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Cheltenham Gold Cup winner qualifies for HOYS!

31/05/202431/05/2024 Suzanne Ashton

Native River and Emma Vine at SEIB Search for a Star at Stoneleigh Park on the 27th May 2024.

The 2018 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Native River qualified for the SEIB Insurance Brokers Search for a Star Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) championship at his first attempt on the 27th May at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire. This is Native River’s first full season in the show ring with his amateur showing rider, Emma Vine. Native River and Emma took runner-up spot in a competitive Search for a Star Riding Horse class to earn their HOYS ticket, the class was judged by Nicki Taylor and Samantha DeCaprio. The class was…

Pony Club announce LeMieux as title sponsor of 2024 HOYS Mounted Games

02/05/202402/05/2024 Suzanne Ashton

A HOYS Pony Club Mountain Games rider and her horse dropping a ball intoa bucket

As the countdown continues to the 75th Anniversary of Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) the Pony Club Mounted Games has announced LeMieux as a new title sponsor for 2024. Globally recognised for its stunning seasonal collections of unique, compelling colour-match stories, LeMieux extended their sponsorship to include the Pony Club Mounted Games as well as continuing being the Official Champion Rug Supplier for a second year. “We support equestrian sport at every level and for every age, so we’re delighted to partner with HOYS on the Pony Club mounted games…

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

25/10/202325/10/2023 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…

A Grandstand Challenge Cup to Remember at HOYS

08/10/202202/05/2024 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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