Andrew Hoy
Encyclopedia
Andrew Hoy is an Olympic
-level equestrian
rider, who competes for Australia. The Athens
2004 Summer Olympics
were his sixth games.
He lived in the United Kingdom with his wife Bettina Hoy
, who competes at the Olympic level for Germany, for 12 years in Gloucestershire, at the Gatcombe Park estate of The Princess Royal
. In January 2009 they moved to Warendorf, Germany. The Hoys are the only married couple competing in the same Olympic discipline for different teams in the same year (see also Raphaël Poirée
and Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée
). Andrew Hoy moved back to England in June 2010 and currently lives in Wiltshire. According to Bettina Hoy, they are going separate ways. http://www.fndownload.de/fn-aktuell/ausgabe_1311.pdf
FEI spokesman Malina Gueorguiev said: "Witnesses are saying they saw them both putting the boots on and taking them off the horse."
Hoy expressed surprise that he has been charged in an interview with an Australian newspaper. "Always the situation is that if a horse has any damage to it or any abuse to it, or there is anything in relation to a drug-related incident, the rider is always the one that is responsible," he said. In the same interview Hoy stated that he had made many enemies and that "I'm absolutely convinced someone is out to get me." When asked who these people might be he stated "I definitely can't say who I believe these people are." Herald Sun Newspaper
Andrew Hoy and Madeleine Brugman were cleared of the charges Horse and Hound.
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
-level equestrian
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
rider, who competes for Australia. The Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
were his sixth games.
He lived in the United Kingdom with his wife Bettina Hoy
Bettina Hoy
Bettina Hoy is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Germany in Eventing competitions...
, who competes at the Olympic level for Germany, for 12 years in Gloucestershire, at the Gatcombe Park estate of The Princess Royal
Anne, Princess Royal
Princess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
. In January 2009 they moved to Warendorf, Germany. The Hoys are the only married couple competing in the same Olympic discipline for different teams in the same year (see also Raphaël Poirée
Raphaël Poirée
Raphaël Poirée is a retired French biathlete who was active from 1999 to 2007. With his 44 World cup victories and several World Championship medals he ranks among the most successful biathletes ever.-Biography:...
and Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée
Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée
Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée from Hålandsdal, Fusa, near the city of Bergen in western Norway, is a former career biathlete. , . On 20 March 2006, Poirée announced her retirement, effective at the end of the season which ended on 26 March at the Holmenkollen...
). Andrew Hoy moved back to England in June 2010 and currently lives in Wiltshire. According to Bettina Hoy, they are going separate ways. http://www.fndownload.de/fn-aktuell/ausgabe_1311.pdf
Cruelty Charges of the International Equestrian Federation
In June 2008 Hoy was charged with animal cruelty offences relating to assistance offered by Hoy to one of his pupils, Dutch rider Madeleine Brugman. Stewards allege that Ms Brugman rode Sundancer 6 at Barroca d'Alva CCI*** in Portugal (8–12 March) in illegal spiked boots (news, 20 March). Ms Brugman and Mr Hoy were called to an FEI tribunal to investigate the alleged abuse of the horse.FEI spokesman Malina Gueorguiev said: "Witnesses are saying they saw them both putting the boots on and taking them off the horse."
Hoy expressed surprise that he has been charged in an interview with an Australian newspaper. "Always the situation is that if a horse has any damage to it or any abuse to it, or there is anything in relation to a drug-related incident, the rider is always the one that is responsible," he said. In the same interview Hoy stated that he had made many enemies and that "I'm absolutely convinced someone is out to get me." When asked who these people might be he stated "I definitely can't say who I believe these people are." Herald Sun Newspaper
Andrew Hoy and Madeleine Brugman were cleared of the charges Horse and Hound.
Record
- 1979 Burghley Horse TrialsBurghley Horse TrialsThe Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September...
