We are delighted to announce HorseHage are the Official Forage Supplier for Horse of the Year Show 2023, marking a noteworthy 21 years of continued support of the show. With over 50 years of production and awarded a Royal Warrant in 1983, HorseHage has the knowledge and experience needed to make a top-quality product. HorseHage is a natural product with no additives and is the nearest thing you can get to grass in the field. Not only can it help maintain a healthy respiratory system for your horse, but it can also help promote a healthy digestive system too. Said Mark Westaway, “HorseHage is proud to continue our longstanding partnership

A damp and misty start to the day at Vale View Equestrian on the 23rd April did not deter the enthusiasm and excitement of the record number of competitors. Entries across the Horse of the Year Show qualifying classes on offer at the first Search for a Star and Racehorse to Riding Horse competition of the season were top quality. Livestock transporter, and “TikTok queen”, Rebecca Giles won the working pony class of 18 entries with her grey Connemara gelding, Lochan Beag Rogaire. Rebecca said: “We came along today but I didn’t think we had a chance! I’ve always wanted to go to HOYS and now Finnbar as we call

We are delighted to welcome Galloway & MacLeod as this year’s Official Feed Supplier for Horse of the Year Show 2023. With over 100 years of heritage, Galloway & MacLeod manufacture high quality horse feed blends. From mixes formulated to increase the power and performance of the competition horse to quality general purpose stud, mare and youngstock mix.   Said Karen Slight, “ Galloway & MacLeod have been producing premium animal feeds for over 100 years.  We are very passionate about horses and take great pride in what goes into our feeds.  Only the very best of ingredients are selected to ensure our customers’ horses sustain good health and well-being

We are thrilled to announce the Honourable Stud and Ami Miller as sponsors of the Intermediate Show Riding Type of the Year Championship. Ami Miller says, “My broodmare who has started the prefix “Honourable” previously won this class three times. In just three years we have bred 3 fillies and 2 colts. In 2022 my mare DPUK Night Dancer was runner up in the Price Family Supreme at HOYS with her foal ’The Honourable Bachelor’ at foot. It is my hope that her prodigy goes on to follow in her footsteps under saddle. I am delighted to be on board with supporting such a prestigious Championship and very much look

We are delighted to welcome Epiony as new sponsors of the Large Riding Horse of the Year and the Riding Horse of the Year Championship at this year’s Horse of the Year Show. Founded in 2016, Epiony is a global therapy brand, offering products designed to be used on people and animals including horses and dogs.  Epiony’s innovative products offer a drug-free solution to sore muscles or simply a tool for relaxation and relieving tension, they include the hugely popular ‘Massage Mitt’, ‘The Heat Pad’, ‘The Heat Pad Plus’, ‘The Thermal Wand’ and ‘The Massage Ball’.  Emma Easton-Powell, CEO and Founder of Epiony say: “We are thrilled and excited to be

We are delighted to announce David Coffen will be judging the Driven Heavy Horse of the Year Championship at Horse of the Year Show 2023. David started competing at equestrian shows from a young age, His proudest moment was winning the 1996 National Shire Show and World Congress with Bass. The introduction of the class in the HOYS timetable for 2023 has gained lots of interest from competitors across the length and breadth of the UK, and we are excited for the first qualifier to get underway on 30th April at The South Eastern Shire Horse Association Heavy Horse and Country Show. Speaking to John Anderson a Clydesdale Breeder, who