LeMieux Returns to HOYS as Official Pony Club Mounted Games Sponsor!
Horse of the Year Show is thrilled to share that LeMieux have renewed their sponsorship, continuing their valued partnership with the show. The popular equestrian brand return as sponsors of the LeMieux Pony Club Mounted Games and LeMieux Cup for the next three years, as well as remaining the Official Champion Rug Supplier for all […]
Alan Marnie & Family take on the Riding Horse of the Year classes at HOYS!
Horse of the Year Show is delighted to announce a new sponsorship for 2025. We welcome Alan Marnie and Family to the show, generously sponsoring the Alan Marnie & Family Small Riding Horse of the Year, Alan Marnie & Family Large Riding Horse of the Year and Alan Marnie & Family Riding Horse of the […]
HOYS Working Hunter of the Year Championship Gains New Support
Horse of the Year Show is thrilled to welcome the Alan Marnie & Family (Meta Lounge Limited and SHB (GB)) Working Hunter of the Year to the show in 2025. Being supported by Alan Marnie and Family alongside their business Meta Lounge Limited, as well as Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain (SHB (GB)), means […]
HorseHage Mark 23 Years of HOYS Sponsorship
Retaining their title of Official Forage Supplier, HorseHage have renewed their sponsorship at Horse of the Year Show for the twenty-third year. After joining the HOYS family in 2003, HorseHage have been steadfast in their support of the show, providing top quality forage across the event. Dependable and 100% natural, HorseHage sets out to eliminate […]
Job Vacancy – Senior Marketing Executive
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to fulfil the role of Senior Marketing Executive and join Grandstand Media Limited (GML) to lead and implement the digital strategy for Horse of the Year Show and the British Showjumping National Championships, two of the most prestigious equestrian events in the UK. Alongside other supporting […]
Osborne Refrigerators Renew HOYS Sponsorship for 3 Years
Recognised by many as a steadfast and dedicated part of the HOYS family, Osborne Refrigerators Ltd has renewed their sponsorship of the Osborne Refrigerators Large Double Harness Scurry, Osborne Refrigerators Small Double Harness Scurry and the Osborne Refrigerators Harness Scurry Championship, signing on until 2027. ‘For 40 years Osborne Refrigerators has supported the Horse of […]
Timetable Release for Horse of the Year Show 2025
Horse of the Year Show is excited to share our official timetable for this year’s show in anticipation of our tickets going on sale on 28th March 2025. There have been some changes from the usual schedule timetable to ensure each class has the perfect amount of time in the spotlight of the Arena of […]
Job Vacancy – Equestrian Coordinator
Are you looking for a new opportunity? Take a look at our Equestrian Coordinator vacancy! Grandstand Media Limited is a team of specialists with many years’ experience planning, organising and running equine events. Most notably Horse of the Year Show (Birmingham, CSI 3*) which GML has organised since 1997, the event now welcomes over 60,000 […]
Horse of the Year Show Welcomes New In-Hand Showing Class for 2025
Horse of the Year Show is delighted to introduce a new in-hand showing class to the 2025 and 2026 schedule; the UKAMHS American Miniature Horse of the Year Sponsored by Pandoras Miniature Farm. Confirmed for the next two years, this new educational class adds another beloved breed to the HOYS ensemble retinue. There is much […]
HOYS Announce 2025 Sponsorship of Shine Source Footwear UK LTD
Horse of the Year Show is delighted to welcome Shine Source Footwear UK LTD to the 2025 schedule. Taking on sponsorship of the Show Hunter Pony classes, they have been renamed this year as: Shine Source Footwear UK LTD 122cm Show Hunter Pony of the Year Shine Source Footwear UK LTD 133cm Show Hunter Pony […]
HOYS Announce 2025 Sponsorship of Thor Atkinson Steel Fabrications Ltd.
