The Native Breeds Ridden Festival, based in Wales, will welcome 15 new Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) qualifiers in 2020. Organised by the West Wales Horse & Pony Enthusiasts (WWHPE), the event will run at United Counties Showground in Carmarthen on Sunday 31st May. As a recently formed group, the WWHPE’s aim is to […]
British Showjumping is delighted to announce that Speedi-Beet from British Horse Feeds will be continuing their alignment with the British Showjumping HOYS Grade C Championship for a further five years. In 2021, British Horse Feeds will celebrate a sponsorship milestone and mark a decade long association with this Championship. The British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet HOYS […]
New British clothing brand, Lord & Lady Equestrian, has joined up with British Showjumping to become the new title sponsor of the Senior Newcomers Championship for an initial term of three years. The Lord & Lady Equestrian Senior Newcomers Championship is a notable favourite in the national calendar and it is for registered horses in […]
Make Christmas magical this year with Horse of the Year Show. From wonderful winter warmers, and special souvenirs from this year’s show to extraordinary experiences for the 2020 edition, you’ll be sure to find something that will add a sparkle to anyone’s Christmas. […]
Following the success of the 2019 Horse of the Year Show, it is with great pleasure to announce the showing judges for the 2020 Show. Each year the NEC transforms into a hub for equestrian fans as they arrive in their masses to compete or watch who will be crowned the ultimate horse or pony […]
At Horse of the Year Show 2019, a cross sample of animals competing in the showing classes were selected to be dope tested by the onsite veterinary team. Further to a blood sample being taken from the following two animals; Derrygimbla Atlantic Storm and Kilnamona Glen, the samples have been analysed using documented LGC methods […]
Team Ross rounded off a fabulous week at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) when her Small and Large Riding Horses both won their classes and took Champion and Reserve Champion in the Topham Barnes Riding Horse of the Year Championship. Diane Stennett’s Small Riding Horse, Casino III, has been knocking on the door of […]
We had to say some emotional goodbyes this weekend as we saw HOYS stalwarts work on the show one last time before enjoying a well-earned retirement. Bob Ellis awarded the Horse of the Year Show Equestrian of the Year trophy To have one successful career takes talent; to have more takes a special person. Bob […]
It was a great day for Irish Showjumping on the final day of competition at Horse of the Year Show. Not only did the Irish showjumping team secure qualification for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Barcelona, but Irish rider David Simpson joined an illustrious list of winners to take the Leading Showjumper of the […]
West Hants Pony Club do it again in the final of the Thistledown Developments Pony Club Mounted Games Prince Philip Cup. Entering the final round of games in the lead on 81 points, there was still all to play for with the double points on offer at Horse of the Year Show. The four teams […]
Twinshock Warrior, Jill Marsden and Tanya Moulden’s stunning Heavyweight Hunter, has fought off all the other Champions to be crowned Supreme Products Supreme Horse of the Year at Horse of the Year Show 2019. The seven-year-old went beautifully under the spotlights with Jayne Ross, upping his game from his novice appearance last year to Supreme […]
Fellthorpe Esther Jane stood Shire Horse of the Year Champion on the final evening of Horse of the Year Show, making it 14 wins for Paul Bedford’s team. They first took the Championship, which is supported by the Shire Horse Society, in 1985 and have had numerous winners including multiple champions, Landcliffe Laura and Metherington […]
Special guests Sir Anthony McCoy and ITV Racing presenter Luke Harvey joined in the celebrations on the final evening of Horse of the Year Show 2019 in a very special parade of racing heroes. The ‘Celebrating Our Racing Heroes’ parade was held in association with British Horseracing’s official charity, Retraining of Racehorses (RoR). It gave […]
During this evening’s programme at Horse of the Year Show Michael Duffy’s mount Egalini went lame upon completing his round in the Leading Showjumper of the Year. After leaving the arena the horse was immediately checked by our veterinary team and transported to our veterinary facility by horse ambulance. Following a thorough examination including multiple […]
The Working Hunter Pony Champion from earlier in the week at Horse of the Year Show has taken the ultimate accolade in showing. Coco Bongo proved that her presence under the spotlight is as compelling as her jump when she beat off all other pony Champions from across the week to be crowned the Ruckleigh […]
Making his return to Horse of the Year Show very worthwhile, William Whitaker secured his victory in the Speed Horse of the Year class on the final day of competition. William last competed at the show in 2015 in national competitions but it is his first year competing here in international classes. Aboard RMF Echo, […]
A Welsh Section C pony with a liking for work has won the Junior Mountain & Moorland Ridden Championship Sponsored by Ponies Association (UK), after going one better on last year’s second place in the Large Breed class. Rivervalley Flash Jack (Jack) is owned by Janet Cox and is eight years old. Amy Tate gained […]
A 15-year-old pony on his 10th year at Horse of the Year Show has finished his HOYS journey in style. Michelle Cuerden’s Piebald Stallion, Del Boy V (Derek), was ridden by Vikki Smith to land the Coloured Horse and Pony of the Year Championship sponsored by CHAPS (UK). Del Boy V stood Reserve to The […]
Five riders made it through to the final round of the Five Fence Challenge at Horse of the Year Show and it was a British tie for Robert Whitaker and Emma Stoker as the only two riders to keep all five fences standing. With the Abbey Road fence at number three catching out the other […]
Tabitha Kyle made her Sunday at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) a day to remember as she became the first ever rider to win both the 128cm and the 138cm title in the same year at the show. Riding the eight-year-old bay gelding, Playboy Van De Zoetewei, Tabitha had a tough time to beat […]
Julie Bankier rode Kate Bankier’s bay mare, Toncynfigg Liberty X (Tina), to victory in The Binks Family Show Hunter Pony of the Year Championship at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS), rounding off her last year in Show Hunter Pony classes in style. Rising up the ranks from their third-place finish in the 153cm class […]
Leading from the beginning, 12-year-old Tabitha Kyle won the first showjumping class of the day in the Andrews Bowen International Arena to take the title in the Hilton Garden Inn 128cm Championship. The schoolgirl from Leicestershire showed experience beyond her years as she navigated her way around the jump off at lightning speed aboard nine-year-old […]
New to the 2019 Horse of the Year Show are two awards which take place inside the show’s retail village rather than the arenas. Working in conjunction with The Equestrian Index, Horse of the Year Show organisers are delighted to showcase this new initiative for traders at the five-day show. The aim is to recognise […]
The Ripon Select Foods Puissance, the class everyone had been waiting to see at Horse of the Year Show, was finally here. Showcasing an impressive line-up of international riders, including last year’s joint winners, Alfie Bradstock and Guy Williams, as well as Geoff Billington and Robert Whitaker who have both won multiple Puissance classes in […]
This time last year, Charlotte Caulfield’s pony, Stretcholt New Dimension, was just being backed. Fast forward 12 months and he is now a Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) Champion, having won the British Show Pony Society 138cm Children’s Riding Pony of the Year and standing overall Champion. The five-year-old British Riding Pony, known as […]
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