Tina Cook claims British equestrian writers' award

EUROPEAN champion Tina Cook has added to her trophy collection after she was awarded the British Equestrian Writers' Association personality of the year prize.

HONOURED: Tina Cook was named personality of the year by Britain's equestrian writers (Getty Images)

Double Olympic medallist Cook, riding Miners Frolic, won her first individual European eventing title in Fontainebleau two months ago and also joined forces with William Fox-Pitt, Oliver Townend and Nicola Wilson to win the team title.

Townend also enjoyed a successful season, winning the HSBC FEI Classics series, in addition to victories at Badminton and Burghley - which set him up for a crack at his sport's Grand Slam in Kentucky next April.

Laura Collett won the BEWA's outstanding under-25 rider award after winning individual and team gold at the European Young Riders' Championship in Belgium.

And Welsh showjumper Carian Scudamore, the European junior champion, claimed the BEWA's under-18 award.

Mistral Hojris was named horse of the year after helping Laura Bechtolsheimer to win bronze and silver at the European Championships in Windsor.