Tag: HOYS

Homebred Hack on a high in SEIB Search for a Star HOYS Final

Suzanne Ashton
Jennifer Church and Bassingfield Dark Secret SEIB Champions HOYS 2023

A second-generation homebred horse took the amateur showing title in the SEIB Insurance Brokers Search for a Star Championship at the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) on the 6th October. British Warmblood, Bassingfield Dark Secret, and his rider, practising vet and new mother, Jennifer Church executed a foot-perfect final show under the bright lights of the HOYS main arena to take the title. Jennifer said: “I’m thrilled with him! Me and my mum are delighted to have achieved this with a horse we bred ourselves. This is our first…

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A Grandstand Challenge Cup to Remember at HOYS 

Suzanne Ashton
William Whitaker winner of the Grandstand Challenge Cup HOYS 2022. Image credit First Class Images

The Grandstand Challenge Cup opened Saturday evening’s proceedings in the Andrews Bowen International Arena at the 2022 Horse of the Year Show.  A total of 29 horse and rider combinations came forward in a bid to beat the clock in the first round to make it through to the jump-off, where a prize fund totalling £20,000 was on offer. Out of the seven Whitakers’ in attendance for this class, it was Jack who was the first to post a clear round on Q Paravatti N, with Harriet Biddick ne Nuttall…

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