Horse of the Year Show 2023 Showing Judges

We can now reveal the eagerly awaited showing judges for Horse of the Year Show 2023, taking place from Wednesday 4th to Sunday 8th October.

The judges tasked with placing the country’s top showing horses and ponies and awarding the ultimate accolades in the season come from far and wide across the UK and Ireland, and once again the judges are set to see the best display of showing at Horse of the Year Show.

The HOYS showing season is due to start in the spring of 2023, and we hope that many competitors are looking forward to supporting the qualifiers.

There is only one HOYS, and it will return in the new year with some exciting new additions to the timetable and to the show. Watch this space for more announcements on classes and qualifiers coming soon!

HOYS Showing Judges 2023:

British Ridden Heavy Horse – David Curtis (Conf) & Katie Duxbury (Ride)
Children’s Riding Pony of the Year – Jane Darragh (Conf) & Joanne Dean (Show)
Cob of the Year – Lucy Killingbeck (Conf) & Charles Le Moignan (Ride)
Coloured Horse and Pony of the Year – Mathew Lawrence (Conf) & Polly Mallender (Ride/Show)
Hack of the Year – Vanessa De Quincey (Conf) & Mathew Lawrence (Ride)
Harness Champion of the Year – Robert Robertson (Conf) & Catherine Kemp (Show)
Intermediate Show Hunter of the Year – Louise Windsor (Conf) & Anthony Perkins (Show)
Intermediate Show Riding Type of the Year – Louise Windsor (Conf) & Anthony Perkins (Show)
Junior M&M Ridden Pony of the Year – Russell Sutcliffe (Conf) & Jackie Webb (Show)
Ladies’ Side Saddle Horse of the Year – Simon Reynolds (Conf) & Michelle Underwood (Ride)
Lead Rein Pony of Hunter Type of the Year – Ann Bigley
M&M Mini Pony of the Year – Kathleen Scott
M&M Ridden Pony of the Year – Antony Bell (Conf) & Alex Kelly (Show)
M&M Working Hunter Pony of the Year – Nicola Shuttleworth (Conf) & Jane Somerset (Show)
Maxi Cob of the Year – Lucy Killingbeck (Conf) & Charles Le Moignan (Ride)
Mini Show Pony of the Year – Angela Calvert
Miniature Horse of the Year – Julia Ryde-Rogers
Racehorse to Riding Horse of the Year – TBC
Ridden Partbred Pony of the Year – Ann Bigley (Conf) & Penny Hollings (Show)
Ridden Purebred Arab of the Year – Emma Maxwell (Conf) & Penny Hollings (Ride)
Riding Horse of the Year – Matthew Ainsworth (Conf) & Michelle Underwood (Ride)
Search for a Star – Jordan Cook, Chris Hunnable & Katie Jerram-Hunnable
Shire Horse of the Year – Christopher Malkin
Show Hunter of the Year – Peter Crafts (Conf) & Gillian McCowan (Ride)
Show Hunter Pony of the Year – Morean Hamilton (Conf) & Julia Ryde-Rogers (Show)
Small Show Hunter of the Year – Jane Hall (Conf) & Katie Duxbury (Ride)
Supreme In-Hand Championship – Michael Hendrie & Sophie Henderson
Working Hunter of the Year – Jane Hall (Conf) & Simon Reynolds (Ride)
Working Hunter Pony of the Year – Jane Carter (Conf) & Sue Nicklin (Show)

For further show information please visit our website.

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For more information on Horse of the Year Show 2023, please contact Horse of the Year Show Press Office, Grandstand Media Ltd. Tel: 02476 858205. Email: press@hoys.co.uk