Boyd Exell wurde am am Geburtstag der Queen hoch ausgezeichnet. Er erhielt mit der Medaille Order of Australia Medal (OAM) eine grosse Würdigung für seine Verdienste im Pferdesport -  speziell im Fahrsport.

 Boyd Exell has been honoured in HM The Queen's Birthday 2014 Honours list and has been awarded the Order of Australia Medal for service to equestrian sport particularly Four-in-Hand carriage driving.

MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISION
Mr Boyd Mitchell EXELL,
Dairy Cottage, Rolleston, Leicestershire LE7 9EN, United Kingdom
For service to equestrian sports, particularly Four-in-Hand Carriage Driving.   Four-in-Hand Carriage driving is an event modelled along the lines of a ridden Three-Day Event and includes three competitions - dressage, marathon or cross country, and cone or obstacle driving. A carriage is drawn by a team of four horses that have their reins rigged in such a way that they can be driven by a single driver.
Gold Medallist, Fédération Equestre Internationale World Four-in-Hand Championships, 2012.
Gold Medallist, Fédération Equestre Internationale World Equestrian Games (World Championships), Kentucky, USA, 2010.
Winner, Fédération Equestre Internationale World Cup Driving Series Final, 2009-2012 and 2014.
Winner, Concours Hippique International Officiel (CHIO) Aachen, 2003 and 2009-2013.
National Champion, Four-in-Hand, British National Carriage Driving Championships, 2002-2003, 2005, 2008-2011 and 2013; National Champion, Single Horse, 2000.
Winner, International Driving Grand Prix, Royal Windsor Horse Show, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010-2011 and 2013.
High Performance Director of Carriage Driving, Equestrian Australia, since 2012; current Head Carriage Driving Coach.
Current Deputy Chair, Technical Committee for Driving, Federation Equestre Internationale; current Member, Judges Supervisory Panel
Pairs Team Trainer, Pony Team Drivers, 1999, 2003 and 2013; Singles Trainer, 2010 and 2012; and Horses Four Team Trainer, British Carriagedriving, 2014.
Other awards/recognition include:
Four-in-Hand Top Driver Award, Fédération Equestre Internationale, 2008 and 2011-2013.