Dope testing at Horse of the Year Show 2018
At Horse of the Year Show 2018, 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 three animals; Whittakers Prince, Melvale Tam O’Shanter and Fellthorpe Esther Jane, the samples have been analysed using […]
‘Star’ quality in the Junior Mountain & Moorland Ridden Pony of the Year
Now in its third year at HOYS, the Junior Mountain & Moorland Ridden Pony of the Year sponsored by Ponies Association (UK) found its next Champion in Skellorn Prairie Starlight (Star), a striking Connemara gelding owned by Katy Louise Seedhouse and ridden by Harrison Taylor. The whole team who had come out to support Harrison […]
Ripon Select Foods Supreme Horse Time 2 Reflect brings a touch of nostalgia to HOYS
Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) 2018 started with Diane Stennett’s outstanding mare Time 2 Reflect defending her Ladies Side Saddle Horse of the Year title – and it has ended with her being crowned Ripon Select Foods Supreme Horse of the Year. To see a side saddle competitor take the title on the […]
Young pony reigns Ruckleigh School Supreme Pony of the Year at HOYS
A five-year-old pony who has only been lightly shown this year has taken the ultimate accolade of the showing season, becoming Champion of Champions and Ruckleigh School Supreme Pony of the Year at the 70th Horse of the Year Show (HOYS). The evening performance opened to a track from “The Greatest Showman” and Carmens […]
St Giles Morgana is Shire Horse of the Year Champion
There were tears of joy from Edward Whittaker when his and his father John’s six-year-old bay mare, St Giles Morgana, won the Shire Horse of the Year Championship supported by the Shire Horse Society. The sheer delight showed not just what this prestigious accolade means for Edward, but what the mare means to him too. […]
Karel Cox crowned the Leading Showjumper of the Year at Horse of the Year Show 2018
Karel Cox put the seal on a memorable day for Belgian showjumping when he won the Horse of the Year Show’s Leading Showjumper of the Year grand prix on Sunday evening at the NEC Genting Arena in Birmingham. Just hours after the Belgian team were crowned Nations Cup champions in Barcelona, Karel came up trumps […]
The Magpie clears up in the Coloured Horse and Pony of the Year Championship Sponsored by CHAPS (UK)
Showstopping Piebald, The Magpie, cleared up in the prestigious Coloured Horse and Pony of the Year Championship Sponsored by CHAPS (UK), taking the overall honours on the final afternoon of Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) to end a very successful season. The eight-year-old had claimed the Native/Cob/Traditional Horse section earlier in the day. […]
West Hants Pony Club win the 2018 Prince Philip Cup Final
West Hants hit the jackpot as they were crowned winners of the Thistledown Developments Pony Club Mounted Games for the Prince Philip Cup at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham. After finishing equal runners-up in 2017, they went one better this time as the competition came to a thrilling close under the spotlight of […]
A win for the French in the Zinc Management Speed Horse of the Year
Frenchman Geoffroy De Coligny declared: “I love Birmingham!” after winning his second major class at Horse of the Year Show in the NEC Genting Arena. After landing the Accumulator class in thrilling fashion on Saturday, he added the Zinc Management Speed Horse of the Year title to his HOYS collection. But it could not have […]
Claudia Moore Crowned The Stable Company 138cm Championship
Wonder pony Sonas Barney completed a remarkable hat-trick at Horse of the Year Show on Sunday as Claudia Moore claimed victory in The Stable Company 138cm Championship. Sonas Barney, a 21-year-old veteran of the pony competition scene, has now won the prestigious competition three times with three different riders – Claudia, Madison Heath last year […]
Paul Barker takes the Horse & Country TV Challenge Cup
British rider Paul Barker rediscovered a winning formula at Horse of the Year Show when he claimed a stylish victory at the NEC Genting Arena in Birmingham on Sunday for the final day of competition. Paul, from Northallerton in Yorkshire, triumphed in the Horse & Country TV Challenge Cup, a two-phase competition that sees riders […]
Orphaned foal grows into Show Hunter Pony Champion
Partbred Welsh pony Penstrumbly Our Latif made quite a statement at his first Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) winning The Binks Family 153cm Show Hunter Pony of the Year before going on to stand overall Champion with Victoria Thomas in the saddle. Owned by Victoria’s dad, David Thomas, the Chestnut gelding did not […]
The British Showjumping 128cm Championship
Izabella Rogers showed great form by winning the 128cm Pony Championship at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham on Sunday. The 10-year-old, from Chelmsford in Essex, triumphed in the corresponding class at Hickstead this summer, and she was again on top form with her 15-year-old grey mare Whinney Lass. In a tight jump-off, […]
