Showjumping

Gem Twist and John Whitaker at the 1990 World Equestrian Games

John Whitaker is one of the worlds all time greats and is famed for riding the great grey horse Milton, but below we see him another one of the greatest horses of all time the great Gem Twist at the 1990 world equestrian games. The world equestrian games is a unique competition which see the top four horses and riders switch in the final allowing the viewers watch some unique horse and rider combinations. Footage is from the 1990 inaugural World Equestrian Games, where Gem was given the (official!) title of "World`s Best Horse".




Gem Twist and John Whitaker at the 1990 World Equestrian Games