: 1st place - 1981 Melbourne 3 day eventMelbourne 3 day eventThe Melbourne 3 Day Event is an equestrian event which comprises dressage, cross-country and show-jumping. It was first run in 1957, making it Australia's oldest horse trial and the second oldest in the world. The only older Event is Badminton in England...
: 1st place (Davey) - 1984 Olympics: Individual-15th; Team-5th
- 1986 Melbourne 3 day event: 1st place (Kiwi)
- 1987 Melbourne 3 day event: 1st place (Kiwi)
- 1988 Olympics: Individual-8th; Team-5th
- 1991 Melbourne 3 day event: 1st place (Kiwi)
- 1992 Olympics: Individual-5th; Team-1st
- 1995 Open European Games: 12th place
- 1996 Badminton Horse TrialsBadminton Horse TrialsThe Badminton Horse Trials is a three-day event, one of only six annual Concours Complet International Four Star **** events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale , which takes place in April or May each year in the park of Badminton House, the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in...
: 10 place - 1996 Olympics: Individual-11th; Team-1st
- 2000 Olympics: Individual-2nd; Team-1st
- 2000 Badminton Horse TrialsBadminton Horse TrialsThe Badminton Horse Trials is a three-day event, one of only six annual Concours Complet International Four Star **** events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale , which takes place in April or May each year in the park of Badminton House, the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in...
: 9th place - 2002 Burghley Horse TrialsBurghley Horse TrialsThe Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September...
: 4th place - 2002 Luhmuhlen Horse TrialsLuhmühlen Horse TrialsThe Luhmühlen Horse Trials are an annual equestrian eventing competition held in Luhmühlen, Salzhausen, Germany. Riders compete at the highest level: the CCI****...
: 1st place - 2002 Badminton Horse TrialsBadminton Horse TrialsThe Badminton Horse Trials is a three-day event, one of only six annual Concours Complet International Four Star **** events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale , which takes place in April or May each year in the park of Badminton House, the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in...
: 8th place - 2003 Burghley Horse TrialsBurghley Horse TrialsThe Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September...
: 9th place - 2003 Badminton Horse TrialsBadminton Horse TrialsThe Badminton Horse Trials is a three-day event, one of only six annual Concours Complet International Four Star **** events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale , which takes place in April or May each year in the park of Badminton House, the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in...
: 7th place - 2004 Olympics: 57th place
- 2004 Badminton Horse TrialsBadminton Horse TrialsThe Badminton Horse Trials is a three-day event, one of only six annual Concours Complet International Four Star **** events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale , which takes place in April or May each year in the park of Badminton House, the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in...
: 5th place - 2004 Burghley Horse TrialsBurghley Horse TrialsThe Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials is an annual three day event held at Burghley House near Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, currently in early September...
: 1st place - 2005 Badminton Horse TrialsBadminton Horse TrialsThe Badminton Horse Trials is a three-day event, one of only six annual Concours Complet International Four Star **** events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale , which takes place in April or May each year in the park of Badminton House, the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in...
: 3rd place (Master Monarch) and 6th place (Mr Pracatan) - 2005 Rolex Kentucky Three DayRolex Kentucky Three DayThe Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. The Rolex Kentucky is a CCI**** eventing competition, and the only four-star show in the Western Hemisphere. Four stars is the highest level of competition, the same level of...
: 8th Yeoman's Point - 2006 Rolex Kentucky Three DayRolex Kentucky Three DayThe Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. The Rolex Kentucky is a CCI**** eventing competition, and the only four-star show in the Western Hemisphere. Four stars is the highest level of competition, the same level of...
: 1st place (Master Monarch) - 2006 Badminton Horse TrialsBadminton Horse TrialsThe Badminton Horse Trials is a three-day event, one of only six annual Concours Complet International Four Star **** events as classified by the Fédération Équestre Internationale , which takes place in April or May each year in the park of Badminton House, the seat of the Dukes of Beaufort in...
: 1st place (Moonfleet) and another position.