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Benoit Lecomte named Team Groom of the Year
8th October 2018
Benoit Lecomte, groom to William Whitaker, has been named Team Groom of the Year at the annual British Showjumping Awards Ball which took place at the St Johns Hotel, Solihull.
The evening was attended by almost 400 guests who celebrated with the extremely worthy nominees and winners from grass roots competitors through to those that have achieved podium success this year.
There wasn't much time to celebrate as following winning the award Benoit set off the next morning to travel with the horses heading for Barcelona for the Nations Cup Final.
The three finalists in the grooms category were BGA member Zoe Herbert (Will Funnel), Lesley Veall (Amanda Derbyshire's groom) and Benoit.
he full list of winners were:
Leading Pony Rider of the Year
Claudia Moore from Brentwood, Essex
Leading Children on Horses Rider of the Year
Megan Li from Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire
Leading Junior Rider of the Year
Oliver Fletcher from Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Leading Young Rider of the Year
Harry Charles from Alton, Hampshire
Team Groom of the Year
Benoit Lecomte (Groom to William Whitaker)
British Showjumping Coach of the Year
Tony Newbery from Southampton, Hampshire
British Breeders Award
Barbara Scott from Eccleshall, Staffordshire for Hearts Destiny
International Stairway Champion
Helen Tredwell from Finmere, Buckinghamshire on Larksong owned by Alan Tredwell
National Champion
Joe Clayton from Huddersfield, Yorkshire on Carolus K owned by Jane Heerbeck
CSIO5* Horse Debutant
Hearts Destiny owned by TJ Hall Limited, Graham Smith and Holly Smith
International Horse & Rider Combination Awards - Senior Team Award
Ben Maher from Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire & Explosion W owned by Poden Farms
International Horse & Rider Combination Awards - 5* Performance Award
Amanda Derbyshire from Leyland, Lancashire & Luibanta BH owned by Gochman Sport Horse LLC
British Showjumping Award
Simon Brooks-Ward
British Showjumping would like to take this opportunity to thank Awards Ball sponsor NEXT Plc, supporters, nominees and guests who made the evening possible and also the team who worked on the event to make it such a memorable one.
Congratulations to all the award winners and runners up.
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What the personal accident policy covers you for:
- Whilst at work
- All stable duties – mucking out, grooming, washing off, turning out
- Clipping
- Riding – including hacking and jumping
- Hunting
- Lunging
- Breaking in
- Holding horse for a vet and other procedures
- Travelling horses both in the UK and abroad
- Competing in line with your job including: jumping, dressage, eventing
- Injuries that may happen to you whilst you are teaching - but you must also be grooming as part of your duties and not be a sole instructor
What the personal accident policy doesn’t cover you for:
- Riding in a race, point to point or team chase
- Stunt Riding
- Accidents occurring whilst travelling to and from work
- Riding and competing your own horse (but you can upgrade when applying for membership to include this)
- Public Liability – this is a separate insurance policy - the Freelance Groom Liability Insurance
- Care Custody and Control – this is a separate policy - the Freelance Groom Liability Insurance
If you require additional cover then please contact KBIS directly.
| GROOM | RIDER | EMPLOYER | |
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When you are working for other people you do most of the following; muck out, turn out/catch in, tack up, groom horses, exercise Horses (including hacking, jumping and schooling), in the care of your employer/client. |
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| Predominantly ride horses for other people including schooling, exercising and competing. | NO |
YES |
YES |
| Provide grooming services for someone else either full time or on a freelance basis i.e. an employer or a client. | YES |
NO |
NO |
| Employ staff – have an employers liability policy in your name | NO | NO | YES |
| Buy and sell horses | NO | YES | YES |
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grooms working in the UK or British grooms abroad.
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