‘Like every kid, I just want to make my dad proud’: Jack Whitaker discusses family, UK shows and opportunities for young riders

WHITAKER Jack (GBR) riding Equine America Valmy de la Lande during the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final on April 8, 2022 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Pierre Costabadie/Icon Sport via Getty Images)

At the age of 22, British showjumper Jack Whitaker has long impressed as a rising star of the sport and now regularly competes at five-star level with great success.

Jack is the son of Olympic showjumping medallist Michael Whitaker but, as he reveals on episode 150 of The Horse & Hound Podcast...