‘A tremendous, shiny, loving particular person’: rider organises charity present in her son’s reminiscence

A rider is utilizing her ardour for horses to lift 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 world research-led charity “dedicated to saving and enhancing lives”.

Christine advised H&H that Ollie was recognized with a stage three cancerous mind tumour in April 2022, and died 19 months later.

“Ollie was a tremendous, shiny, loving particular person. He was the child of our household and shedding him at 27 knocked us all for six,” she stated.

“Ollie began driving on the age of 11 at a neighborhood driving faculty, then rode for the subsequent 4 years earlier than taking on his ardour for skateboarding. He nonetheless used to spend so much of his spare time at our yard, and even in the direction of the top Ollie, nevertheless unwell he was, nonetheless managed to come back to see the horses each day. His pleased place was at residence with us and his two canine Rosie & Lola.”

The present, which Christine plans to run yearly, has 29 lessons together with ridden and in-hand sections, plus championships. There may even be a raffle with prizes donated from plenty of equestrian retailers and native companies.

Christine can 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 help we’ve got had from main firms and smaller companies. I thank all of them – with out them we wouldn’t have the ability to run the present,” she stated.

“We’re hopeful that someday extra may be completed for others which can be unfortunate sufficient to seek out themselves in the identical place that Ollie was. Ollie will at all times be remembered. He was variety, 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 data and to enter the present contact: ollienichollsshowingshow@yahoo.com.

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Since becoming a member of H&H in 2018, Becky has lined a broad vary of equestrian information together with welfare issues, veterinary research, FEI Tribunal hearings and highway security campaigns. She has additionally interviewed prime 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 Fort Worldwide Horse Trials nearer to residence. She was additionally a key a part of the distant reporting staff for the Tokyo Olympics and the Europeans.