Douglas Bunn
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Douglas Bunn was a British
barrister
, businessman and founder and chairman of the All England Jumping Course at Hickstead.
He founded Hickstead in 1960 and was also responsible for such innovations in equestrian eventing as team chasing
.
He bankrolled Hickstead for many years on the proceeds of his family's caravan park business, putting as much as £300,000 into the facility every year.
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barrister
Barrister
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, businessman and founder and chairman of the All England Jumping Course at Hickstead.
He founded Hickstead in 1960 and was also responsible for such innovations in equestrian eventing as team chasing
Team chasing
Team chasing is a British equestrian sport, contested between teams of four riders over a cross-country course of about two miles, with about 25 fences to be jumped...
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He bankrolled Hickstead for many years on the proceeds of his family's caravan park business, putting as much as £300,000 into the facility every year.