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Article: Show jumping gets a showbiz makeover... just don't tell Harvey Smith; WINNING DOUBLE: Polo-shirted Ellen Whitaker and Daniel Neilson back the change. Left: Harvey Smith's famous V-sign.
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- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- April 13, 2008
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Byline: Ian Stafford
IT'S enough to make Harvey Smith repeat his legendary twofingeredverdict: show jumping, that last great bastion of British sporting heritage, isabout to be dragged kicking and neighing into the 21st Century.
In a shake-up that will infuriate its more traditional supporters, the BritishShow Jumping Association is to follow the lead of cricket and stage a newseries of events aimed at firing the interest of a younger audience.
Out will go the fusty red and black riding jackets and the genteel atmospherepunctuated only by the posh tones of the arena commentator.
In will come riders wearing brightly coloured polo shirts with their ...
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