Farewell to ‘proud Yorkshireman with a zeal for horses’

Roy Robinson, a proud Yorkshireman with a zeal for horses, died on 12 November, elderly 91.

Roy used to be whipper-in for the Derwent for 8 seasons and endured as a lifelong follower, on horseback after which in a automotive, till he used to be 90.

He used to be showjumping, to start with as a rider then, following a again damage, as a breeder. All over the Fifties and ’60s he used to be a standard at the northern British Showjumping (BS) circuit, competing along Harvey Smith, the Fletchers and the Barkers to call only a few. The spotlight of his showjumping profession got here in 1960 when he competed in two leaping categories at Horse of the Yr Display at the home-produced horse King Pin (Manilla). Roy additionally effectively bred plenty of grade A showjumpers, the best-known being Jungle Bunny. Ridden by means of Lionel Dunning, he competed effectively on plenty of British Countries Cup groups.

Roy endured his dedication to showjumping as a teacher and an authorised BS course-builder, all through to his retirement. In 2005, Roy used to be made a existence member of BS for services and products to showjumping.

Following a again damage Roy become a a success racehorse teacher, proprietor and breeder, serving to to ascertain the Allure Park point-to-point and used to be clerk of the path for a few years. Along this he used to be a founding member of the Derwent Hunt department of the Pony Membership and in 1996 used to be awarded the nationwide Cubitt Award and invited to a Queen’s lawn birthday celebration for services and products to the Pony Membership.

Roy used to be a real horseman, with a wealth of data and talent, which together with his time, he used to be all the time keen to proportion to strengthen others of their driving interests. Roy will probably be unfortunately overlooked by means of many throughout Yorkshire and past.

His spouse Carolyne predeceased him and he’s survived by means of stepdaughter Elaine McNichol and her two youngsters, to whom he used to be Grandpa Roy.

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Eleanor is an skilled journalist who spent over 8 years running for native and nationwide newspapers prior to becoming a member of H&H as information editor in March 2016. Keen about equine welfare and exposing the reality, Eleanor has reported on all sides of the business, from Brexit to anti-bullying campaigns, and from dressage regulations to mules. Her game of selection is showjumping, through which she competes her personal horses, and he or she additionally enjoys reporting at native leaping displays via to global championships.