{"id":38238,"date":"2017-11-22T14:34:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T03:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/?p=38238"},"modified":"2017-11-22T14:34:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-22T03:34:21","slug":"groom-of-the-year-alan-davies-of-team-hester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/2017\/11\/groom-of-the-year-alan-davies-of-team-hester\/","title":{"rendered":"Groom of the Year &#8211; Alan Davies of Team Hester"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Congratulations to Alan Davies, groom for the Hester Team.<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38239\" src=\"http:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Alan2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Alan2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Alan2-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Alan2-456x300.jpg 456w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alan Davies (GBR), recognised for his tireless effort behind the scenes for Dressage stars Charlotte Dujardin and Carl Hester, was presented with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eu.vocuspr.com\/Tracking.aspx?Data=HHL%3d%3f430%3b%26JDG%3c%3d29%2f90.LP%3f%40185%3e&amp;RE=MC&amp;RI=2408403&amp;Preview=False&amp;DistributionActionID=37208&amp;Action=Follow+Link\">FEI Best Groom Award<\/a>. \u00a0Praising the unsung heroes of the sport, Alan (48) was visibly moved by the public support for his dedication, commitment and hard work, saying \u201cwords can\u2019t describe how I feel, it\u2019s just amazing!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38240 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/VALEGRO.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/VALEGRO.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/VALEGRO-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38241 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/ValegroTU.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/ValegroTU.jpg 435w, https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/ValegroTU-192x300.jpg 192w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.saddleworld.com.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37920\" src=\"http:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PDS-Valegro-Horse-Deals.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PDS-Valegro-Horse-Deals.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PDS-Valegro-Horse-Deals-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38242\" src=\"http:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/ValegroAlanCanter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/ValegroAlanCanter.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/ValegroAlanCanter-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/ValegroAlanCanter-468x300.jpg 468w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FEI Groom of the Year is Alan Davies, enjoy some images of Alan and his most famous 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