Richard Davison DATE OF BIRTH: 20 September 1955 OCCUPATION: Company Director MARITAL STATUS: Married with two sons, Thomas (1998) and Joseph (1991). Gillian is a former point to pointer and three day eventer, now competing Hiscox Deveraux & Hiscox Jyko at Grand Prix level and Hiscox Jyko at Intermediaire I and other younger Hiscox horses. Thomas and Joseph both ride and are keen on show jumping. SPONSOR(S): Hiscox Plc, leading bloodstock underwriters and insurers of country houses and fine art Ballaseyr Stables, Isle of Man TRAINER: Conrad Schumacher, Germany

Major Successes:

1995 4th Grand Prix Royal Windsor (Hiscox Askari)
4th Grand Prix Special Hickstead CDI (Hiscox Askari)
4th World Cup Wembley HOYS (Hiscox Askari)
6th Addington CDI Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
2nd Addington CDI Grand Prix Special (Hiscox Askari)
2nd National Championships Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
1996 8th s-Hertogenbosch CDI-W Intermediare II (Hiscox Askari)
15th s-Hertogenbosch CDI-W Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
12th Paris Bercy CDI-W Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
11th Paris Bercy CDI-W Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Akskari)
1st Jean Sansome Memorial Trophy (Hiscox Askari)
22nd Aachen CHIO Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
15th Rotterdam CHIO Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
9th Rotterdam CHIO Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)
17th Atlanta Olympic Games Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari) 21st Atlanta Olympic Games Grand Prix Special (Hiscox
Askari)
16th World Cup Volvo Final Placing (Hiscox Askari)
9th Bremen CDI Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
7th Bremen CDI Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)
1997 9th Neumunster CDI-W Grand Prix Kr (Hiscox Askari)
12th Neumunster CDI-W Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
3rd National Championships Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
11th Aachen CHIO (Hiscox Askari)
33th Aachen CHIO Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
10th Aarhus CDI Gran Prix (Hiscox Askari)
11th Aarhus CDI Grand Prix Freestyle (Hiscox Askari)
9th Amsterdam CDI Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)
10th Amsterdam CDI Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
15th Berlin CDI Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
7th Brussels CDI Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
8th Brussels CDI Grand Prix Freestlye (Hiscox Askari)
11th Geneva CDI-W Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
9th Geneva CDI-W Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)
1998 3rd s-Hertogenbosch CDI-W Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
4th s-Hertogenbosch CDI-W Grand Prix Special (Hiscox
Askari)
Short Listed WEG (Hiscox Askari)
3rd Hickstead CDIO Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)
2nd Hickstead CDIO Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
3rd Hickstead CDIO Grand Prix Special (Hiscox Askari)
8th World Equestrian Games Rome Team (Hiscox Askari)
22nd Aachen CDIO Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
23rd Aachen CDIO Grand Prix Special (Hiscox Askari)
7th Berlin CDI-W Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
6th Berlin CDI-W Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)
8th Amsterdam CDI-W Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
7th Amsterdam CDI-W Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)
8th Geneva CDI-W Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
3rd Geneva CDI-W Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)
1999 =4th Paris Bercy CDI-W Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
5th Paris Bercy CDI-W Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)
6th s'Hertogenbosch CDI-W Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
4th s'Hertogenbosch CDI-W Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)
11th s'Hertogenbosch CDI Prix St Georges (Hiscox Jyko)
9th World Cup Final Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
6th World Cup Final Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)
7th World Cup Final, Dortmund (Hiscox Askari)
15th European Championship Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
10th European Championship Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)
1st Puffa International Rider Rankings (Hiscox Askari)
4th Autumn Championships Medium Elite
11th Berlin CDI-W Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
9th Berlin CDI-W Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)
=8th Amsterdam CDI-W Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
7th Amsterdam CDI-W Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)
10th Geneva CDI-W Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
6th Geneva CDI-W Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)

2000 9th Neumunster CDI-W Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
6th Neumunster CDI-W Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)
8th Paris - Bercy CDI-W Grand Prix Short (Hiscox Askari)
6th Paris - Bercy CDI-W Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)
7th S'Hertogenbosch World Cup Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
7th s'Hertogenbosch World Cup Grand Prix Kür Final
4th Arnhem CDI Grand Prix Kur
1st Hickstead CDIO Grand Prix Kur (Hiscox Askari)
3rd Hickstead CDIO Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
1st Puffa International Rankings (Hiscox Askari)
Team 8th 2000 Olympic Games, Sydney (Hiscox Askari)
2001 20th Aachen CDIO, Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
Team 5th Aachen CDIO, (Hiscox Askari)
22nd Aachen CDIO, Grand Prix Special (Hiscox Askari)
18th Aachen CDIO, Intermediare I (Ballseyr Royale)
Team 6th European Championships, Verden, Germany
(Hiscox Askari)
23rd European Championships, Verden, Germany, Grand Prix (Hiscox Askari)
17th European Championships, Verden, Germany, Grand Prix
Special (Hiscox Askari)
19th Düsseldorf CDI-W, Grand Prix (Ballaseyr Royale)
13th Berlin CDI-W, Short Grand Prix, (Ballaseyr Royale)
11th Amsterdam CDI-W, Short Grand Prix (Ballaseyr
Royale)
7th Mechelen CDI-W, Short Grand Prix (Ballaseyr Royale)
2002 7th San Patrignano CDI-W, Grand Prix (Ballaseyr Royale)
6th San Patrignano CDI-W, Grand Prix Kür (Ballaseyr Royale)
8th Paris CDI-W, Grand Prix Short (Ballaseyr Royale)
9th Paris CDI-W, Grand Prix Freestyle (Ballaseyr Royale)
7th S'Hertogenbosch CDI-W, Grand Prix (Ballaseyr Royale)
11th S'Hertogenbosch CDI-W, Grand Prix Special (Ballaseyr Royale)

Rider History

Richard was a Team Silver Medallist at the European Championships in 1993 with Master JCB. At both the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and the 1999 European Championships he was the highest placed British rider.
Richard is currently a member of the FEI Dressage Committee and Vice President of the International Dressage Riders Club.
Richard and Hiscox Askari have competed in two Olympic Games, one World Equestrian Games, three European Championships and three World Cup Finals.
Hiscox Askari retired from competition at Hickstead CDIO in August 2001.

Competition Achievements/Titles

British Olympic Team, Atlanta 1996
British team World Equestrian Games, Rome 1998
European Silver Medallist (team), Lipica 1993
World Cup Finalist 2000, 1999 and 1997
1996 and 1997 British No 1 International Dressage Rider (Puffa Rankings)
Former Horse & Hound Magazine's Dressage Rider of the Year
Former Dressage Magazine's Dressage Rider of the Year
Former Dressage Magazine's Dressage Trainer of the Year
Fellow of the British Horse Society
British Olympic Team, Sydney 2000

Other Equestrian Activities:

Former regular Horse & Hound magazine columnist
Currently International Rider Representative, FEI (World Governing Body) Dressage Committee
Former television commentator Sky and Eurosport - London & Paris
Author 'Dressage Priority Points', Regency House 1995
Trained pupils to International level, Junior and Senior teams
Member International and British Dressage Trainer Clubs
Former member British Dressage Committee
Former member British Equestrian Federation
Former Chairman British Horse Society Training & Examinations Committee
Member The Guild of Sports Internationalists

Hobbies
Skiing

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