Michael Whitaker (born 17 March 1960) is a British Olympic equestrian rider, who competes in the sport of show jumping.

Younger brother of John Whitaker, Michael began competing on ponies at the age of 5.

In September 1993 he took over from his brother John as the internationally top-ranked show jumping rider.

[1][2] Altrenogest is a female hormone that Whitaker claimed was present in the sample due to a mix up in feed buckets.

Michael began riding aged three on a Shetland pony named Hercules.