Sunday evening at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) draws the week’s showing Championships to a thrilling close in the final showdowns of the Supreme Products Supreme Horse of the Year and Supreme Products Supreme Pony of the Year Championships. With everything to play for, the field was open for every Champion to impress this year’s judges, Olympic eventer Laura Collett MBE and Edwin Prosser of the Mintfield Stud. This was a particularly special experience for Laura as she won the Supreme Pony Championship at HOYS in 2003 when she was just 13 and said, “I know how much it means to qualify for HOYS and to stand in that

Jodie Hall McAteer won the Leading Showjumper of the Year grand prix for a second time at Horse of the Year Show in a thrilling finale. Jodie, who triumphed in the same class three years ago, emerged victorious following a gripping jump-off that saw 71-year-old John Whitaker lead the chasing pack. Olympian John, riding Equine America Unick Du Francport, clipped  one hundredth of a second off Oliver Fletcher’s time aboard Hello William to lead the way until Jodie and Hardessa took centre-stage. Their time of 32.53 seconds relegated John to second, with William taking third place and Olivia Sponer finishing fourth aboard Bingo Du Chateau. British star Jodie paid tribute

Elated owners celebrate on the final afternoon of HOYS Danni Radford’s Riding Horse, Ladies Man, was crowned Alan Marnie & Family Riding Horse of the Year Champion after being pulled in top of his class in the Small Riding Horse early this morning. Clocking up another win in what has been a great week for Jayne Ross, the 10-year-old gelding has had a fantastic weekend standing Reserve in the Intermediate Show Hunter Championship yesterday with Poppy Carter, a Championship he has previously claimed in 2023. George, as he is known at home, won the Small Riding Horse last year before going Reserve, so he’s gone one better this time out.

North Herefordshire regained the LeMieux Prince Philip Cup at Horse of the Year Show as they secured a fourth title in the last five years. After their hat-trick years of 2022-2024, North Herefordshire were succeeded as champions by Wylye Valley 12 months ago. There was to be no repeat, though, as North Herefordshire turned the tables after the Pony Club Mounted Games once again showcased the sport at its finest. North Herefordshire finished on 120 points, 11 clear of Wylye Valley, with North Warwickshire third and Wynnstay fourth. The line-up for this year’s event had also seen Strathearn and Enfield Chace take part earlier in the week. North Herefordshire went

It was an early start for Jade Cummins’ super little Welsh Section B, Gatsby Diam, who claimed the Mears-Wood Family Lead Rein Pony of Hunter Type of the Year  Championship as the sun was rising on the final day of Horse of the Year Show (HOYS). The 10-year-old gelding took good care of his little four-year-old jockey, Nellie Cummins, as the pair negotiated the obstacle course led by Sharn Linney; and with the star quality needed to go two better than his third place last year. Gatsby has been produced by Sharn for the past two years. “There was lots going on in the course,” she said. “But he’s nice

Joe Whitaker revealed that he had realised a career ambition with his exciting victory in the NAEC Stoneleigh Speed Horse of the Year class at Horse of the Year Show. Joe followed up victory in Friday night’s Dallamires Stables Cup, when he edged out his cousin Jack following an epic jump-off tussle, with a second notable triumph. Despite having a fence down in the one-round competition, which added three seconds to his finishing time, Joe and Seaview Evolution still took the top prize by 11 hundredths of a second from Chris Smith and Messarado Blue, with James Smith finishing third on Juno Rose 23. “I have been watching this class