show

Michael Owen Page is an Olympic event rider who won multiple medals for the USA during the '60's. His international career included three Olympic Games (Rome, Tokyo and Mexico) and three Pan American Games (Chicago, Sao Paolo and Winnipeg). At the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games he placed fourth individually and earned team silver riding Grasshopper and at the 1968 Mexico Olympic Games on Foster he won individual bronze and team silver. Listen in...Support the show

Harry de Leyer is best known for his international show jumping career with Snowman, the former plough horse saved from slaughter who became The Cinderella Horse. His career as a show jumper and training is also associated with a string of successful horses including Sinjon, Night Arrest and Wayward West. As a Dutch immigrant Harry proved that someone who started with nothing could become a success against all odds...Support the show