Henrietta Knight
Horse trainer, Person
1946 –
Who is Henrietta Knight?
Henrietta Catherine Knight is an English Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Knight is best known as a trainer of National Hunt racehorses.
She is the daughter of Major Hubert Guy Broughton Knight and Hester Lloyd. Her sister, Celia Elizabeth Knight, is married to the 3rd Baron Vestey.
An Oxford graduate, Knight formerly worked as a teacher of Biology and History before becoming a trainer. She was a prominent figure in the equestrian sport of eventing, finishing 12th at the Badminton Horse Trials in 1973, and becoming the chairperson of the British Olympic Horse Trials Selection Committee from 1984 to 1988. This period included the selection of the Silver Medal winning team for the Seoul Olympics.
Knight began training under rules in 1989 having previously trained over 100 winners on the amateur point-to-point circuit from 1984 to 1989. Her training base is a farm in West Lockinge, near Wantage in Oxfordshire.
Henrietta married former champion National Hunt jockey Terry Biddlecombe in 1995 and has no children. Both are recovered alcoholics.
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- Born
- Dec 15, 1946
England - Also known as
- Henrietta Catherine Knight
- Spouses
- Terry Biddlecombe
(1995 - 2014/01/05)
- Terry Biddlecombe
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Education
- University of Oxford
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on July 23, 2013
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