William Whitaker (born 26 July 1989) is an English

show jumper Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics. Sometimes shows ...

from

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

. Whitaker has represented Britain at show jumping. Whitaker is from a dynasty of show jumpers and horse trainers including his uncles

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and John Whitaker. In 2016 William Whitaker became the third member of his family, after uncles John and Michael, to win the

British Jumping Derby The British Jumping Derby meeting – known for sponsorship reasons as the Al Shira'aa Hickstead Derby Meeting – is an annual showjumping event held since 1961 at the Hickstead in June every year. It is considered one of the premier events in th ...

All England Jumping Course at Hickstead The All England Jumping Course at Hickstead, known widely as Hickstead, is an equestrian centre in West Sussex, England, principally known for its showjumping. It hosts two international competitions, the Al Shira'aa British Jumping Derby Meet ...

, having finished third and second in the previous years events. On 22 December 2018 Whitaker won the FEI Jumping World Cup at the

Horse of the Year Show The Horse of the Year Show - also known as HOYS (pronounced /hois/)- was founded to be a culmination of the British equestrian events year. The Show was the idea of Captain Tony Collings and was realised by the then Chairman of BSJA (now British ...

. Riding Utamaro D Ecaussines, the pair finished first after jumping a fast clear round in an eighteen strong jump off.

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