London 2012 Olympics: Ten Essential Facts about...Scott Brash

 
Scott Brash, of Great Britain, rides his horse Hello Sanctos in the equestrian show jumping team competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, in London. AP Photo
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6 August 2012

Scott Brash is the youngest of Team GB’s show jumpers and riding a very expensive horse indeed. Here are his vital statistics.

Age: 26

Born: Peebles, Scotland

Sport: Show jumping

1. Brash’s entered the London 2012 Games on a high, after winning the World Cup Grand Prix in Florida in March this year – a career highlight.

2. He is the Scottish number one show jumper and ranked number four in the world.

3. Brash is the youngest member of of Britain’s four-strong London 2012 show-jumping squad (the others are Nick Skelton, Ben Maher and Peter Charles).

4. He is riding with €2 million horse Hello Sanctos owned by Conservative peer Lady Pauline Harris and Lady Pauline Kirkham, wife of Baron Kirkham who founded DFS.

5. Brash began riding his own pony aged six and four years later was show jumping in The Pony Club.

6. Lord Harris, who has a personal fortune of £200million, believes Brash and Hello Sanctos are a winning combination. He said: “Winning that Olympic medal for Britain is the one I haven’t achieved. I’m determined not to let it beat me.”

7. Before the London 2012 Games, Britain last won an Olympic showjumping medal in 1984, meaning hopes were high for Brash.

8. Brash was part of the British team for the World Equestrian Games in 2010 where he rode Intertoy Z.

9. Riding is in the family – his dad used to be a jockey and bought him his first poney.

10. Scott has a number of horses he rides including Intertoy Z, Bon Ami II, and Sebastian III.

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