TV star is new Royal International President
Friday, March 05, 2010
Actor and television star Martin Clunes is the new President of the Longines Royal International Horse Show.
Martin, who has ridden since he was a child and keeps horses at his Dorset farm, said:
'I'm thrilled to be honoured with the Presidency of the Royal International Horse Show and I am looking forward enormously to going to Hickstead this year.”
He is married to television producer Philippa Braithwaite. Their daughter, Emily, 10, rides and has her own pony. Martin’s favourite horse is his Hanoverian, Chester.
The Longines Royal International Horse Show is owned by the British Horse Society and has been at the All England Jumping Course, Hickstead, since 1992.
Martin has just finished work on a new documentary series, “Horsepower”, for ITV1, in which he seeks to unravel the secrets of man’s partnership with horses. His fascinating journey takes him all over the world from remotest Mongolia to the deserts of Arabia, and from the glamour of racing in Dubai to the pomp and ceremony of the State Opening of Parliament.
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