John was a great character, you couldn’t ask for a better owner,” said Nick Skelton said of his friend and owner John Hales, ...

John was a former British Showjumping president, and owned horses including Nick Skelton’s superstars Arko III and 2008 Olympic ride Russel II. John’s racing silks of yellow with a red star ...

The Skelton family and the Hales family have been linked across the showjumping and racing arenas for decades. Dan Skelton, ...