The final award presented was the Outstanding Achievement Award. This was presented to Welsh breeds afficionado Colin Tibbey, who announced his retirement earlier this year. Colin’s wife, Sarah, succeeded in keeping the award a secret from Colin, though he admitted, “by halfway through the night, I was beginning to think there must be a reason […]
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If you’ve a Pure bred Arabian horse or a Part bred pony headed to HOYS, this is essential reading for you! “I was absolutely over the moon to receive my invitation to officiate at this year’s HOYS, especially as it was to judge the Pure Bred Arab and the Part Bred Pony,” said Penny Hollings.
by Lauren Moore It will be an emotional moment on Wednesday afternoon in the Top Spec Arena for Aileen Curle and Brian Willliams as their 12-year-old Highland, Harris Of Mendick, steps through the purple curtains for the final time. Brian originally tried to purchase the Dougal of Mendick sired stallion, from owner Aileen after spotting
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Aberdeen-based Kathleen Scott has the difficult task of sorting through the mini mountain and moorland classes, being one of the most hotly contested qualifying sections. Showing World finds out more about Kathleen and what she will be looking for… “I was lucky enough to persuade my parents to buy my first pony when I was
With seven days to go until HOYS begins, meet seven sweet minis giving their jockeys their first taste of HOYS! Anna Cayzer’s five-year-old daughter Alicia will be joining the lead rein lineup having qualified at the BSPS championships. Alicia will be riding Barkway Dancing Queen! Berwick-Upon-Tweed mum Jane Lindsay will have a nerve-wracking HOYS, with
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With eight days to go, meet eight mountain and moorlands who will be giving their riders a first taste of the action in the Top Spec arena next week. Ella-Rose Wells, 10 and her seven-year-old Shetland Bergli Dreamwatcher (Bob) are headed to HOYS to compete in the open Exmoor or Shetland class. Ella-Rose’s mum, Laura
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Find out what ride judge Katie Duxbury is looking for at HOYS… Katie is a born and bred Lancashire girl, who works full time at BAE Systems as a Quality Engineer. She keeps her own horses at home for pleasure and enjoys breeding coloured ponies. Katie sits on the BSHA and Sport Horse Breeding of
Meet the Heavy Horse and Small Hunter Ride Judge at HOYS! Read More »
Breeder and producer Ian Boylan got more than he bargained for when BRP mare Thirkleby Solstice (Sally) foaled late last month, producing rare twin filly foals. Bred by Mrs Ramsey and owned by Jenny and Jeff Harker, Sally had formerly birthed two stunning foals by the revered Alonby Chardonnier, bred by Ian and owned by
Uber-successful producer, Charles Le Moignan had “quite the experience” when he and his horse were chased by a bull at Malton show yesterday. Charles had taken four-year-old small hunter mare, Oaktree Daydream (Cara) for “a little look around” before hitting the larger shows. “It turned out to be quite the experience!” Charles later laughed. Charles
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It’s safe to say that mechanical design engineer Emma Gunn won’t be forgetting her experience of the 2023 Royal Highland Show any time soon! Emma and her own home-produced Welsh Part-bred mare, Penskyber Mayflower (Maisie) won their Welsh prat-bred class and the first ever WPCS Silver medal on offer at the Highland before entering the
Home-produced combination land first ever HOYS ticket… In the Price Family Supreme! Read More »
Kerry Wainwright’s Skellorn Bronze Soldier trounced all others in the final battle for a place in the Price Family Supreme final line-up at Notts County Show. Remarkably, this will be his fifth visit to HOYS competing in this prestigious final, and he’s also narrowly missed out on a spot in reserve on a further four
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HOYS have announced that visitors to this year’s show will be treated to a new and spectacular sight in the Andrews Bowen International Arena: a Championship for Driven Heavy Horses. In HOYS’s early years, audiences were presented with majestic displays of heavy horses working to harrow the main arena to music. Now in its 74th year,
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London International Horse Show has announced a new showing series with finals to be held at their Christmas show. Organisers have joined forces with the British Show Pony Society (BSPS), the British Show Horse Association (BSHA) and the Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations (ASAO), to create the series, which consists of 20 different classes.
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