A rider is utilizing her ardour for horses to boost funds for mind tumour analysis, in reminiscence of her son who died aged 27.
Christine Nicholls has organised the The Ollie Nicholls Displaying Present, happening at Broads Equestrian Centre, Barnby, Suffolk, on 8 September, in reminiscence of Ollie, who died in November 2023.
The present is elevating cash for The Mind Tumour Charity, a worldwide research-led charity “dedicated to saving and enhancing lives”.
Christine instructed H&H that Ollie was recognized with a stage three cancerous mind tumour in April 2022, and died 19 months later.
“Ollie was an incredible, vivid, loving particular person. He was the newborn of our household and dropping him at 27 knocked us all for six,” she mentioned.
“Ollie began using on the age of 11 at a neighborhood using college, then rode for the following 4 years earlier than taking over his ardour for skateboarding. He nonetheless used to spend so much of his spare time at our yard, and even in direction of the top Ollie, nonetheless unwell he was, nonetheless managed to return to see the horses day by day. His joyful place was at dwelling with us and his two canine Rosie & Lola.”
The present, which Christine plans to run yearly, has 29 courses together with ridden and in-hand sections, plus championships. There will even be a raffle with prizes donated from various equestrian retailers and native companies.
Christine can also be beginning a winter dressage league at Broads Equestrian in October, with the proceeds going to The Mind Tumour Charity.
“I’m completely humbled on the assist we have now had from main firms and smaller companies. I thank all of them – with out them we wouldn’t be capable to run the present,” she mentioned.
“We’re hopeful that someday extra might be completed for others which are unfortunate sufficient to seek out themselves in the identical place that Ollie was. Ollie will all the time be remembered. He was form, considerate and humorous; a type of those that you’ll solely ever meet as soon as in a lifetime. That’s Ollie Nicholls!”
For extra info and to enter the present contact: ollienichollsshowingshow@yahoo.com.
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Since becoming a member of H&H in 2018, Becky has coated a broad vary of equestrian information together with welfare issues, veterinary research, FEI Tribunal hearings and street security campaigns. She has additionally interviewed high riders together with Scott Brash, John Whitaker and Ian Stark, to call just some. Becky’s reporting has taken her to Canada for Spruce Meadows and France for Pau five-star, in addition to the Royal Highland and Blair Citadel Worldwide Horse Trials nearer to dwelling. She was additionally a key a part of the distant reporting group for the Tokyo Olympics and the Europeans.