BEWA

BEWA Awards 2010

*Personality of the year (BEWA Trophy) presented to the leading senior rider. William Fox-Pitt. Trophy presented by Kit Houghton chairman of BEWA.*	Personality of the year – World and British No 1, World team gold and individual silver medallist, winner of the 2010 HSBC FEI Classics™.

Mistral Hojris & Laura Bechtolsheimer	Petplan Horse of the Year – Mistral Hojris – owned by Mr & Mrs Wilfried Bechtolsheimer and ridden by their daughter Laura. Mistral Hojris was a triple silver medallist at the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky and the highest-scoring British dressage horse of all time.

Trophy presented by Kate Green vice-chairman of BEWA	Vivien Batchelor Trophy (for a rider aged 25 or under)– Joanne Eccles World and European Vaulting Champion.

*Trophy presented by Cynthia's daughters Mrs Corran Robertshaw and Mrs Ciari Dyson*	The Cynthia Muir trophy (Under-18 award) – Millie Allen Team gold Medallist at the European Children's Championship.

Presented to Jennie Loriston-Clarke by Phillip Dudden	The Liz Dudden Trophy – This trophy recognises the contribution to equestrian sport by someone other than a competitor.

*2010 award winners*

Photographs Courtesy of Fiona Scott-Maxwell BEWA writing award The association holds an annual writing award aimed at prospective equestrian journalists under the age of 25. The winner, as judged by a panel from the BEWA committee, will have the opportunity to spend a week gaining work experience in the London office of the British weekly magazine Horse & Hound. The 2010 winner was Scarlett Easton and below put to see Scarlett's winning entry click here