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In the week leading up to Sport Relief Night, Only Fools on Horses will see 12 famous faces saddling up for charity and competing in a live show jumping event every night for nine nights on BBC ONE.

 

The public will vote for who they think is the best rider and each night, one competitor will be hoofed out of the riding school.

 

In a live grand finale, staged in front of the cream of the horse world, the remaining riders will battle it out to be the Only Fools on Horses Show Jumper of the Year.

 

 

 

 

 

THE JUDGES

 

 

Jessica Kürten

Jessica, 36, has managed to jump her way to the top of the FEI World Ranking List. Currently world No.1 female jumper and No.2 overall (out of over 1,600 riders), Jessica definitely knows a thing or two about being a winning rider.

 

Born in County Antrim but now living in Germany, she competes with the Irish international team. Jessica says the highlight of her career was winning the gold medal at the European Championships in 2001, but she has racked up plenty of titles since then, this year, picking up first place at four major events including the Dubai Grand Prix where she scooped show jumping's top prize of £170,000.

 

What makes a winning rider? According to Jessica, born talent is essential - and that's something she should know about - but ultimately it's down to the hard work of the rider and the trainer to turn potential into real success.

 

 

 

Jodie Kidd

 

Jodie may be best known as a model but horses are her real passion. As a teenager she was a serious show jumper, until the demands of her catwalk career took over. But after a five-year break she was back in the saddle, this time playing polo, and at the age of 22 was part of Great Britain's winning team at the Women's World Championship.

 

It's in her blood. Jodie's father, Johnny, is an Olympic equestrian who represented Great Britain in both show jumping and polo, her brother Jack played in the national polo team and her sister Jemma, now a top make-up artist, represented Britain in dressage at the tender age of 12.

 

Now 27, Jodie is a fixture at all the major equestrian events, and despite a clutch of sporting hobbies including golf and motor racing, riding comes out on top. "Galloping in the forest or on the beaches of the Caribbean is my greatest happiness," she says.

 

 

 

Robert Smith

 

British Open Show Jumping champion Robert Smith is the son of legendary and controversial show jumper Harvey Smith. But Robert doesn't need to bask in reflected glory - his sporting record stands up in its own right. At the age of just 15, Robert took first place at the Great Yorkshire Grand Prix, and at 17 went on to become the youngest ever winner of the prestigious King George V Gold Cup at the Royal International Horse Show.

 

In more recent years he has won an amazing seven classes at the Horse Of The Year Show (2000), was the only British rider to qualify for the World Cup Final in Las Vegas (2003) and was awarded a World Cup Silver Medal for 100 starts in World Cup competitions.

 

Outside of riding, Robert likes boxing, the Rolling Stones and Leeds United. He has also released a DVD called Training the Rider To Win - better get our show jumpers a copy!

 

 

 


 

 

SPORT RELIEF NEWS

 

  • The Trainers

    Meet the five experts who'll be taking our show jumpers from trotting to the triple bar.

     

  • The Judges

    Meet the threesome the jumpers will have to impress with fancy footwork and giant leaps.

     

  • The Presenters

    Find out who'll be keeping you abreast of all the latest show news and gossip.

     

  • About Show Jumping

    Turnback, jumpoffs, double bounce... you'll soon have all the lingo down pat!

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

TICKETS

 

Tickets will soon be released for the live BBC show Only Fools On Horses, taking place at Unex Towerlands, Braintree, Essex. Over the course of nine nights, famous faces will be sporting their jodhpurs and saddling up for the show jumping ring. The programme will be shown live on primetime television but a limited number of tickets are available for each night.

 

The audience at Towerlands will be able to watch the 12 celebrities compete in a show jumping series in front of a panel of equestrian judges. They will also see footage of the competitors training together before the competition.

 

"We've seen famous faces do all sorts on TV but we've really raised the bar this time – and they're going to have to jump over it," said Nick Samwell-Smith, Creative Director of film production company Initial.

 

The programme, which is in aid of Sport Relief, will be shown on BBC One over nine consecutive days, commencing 7 July. Viewers will also be able to catch up on extra live coverage on BBC Three. The BBC cannot yet confirm which celebrities are taking part but assure that the event is definitely taking place.

 

The Grand Finale will be staged live on BBC One, in front of the top brass from the horse world. The BBC Controller of Entertainment Commissioning, Jon Beazley says: "This is an exciting new show that should have plenty of entertainment for competitors and viewers alike. It's fantastic that viewers will be able to make decisions that will help raise much-needed money for Sport Relief."

 

Those interested in acquiring tickets for the Towerlands shows should call (tel: 020 7610 5572) or email: horsestickets@endemoluk.com as soon as possible.

 

 

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