The Pony Club team of Oakley Hunt West delivered the goods in a thrilling conclusion to win the inaugural Thistledown Developments Pony Club Mounted Games Cup under the lights of the Andrews Bowen Arena at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham. Two days and three sessions of gripping competition ended with a run-off […]
No longer the bridesmaid, last year’s third placed contender Bowland Dynamo was victorious in the ExcLOOsive Event Hire Small Show Hunter of the Year Championship on day two of Horse of the Year Show (HOYS). The 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood is owned by Ros Croft and Magnus Nicholson has been riding him for the past two […]
Jessica Howard produced a nerveless performance to win the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Championship on day two of Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham. Almost half of the 24 starters jumped clear, setting up a jump-off that did not disappoint in terms of its intensity and exhilarating speed. Despite being last to go […]
The Horse of the Year Show is underway and we could not be more thrilled to be here. It was such an honour to be asked back to perform as part of Horse of the Year Show’s 70th anniversary birthday celebrations. We loved performing at HOYS back in 2014 and 2015 so we jumped at […]
Ireland’s Trevor Breen maintained his remarkable unbeaten record in the Talent Seekers, incorporating the seven-year-old Championship at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham at the NEC Genting Arena. In true form he did it on a horse that he had never sat on until just 36 hours before the competition – Diamant S Aurora […]
When the Andrews Bowen International Arena is transformed into an exhilarating ride across country you know it’s time for the famous Cuddy Working Hunter – a Championship which first ran at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) back in 1951! A big course with plenty of questions is not only a beautiful sight to behold, […]
Producer Lucy Glover rode Charlotte Read’s British Riding Pony, Carmens Novello, into the ribbons in the Equissage Pulse Ridden Partbred Pony of the Year Championship. Charlotte bought the five-year-old gelding just after Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) last year, where the pony competed in the Show Hunter Pony Championship, and Lucy has since produced […]
Yorkshireman Donald Whitaker and one of British Showjumping’s most exciting prospects took centre-stage to win the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers class on day one at Horse of the Year Show. Grey mare Chilli – world five-year-old champion in 2017 and six-year-old runner-up in 2018 – triumphed in emphatic fashion in the Andrews Bowen […]
Clare Fitch barely had time to celebrate her win in the Simon Constable Equine Vets and Mr & Mrs Roberts Ridden Purebred Arab of the Year Championship, before hopping on board her Welsh section D for the next class in the TopSpec Arena on day one of Horse of the Year Show (HOYS). But no […]
Neil Wray’s perseverance and determination was rewarded with a memorable victory in the Steve Dent Horses & Carriages Harness Horse and Pony of the Year Championship at Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham. Yorkshire-based driver Neil and the young black stallion Plains Royalty won a keenly-contested class that also saw Malcolm Salter and […]
The prolific winning Mountain & Moorland pony and reigning Ruckleigh School Supreme Pony of the Year here at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS), Thistledown Van-der-Vaart, has made his own piece of history on day one of the 70th anniversary celebrations. With his usual style and elegance in abundance, the Welsh section A charmed the […]
Twelve ex-racehorses, who have swapped the track for the arena, took their place under the bright lights of the Andrews Bowen International Arena in the SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse of the Year Championship on day one of Horse of the Year Show (HOYS); undoubtedly one of the biggest events of their new careers. […]
It’s a very special year as Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) celebrates its 70th anniversary at Birmingham’s NEC Genting Arena – and there could not have been a better way to start proceedings in the showing than with the outstanding mare, Time 2 Reflect, defending her Ladies Side Saddle Horse of the Year Show […]
Scottish rider Lucinda Stewart made a nine-year wait worthwhile as she claimed a thrilling victory on the opening day of the Horse of the Year Show at Birmingham’s Genting Arena. Lucinda, from Ayrshire, last competed at the prestigious event, which celebrates its 70th anniversary this year, in 2009. But she returned in style, winning the […]
Natasha Hewitt launched the 2018 Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham by being crowned Horseware Bronze League Champion. There was no doubting the Doncaster-based rider’s supremacy in the opening class of an eagerly-awaited 70th anniversary show aboard JJS Impressive. While Natasha admitted that she was struggling to comprehend her success, the early morning […]
[Updated Monday 2nd October 2023] Today marks the start of Horse of the Year Show’s 74th year, which takes place at Birmingham’s NEC through until Sunday 8th October. A place where audiences can be inspired by world-class International Showjumping along with an exciting line up of National Showing and National Showjumping Championships with an energising […]
Get ready to take your seats to witness the greatest names of Showjumping compete at this year’s Horse of the Year Show. HOYS is delighted to announce the International Showjumpers who will be competing at the 70th Anniversary Show held at the Genting Arena, Birmingham’s NEC from 3rd – 7th October 2018. There are a […]
This year’s Horse of the Year Show features the sixth running of the annual Dressage Future Elite Championship. Taking place during the evening performance on Thursday 4th October, this prestigious competition provides a platform for the UK’s rising Grand Prix horses to gain invaluable experience under the spotlight at a world famous international event. In […]
We are thrilled to welcome back the British Equestrian Vaulters at Horse of the Year Show 2018 with their brand new and exclusive “Show Time” performance. There is one pivotal member of the team who has travelled all over the world with the team – meet W.H.Bentley aka Henry, the team’s main vaulting horse. The […]
In recognition of the Platinum Jubilee year, a Horse of the Year Show commemorative plate has been designed to celebrate what has made Horse of the Year Show the equestrian spectacle that it is today. It is a tribute to everyone who has supported the show over the years and continues to make the Show […]
This year’s finale is the ultimate celebration of the power of the equestrian community when we all stand together in unity. It has been produced and choreographed especially for Horse of the Year Show’s 70th Anniversary celebration and will be the first time the ensemble will have performed on stage together. The group is made […]
Following the successful introduction of the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) Showing Wild Cards in 2015, we are thrilled to announce that this year will see a total of four wild cards awarded. The ridden showing wild cards will provide the opportunity for the winners to compete at HOYS 2018 in their relevant ridden […]
With just weeks to go until Horse of the Year Show, the suspense has been building to find out who will be judging this year’s showing Supreme Championships ahead of the Gala Evening Finale on the Sunday evening. The Show takes place at Birmingham’s NEC Genting Arena from 3rd – 7th October. Throughout the […]
On hearing the tragic news of the Mark Davies Injured Riders Fund’s major loss due to the theft of their van and stock destined for Burghley Horse Trials, Horse of the Year Show has stepped in to offer the Charity a ‘Money Can’t Buy Experience’ prize at the show with a chance to meet Olympic […]
The SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse qualifier at the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials provides a true spectacle in the main arena. Twenty-three thoroughbred ex-racehorses – including one coloured animal – were honoured to be able to take part in this prestigious event on the hallowed turf of the world famous three-day event. Burghley is […]
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