David Tatlow
TRUE showing legends are few and far between, but hunter specialist David Tatlow certainly ranks as one of them.
During a career in the ring spanning some 60 years, he notched up more than 40 Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) wins and championships, numerous Royal Windsor and Royal International (RIHS) titles, countless championship show triumphs, and pretty much every major county show tricolour not once but several times.
“Their achievements mean far more to me than my own”
DAVID TATLOW ON HIS DAUGHTER AND GRANDCHILDREN’S SUCCESS
The boy who grew up on a farm in Warwickshire was certainly bred for the job – his father Harry was one of the most revered showmen of his era, at the top of the tree with both hacks and hunters.
“With my brother Roy taking over the farm, showing seemed the natural thing for me to do,” recalls David, 80. “I remember being at the old White City for the Royal International
