Boyd Exell

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Boyd Exell
Personal information
Born (1972-07-29) 29 July 1972 (age 51)[1]
Websiteboydexell.com
Sport
Country Australia
SportEquestrianism
Event(s)Carriage driving, combined driving
Medal record
Representing  Australia
FEI World Equestrian Games [2]
Gold medal – first place 2010 USA Individual driving
Gold medal – first place 2014 France Individual driving
Gold medal – first place 2018 USA Individual driving
World Championship [2]
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Netherlands Individual driving
Gold medal – first place 2012 Germany Individual driving
Gold medal – first place 2016 Netherlands Individual driving
Gold medal – first place 2022 Italy Individual driving
FEI World Cup Final [2]
Gold medal – first place 2009 Sweden Individual driving
Gold medal – first place 2010 Switzerland Individual driving
Gold medal – first place 2011 Germany Individual driving
Gold medal – first place 2012 France Individual driving
Silver medal – second place 2013 France Individual driving
Gold medal – first place 2014 France Individual driving
Gold medal – first place 2015 France Individual driving
Silver medal – second place 2016 France Individual driving
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sweden Individual driving
Gold medal – first place 2018 France Individual driving
Gold medal – first place 2020 France Individual driving
Silver medal – second place 2022 Germany Individual driving
Gold medal – first place 2023 France Individual driving
Boyd Exell in action, 2014 World Cup

Boyd Exell (born July 29, 1972 in Bega)[3] is an Australian horse driver, trainer, judge and horse owner who specializes in four-in-hand driving. He has held the title of world champion in four-in-hand driving since the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games. He was a judge for the Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) from 2010 to 2020, and Deputy Chair of the FEI Driving Committee from 2012-2014.[4][1][5] Exell has been stationed in the Netherlands since 2015 after spending 20 years in the UK.[6][7] He travels to Australia, the USA and around Europe holding clinics (training events).[8][9][10]

Career

Boyd Exell is internationally successful and became individual world champion for the first time at the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky. His team consisted of Monty, Winston, Spitfire 17, Rambo 395 and Capone II. He was able to repeat this success at the 2012 World Championships in Riesenbeck, Germany with the same team.

In August 2013, his top horse at the time, Bill 22, who was considered the fastest four-in-hand front horse in the world, died. The brown Orlov Trotter was born in 1992 and reached the age of 21. He won four World Cup finals in a row with Boyd Exell from 2009 to 2012. In 2013, Bill 22 with Boyd Exell achieved second place in the World Cup final in Bordeaux. Boyd Exell's success story began with Bill's contribution to Boyd's bronze medal at the World Championships in Beesd, Netherlands in 2008. Boyd was able to took over Bill from driver Michael Freund in 2007. Bill had already won five World Cup finals with Freund; his first final victory was in 2002 at the Gothenburg Horse Show.[2][11][12]

In 2014, he won the title of individual world champion at the World Equestrian Games in Normandy, France; this time his team consisted of Winston, Curios, Spitfire 19, Rambo 395 and Capone II. In 2016 he became individual world champion again in Breda, Netherlands; this time with Zindgraaf, Daphne, Celviro, Carlos and the experienced black gelding Rambo 395. In 2018 he defended his world championship title again at Tryon with Zindgraaf, Daphne, Checkmate, Celviro and Carlos.[2]

In 2023, Boyd Exell won his 10th World Cup Driving Final.[13] At his prior win, the final qualifier in Leipzig, Germany the announcer declared him "number one in the world, more titles than any other driver in history."[14]

Accolades

It's hard to find reliable leaders who are honest and forward. Horses at the back need to be honest, reliable powerful and hard-working – but the ones at the front that need to be brave and independent are harder to get. ... Chasing the perfect team is like chasing the pot of the gold at the end of the rainbow. —Boyd Exell [9]

Boyd Exell was awarded an Order of Australia in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours list for services to equestrian sports.[5] In 2017, Boyd Exell was inducted into the Equestrian Australia Hall of Fame in recognition of his achievements in carriage driving.[15] Equestrian Australia named him the International Athlete of the Year in 2010, 2013 2014, 2015, and 2016.[16] In 2015, the FEI honored Exell with the Best Athlete award.[4]

In 2014, his team of horses was named IRT International Horse of the Year. The team of five geldings were aged 7 to 20 years old; two were KWPNs.[17]

As of December 2023, FEI ranked Boyd Exell number 1 worldwide for Driving World Cup Standings, Driving World Cup Qualification Standings, and Driving World Ranking - Four-in-Hand.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b "Person detail - Boyd Exell (AUS)". FEI. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Athlete performance - Boyd Exell". FEI. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Boyd Exell". Equestrian Australia. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b Floyd, Noëlle (13 November 2015). "Show Jumper Jessica Mendoza Among Winners at 2015 FEI Awards". Noëlle Floyd. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Queen's Birthday Honours for Boyd Exell". British Carriage Driving News. 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  6. ^ FEI World Cup Driving Final 2015 - Bordeaux - Boyd Exell (Interview). FEI. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Facilities". boydexell.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  8. ^ Phelps, Mary (February 2018). "Top Teaching Takeaways and Videos From Combined Driving World Champion Boyd Exell". horsedaily.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Boyd Exell's Champagne Campaign". EQ Life. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Training". boydexell.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Exells Spitzenpferd Bill 22 verstorben" [Exell's top horse Bill 22 died]. hoefnet.nl (in Dutch). 21 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Boyd Exell's Bill Passes Away". equestrianlife.com.au.
  13. ^ Dance, Sarah (8 February 2023). "Boyd Exell gallops to 10th World Cup driving title". Horsetalk.co.nz.
  14. ^ Kidman, John (27 January 2023). "The unknown Aussie who can't stop winning". Perth Now.
  15. ^ McMaster, Jacob (27 March 2017). "Exell, Beresford named Australia's best". Bega District News. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Hall of Fame - Boyd Exell". Equestrian Australia. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  17. ^ "IRT International Horse of the Year". Equestrian Australia. 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Athlete - Boyd Exell - Australia". FEI. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

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