Opening the evening performance this Friday at Horse of the Year Show was the Enablelink Ltd Pony Foxhunter Championship; an opportunity for young riders of the future to showcase their talent. In the first round, the technical course of 15 obstacles asked some testing questions of these young riders. Some were luckier than others and there were six riders careful enough to make it through to the jump off. Making her first ride at Horse of the Year Show one to remember, 15-year-old Lauren Wilkins from West Sussex put it all on the line in the jump off against the clock. Riding the nimble nine-year-old mare, Eloclea Ro. Del Colle

Making his trip from south-east Wales well worth the trip, Mark Edwards wins two back-to-back international showjumping classes on day three at Horse of the Year Show. Mark was in flying form with his eight-year-old stallion Dillinger NE to take the opening Grandstand Welcome Stakes at the prestigious horse show held at the NEC in Birmingham. Mark was amongst one of the first riders to go and he set the bar high jumping clear and stopping the clock on 30.60 seconds. Despite 30 riders in the class, only one rider came close; Lorenzo De Luca from Italy pushed his 10-year-old mare Dirka De Blondel all the way to finish on

The stage was set once more for the working hunter ponies at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) 2023, as the National Pony Society/Mole Valley Farmers Working Hunter Pony of the Year Championship got underway over David Cole’s course in the TopSpec Arena. 14-year-old Samuel Laity posted an emotional win on the grey gelding, Barney IX, in the 133cm section and later went on to stand overall Champion in the Andrews Bowen International Arena. This incredible achievement was made even more special because this is the pair’s last show together before he goes back to his owners after this week. “It’s been a rollercoaster, said Sam’s mum, Marie. We’ve had

Allana Clutterbuck rose to the occasion to clinch the win in the Redpost Equestrian Senior Foxhunter Championship on day two at Horse of the Year Show. Once dubbed by Horse and Hound as an up-and-coming talent, the 22-year-old rider from Essex proved them right tonight under the spotlight of the Andrews Bowen International Arena. There were just four riders through to the jump off and Allana was last to go. The 10-year-old bay gelding Dirk IV covered the ground with great prominence and was deceivingly quick. The pair came over the finish in a time of 36.40 seconds – nearly one second faster than Hollie Pearce, who had to settle

Thursday’s evening performance at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) saw two prestigious Championships play out in the Andrews Bowen International Arena. First up was The Andrews Family Hack of the Year Championship where the first and second placed horses from The Andrews Family Small Hack of the Year and Culford Lodge Commodities Large Hack of the Year showed off their paces in a bid to impress judges Mathew Lawrence and Vanessa De Quincey once more. In the end it was the winner of the Large Hack that took the overall honours.Guy Mears’ British Riding Pony, Forgeland Hyde Park, was called forward into the spotlight with Danielle Heath in the

Day two at Horse of the Year Show held at the NEC in Birmingham is the day for dressage enthusiasts. Inviting forward eight of the most promising young dressage horses of Great Britain, the Championship showcases an Intermediate I Freestyle to music for eligible horses aged between eight and ten years old. Under the experienced eyes of judges Stephen Clarke, Sandy Phillips and Andrew Gardner, spectators were treated to spectacular performances from some of Britain’s most successful dressage riders. But it was the queen of dressage, Charlotte Dujardin, who achieved the highest score of the night riding eight-year-old mare, Times Kismet. Having held the title for five consecutive years until