Background
Smith was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and still maintains his stables at Craiglands Farm, High Eldwick, Bingley, near Bradford.
equestrian professional wrestler
Smith was born in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and still maintains his stables at Craiglands Farm, High Eldwick, Bingley, near Bradford.
He stood out from the ranks of showjumpers because of his broad accent and blunt manner. Smith became so famous that he embarked on a brief, but unsuccessful, singing career. Competing in two Summer Olympics, Smith"s best finish was fourth in the individual show jumping event at Munich in 1972.
He later became a television commentator for the British Broadcasting Corporation, doing equestrian coverage at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Los Angeles
In 1989 Smith was honoured for being the first man to have jumped in 100 Volvo World Cup Qualifying Rounds. During the 1970s in his spare time he competed in professional wrestling.
In 1975 Smith also made a record titled "True Love". In 1990, after retiring from competition, Harvey joined with wife and trainer Sue Smith, a former showjumper herself, to form a racing team at their Yorkshire base, Craiglands Farm.