A two-way tie in The Thistledown Puissance
A capacity 9,000 crowd found itself treated to one of the greatest Puissance classes in Horse of the Year Show history on a memorable night at Birmingham’s NEC Genting Arena. The sold-out audience in the Andrews Bowen International Arena were wrapped up in a thrilling contest that ultimately provided joint winners in Guy Williams and […]
It’s a night to remember for the Till family in the Kathleen Wood Children’s Riding Pony of the Year
The Till family had a hugely successful day in the Kathleen Wood Children’s Riding Pony of the Year Championship on the Saturday evening of Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) with daughter India piloting two of their ponies to the top spots – Drakemyre Puttin on the Ritz (Alfie) in the 138cm section and Rotherwood […]
£300 pony is crowned HOYS Lead Rein Pony of Hunter Type of the Year Champion
The final Champion to be crowned in the TopSpec Arena on Saturday at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) was Alexandria Aungier’s Welsh section A, Uphill Toy Soldier, ridden by daughter Gracie. A delighted Gracie gave Colin, as he is known at home, a big cuddle of appreciation as she stepped forward to receive the […]
Silver Diamond shows his worth in The Colosso Family Cob of the Year Championship
With the excitement of every Saturday night at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) comes the prestigious Colosso Family Cob of the Year Championship. A tightly run contest as always, it was the joint-youngest in the field, Sue Tennant’s six-year-old Irish Draught Silver Diamond, who took the spoils. Ridden by Magnus Nicholson, who was […]
Osborne Refrigerators Double Harness Scurry of the Year Championship
Sally Edwards-Marshall delivered an emphatic display when it mattered to win the Osborne Refrigerators Double Harness Scurry Championship at Horse of the Year Show. The Genting Arena’s Andrews Bowen International Arena was close to capacity for the Saturday evening performance, and the scurry drivers rose to the occasion superbly. No-one more so than Buckinghamshire […]
Two-time HOYS Champion partners a young jockey to victory in The Price Family Mini Show Pony of the Year Championship
The 2018 Price Family First Ridden Pony of the Year class had the 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2007 overall Champions among the ponies contesting the prestigious title. It was the 2015 Champion – Woodview Ianthe – who reclaimed The Price Family Mini Show Pony of the Year Championship with a picture perfect performance on the […]
Geoffroy De Coligny wins the Accumulator
Frenchman Geoffroy De Coligny produced a sparkling display of precision and sheer speed to win the Accumulator class at Horse of the Year Show on Saturday evening. In doing so he pipped 19-year-old British star Harry Charles, who was seeking a third international class win on his Horse of the Year Show debut. Harry […]
Holly Cooper takes the Pony Foxhunter Championship title
Holly Cooper added her name to the Horse of the Year Show roll of honour by winning the Pony Foxhunter Championship on Saturday afternoon at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham. The 15-year-old, from Northamptonshire, did it in style on Valentino Supreme, a nine-year-old bay gelding that Holly has only been riding for less […]
Colour Index puts his stamp on The Leeman Family Maxi Cob of the Year Championship
Colour Index won The Leeman Family Maxi Cob of the Year Championship on day four of Horse of the Year Show (HOYS), securing his place in the Ripon Select Foods Supreme Horse of the Year Championship on Sunday evening. Imogen Yates’ nine-year-old skewbald gelding has qualified for the Maxi Cob at HOYS for the past […]
60 Minute Takeover: Intermediate Show Hunter of the Year Championship makes it two champion titles for Miranda
Claiming two Championship titles in the space of little over an hour, Miranda Wallace was on cloud nine after winning both Intermediate Championships on Saturday at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) – and in her last year in Intermediates! Having stood The Baker-Beall Family Intermediate Show Riding Type of the Year Champion with […]
‘Mr Versatile’ claims The Baker-Beall Family Intermediate Show Riding Type of the Year
Both the Champion and Reserve Champion of The Baker-Beall Family Intermediate Show Riding Type of the Year on the penultimate day here at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) are offspring of the prolific sire, and Leading Sire of the Year 2018, Kilvington Scoundrel. Top honours went to the 158cm winner, Forgeland Hyde Park, […]
Angelie von Essen takes the Thistledown Stakes
Sweden’s Angelie von Essen produced an ice-cool performance to win the Thistledown Stakes at Horse of the Year Show for the fourth day of competition at Birmingham’s NEC Genting Arena. The one round jump-off class had a thrilling conclusion, with the lead changing hands from Michael Whitaker to Denis Lynch, and then last-to-go Angelie eclipsing […]