Joining Horse of the Year Show as sponsors in 2025, Thor Atkinson Steel Fabrications Ltd take on three prestigious Mountain and Moorland classes. HOYS is excited to welcome this Cumbria-based company to the retinue of valued sponsors at the show. The two classes and respective Championship are renamed for 2025 as: Thor Atkinson Steel Fabrications […]
Horse of the Year Show is Delighted to Announce 2025 Light Horse Judges
We are thrilled to announce the official Light Horse judges for HOYS 2025, taking place from 8th to 12th October 2025 at the NEC, Birmingham. The show horses and ponies competing at Horse of the Year Show are the pinnacle of showing excellence, and the judges responsible for awarding such prestigious titles are no […]
The Rees Family take on HOYS International Showjumping Class
Horse of the Year Show is delighted to announce that The Rees Family Cup will feature in the Arena of Dreams in 2025, thanks to the generous sponsorship of The Rees Family. Wayne and Emma Rees are ‘excited and thrilled to be sponsoring the international showjumping class for the first time’. This class sees the […]
Horse of the Year Show 2025 Rulebook
Horse of the Year Show will return once again to the NEC Birmingham’s bp pulse LIVE from the 8th-12th October 2025. The HOYS team would like to make all competitors aware of the changes to the 2025 rulebook. All changes/additions are in bold for your attention in the full version HERE. The following changes of […]
Champion of Champions Reigns Supreme
The 75th Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) came to a thrilling close tonight as it was decided which horse and pony would become the Champion of Champions. All of the Champions from throughout the week were invited back for one final show; this time in front of judges Tissie Reason and Ann Overton-Ablitt who […]
LeMieux Pony Club Mounted Games – Winners of the 2024 Prince Philip Cup
North Herefordshire completed a memorable Horse of the Year Show hat-trick as they won the LeMieux Pony Club Mounted Games for the Prince Philip Cup at Birmingham NEC. First contested in 1957, the competition once again delivered an action-packed fashion as four teams – North Herefordshire, North Warwickshire, Wynnstay and Wylye Valley – contested the […]
Leading Showjumper of the Year
French rider Julien Anquetin saved his best until last to be crowned Leading Showjumper of the Year at the Horse of the Year Show. Julien guided Farah Tame to an outstanding win, clocking 38.92 seconds to give his preparations for the World Cup indoor season lift-off. Sweden’s Angelie von Essen took second aboard Daniel on […]
Buddy Does the Double on the Final Day of Showing at HOYS
The Hamilton Tarmac Small Show Hunter of the Year Championship, judged by JJ Kemp and Gregory Gerry, saw a double HOYS Champion crowned; Bridget and Meg Edmondson’s Briarhill Buddy Bolden (Buddy). Fresh from his victory yesterday in The Ross Family Intermediate Show Hunter of the Year Hunter with Harriet Dennison, Buddy was victorious once again […]
Speed Horse of the Year and the Thistledown Investments Six Bar
Rachel Proudley accomplished what she described as “the number one win” of her showjumping career by landing the Speed Horse of the Year crown at the Horse of the Year Show. A thrilling one-round class looked to be heading the way of Welshman Mark Edwards, who produced a blistering performance on Royale Tale, clocking 56.91 […]
British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet Grade C Championship
Will Fletcher added his name to the family’s Horse of the Year Show successes with victory in the British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet Grade C Championship. Twenty eight years after his mother Tina claimed the first of her two wins in the same class, Will fought through considerable discomfort to land the concluding national showjumping competition […]
Showing Champions Celebrate with a Full House on Saturday Night at HOYS
Under the spotlights of a full house on the penultimate evening of Horse of the Year Show (HOYS), judges JJ Kemp (South Africa) and Gregory Gerry (Australia) welcomed back their first and second placed Cobs from this morning’s Lightweight and Heavyweight classes to select The Harrod and Coles Family Cob of the Year Champion. Cobs […]
Alison is Unbeatable in the Osborne Refrigerators Double Harness Scurry Championship
History repeated itself on the penultimate evening of Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) as Alison Osborne was crowned Osborne Refrigerators Double Harness Scurry of the Year Championship with her formidable pair of ponies Osborne Refrigerators Woody & Buzz. Ten pairs of ponies across the large and small sections of the Osborne Refrigerators Double Harness […]
The Ripon Select Foods Puissance
Joe Trunkfield and Locomotion stayed on track through five rounds of power-jumping to win the Ripon Select Foods Puissance in thrilling fashion at the Horse of the Year Show. Oakham-based Joe kept the famous red wall intact to claim a clear win after he and Paul Sims aboard Kingfisher were the only two combinations to […]
The Equestrian Index HOYS Tradestand of the Year Awards 2024
The Equestrian Index HOYS Trade Stand of the Year Awards (TOTY) are designed to recognise exhibitor talents in trade stand dressing and etiquette throughout the show week. All trade stands by way of exhibiting are automatically entered into the awards which have two sections; Best Display 20sqm and under and Best Display over 20sqm. Judging […]
Three Champions Reclaim their Crowns on the Penultimate Day of HOYS
Miranda Wallace’s eight-year-old bay gelding A Red Knight stole the show in The Leeman Family Maxi Cob of the Year Championship in his first season with Vicky Smith. Judges JJ Kemp (South Africa) and Gregory Gerry (Australia) chose their winner from 15 Maxi Cobs to come forward for the 14th running of this prestigious Championship. “I didn’t […]
