'We missed him’: show raises £1,500 in support of rider days after his brain...
An equestrian centre has raised £1,500 to help find a cure for brain tumours, in support of showing producer Rory Gilsenan who is undergoing treatment for the condition. Addington Equestrian Centre...
View ArticleRebecca Penny: It makes judges more mindful *H&H subscribers*
Having recently attended the Northern Counties Ponies Association (NCPA) Pony of the Year show, I was particularly impressed with the format used to judge the golden ticket supreme. Competitors had to...
View ArticleSpectating at HOYS and don’t have a clue about the show ring? Read our...
Even if showing isn’t your discipline of choice, if you’re spectating at the world famous Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) this week you’d be a fool to miss out of seeing the country’s best show horses...
View ArticleHow to follow Horse of the Year Show 2019
This year’s Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) (2-6 October 2019) at Birmingham’s NEC will mark the show’s 71st anniversary, featuring top-class showjumping, showing, dressage, driving — as well as an...
View ArticleFrom the racecourse to the NEC: who was your favourite past winner of the...
Currently in its 17th year, the SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse series continues to grow in popularity. The classes provide former racecourse stars with the opportunity to change careers and have their...
View ArticleHeading to HOYS: 12-year-old jockey set to make debut on home-produced...
A 12-year-old show rider from North Yorkshire has fulfilled her dream of qualifying for the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) on her home-produced working hunter pony. Isabelle Wilmot from Skipton and her...
View ArticleCould you take on the 2019 HOYS Cuddy working hunter track? Take it fence by...
A host of seasoned combinations took to the International Arena at the 2019 Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) today (2 October) to compete for the coveted crown of Cuddy working hunter horse of the year....
View ArticleHOYS 2019: Jo Bates and Grandeur scoop SEIB Racehorse 2 Riding Horse...
The stunning grey gelding Grandeur got his centre line moment when he was crowned top of the 2019 SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse (R2R) final on the first day of competition at the Horse of the Year...
View ArticleHOYS 2019: Five-year-old is crowned working hunter of the year
The youngest of 39 starting horses ended up defying the odds to not only jump a flawless clear round but also scoop the top accolade in the Cuddy working hunter of the year at the 2019 Horse of the...
View ArticleHOYS 2019: Which home-produced heroes reigned in the SEIB Search For A Star...
A clutch of home-produced riders took to the stage at the world famous Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) to compete in the highly anticipated SEIB Search For A Star (SFAS) finals. Seven class winners,...
View ArticleHOYS 2019: working hunter with unknown breeding gallops to supreme pony...
A working hunter who stands at just 12.2hh came to the fore in the 2019 Ruckleigh School supreme pony of the year championship to give his young jockey her first Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) supreme...
View ArticleHOYS 2019: Jayne Ross clinches seventh supreme horse title with heavyweight...
Leading lady Jayne Ross ensured she is still known as the very best in the business as she scooped the Supreme Products supreme horse of the year honours for the seventh time in her career as a show...
View ArticleCelebrating HOYS supreme horses of the year: 2003-2019
To celebrate the careers of the top showing horses for the past 17 years, we look back through the H&H picture archives at HOYS supreme horses of the year, including this year’s winnerJayne Ross...
View ArticleCelebrating HOYS supreme ponies of the year: 2003-2019
To celebrate the careers of the top ponies in the show ring since HOYS introduced the supreme pony of the year title in 2003, we look back through the H&H picture archives at HOYS supreme ponies of...
View ArticleNigel Hollings: We must look at the bigger picture *H&H subscriber*
Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) is unique. It’s the one every competitor really wants to win, as the results are the most remembered. When I enjoyed my first taste of success there in 1972, it was a far...
View ArticleWhich golden oldies reigned at the National Veteran championships?
Now in its sixth year, the National Veteran championships, hosted by the Veteran Horse Society, saw strong class entries across the board. Competitors from around the country came in floods to...
View Article26 heavenly HOYS winners who enjoyed their centre line moments this year...
As we say goodbye to the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) for another year, it’s time to take a look back at some of the winning horses and ponies who wowed the judges and the crowds at the NEC. For more...
View ArticlePony bought unseen from city centre allotments goes on to HOYS glory
A pony who was bought unseen from a “shack” in a city centre allotment has won a prestigious title at the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS). Lesley Cook’s nine-year-old gelding Okedene Justin won the...
View Article‘She does her ponies every single day unless she’s in hospital’: Six-year-old...
A young handler made her in-hand class debut a winning one as she scooped the supreme accolade at the North West Championship show with her Welsh section A pony. Six-year-old Honey Ohara led out her...
View ArticleDan Williams’ showing blog: I’ve been trying to schedule sleep on a Tuesday...
So it’s been a while since my last blog. In fact, I haven’t put anything out since The Royal International Horse Show, where I managed to vlog every day in what was the hottest few days in living...
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