HOYS

The Equestrian of the Year trophy was introduced to Horse of the Year Show in 2003 and is awarded to the team or the individual who have attained a unique achievement in the equestrian world.

To see a side saddle competitor take the title on the 70th running of the Show certainly added a welcome touch of nostalgia – and it was indeed the perfect ‘Time 2 Reflect’.

Olympic dressage champion Charlotte Dujardin completed a Horse of the Year Show hat-trick when she won the Dressage Future Elite Championship

When the Andrews Bowen International Arena is transformed into an exhilarating ride across country you know it’s time for the famous Cuddy Working Hunter.

Today marks the start of Horse of the Year Show’s 70th Anniversary celebrations, which take place at Birmingham’s NEC Genting Arena through until Sunday 7th October.

This year’s Horse of the Year Show features the sixth running of the annual Dressage Future Elite Championship.

In recognition of the Platinum Jubilee year, a Horse of the Year Show commemorative plate has been designed to celebrate what has made Horse of the Year Show the equestrian spectacle that it is today.

This year’s finale is the ultimate celebration of the power of the equestrian community when we all stand together in unity.

With Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) set to celebrate a remarkable 70 years this October at Birmingham’s NEC, Hook Norton Brewery have come on board to create a unique blend of hand crafted beer to mark the special occasion.

The Horse of the Year Show mascot known as ‘Harry HOYS’ took to Sutton Park in Birmingham on Sunday 8th April to partake in the Birmingham 5k Fun Run organised by UK Triathlon.

As one of the longest standing horse shows in the UK to have been running consecutively for 70 years, this year Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) will be able to share such a memorable occasion with its loyal and supportive fan base as well as encouraging new fans to come along and join in the fun.

Without doubt, one of the most fascinating finals at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) is the enduringly popular SEIB Insurance Brokers Search For A Star series (SFAS).. but how do you get there?..

One of this season’s most consistent campaigners capped their year with the SEIB Insurance Brokers Racehorse to Riding Horse (R2R) title at the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) on Wednesday (4 October).

Accountant Lynsey Lawrence and her hunter Mista Fezziwig (Ralph) impressed the judges to stand overall champions at HOYS.

The Oakley Hunt West Pony Club have won the Virbac 3D Worming Cup and the Prince Philip Cup after dominating the competition over five nail-biting days at the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS).

It was the fifth and final day at Horse of the Year Show and it was the day of champions.

The penultimate day at Horse of the Year Show, held at Birmingham’s Genting Arena NEC and there was not an empty seat in the house.

Day three at Horse of the Year Show saw the start of the International Showjumping and one of the most prestigious showing titles, the Cuddy supreme In-Hand Championship.

Day two at Horse of the Year Show, being held at Birmingham’s NEC Genting Arena, had some unbeatable athletes and VIP guests to boot.

Day one of Horse of the Year show 2017 got off to a flying start with the Horseware Bronze League Championship and Silver League Championship, Ladies Side Saddle Horse of the Year Championship and the Cuddy Working Hunter Championship to name a few.

Several Whitaker’s confirmed to compete at Horse of the Year Show held during October

the perfect family day out for all ages offering everything from top-class competition and adrenaline thrilled displays to the interactive HOYS Live Zone and the Meet the Horses Area.

Grandstand Media Ltd are delighted to welcome a new sponsor to this year’s show, Worcestershire based Field Equine Vets will be co-sponsor of the Shire Horse of the Year Championship, also supported by the Shire Horse Society.

Grandstand Media Ltd have announced their sponsorship with the Guide Dogs Association ‘Name a Puppy Scheme.’

Horse of the Year Show are delighted to introduce their new Official Competitor DVD Supplier for 2017, Display Media.

Seasoned supporter and sponsor of Horse of the Year Show, Ann Overton- Ablitt has kindly made the decision to donate her 10 best seat gold tickets for the Show to the Hannah Payne Memorial Trust, a children’s charity for disabled riders.

A rescue horse that almost died from starvation three years ago will be competing at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) in October in the final of the SEIB Insurance Brokers Search For a Star (SFAS) series.

The 2016 Dressage Future Elite Championship winner, Hawtins Delicato, has recently been announced as Carl Hester’s 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games hopeful.

There is still time to bid for a Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) place in the SEIB Search for a Star (SFAS) series.

Grandstand Media Ltd have announced that entries for Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) are now open!

For the first time this year, Grandstand Media Ltd, organisers of Horse of the Year Show, will be offering a new Wildcard to a Young Rider between the ages of 18 and 25.

Every year over 60,000 visitors make the journey to Horse of the Year Show at the Genting Arena, Birmingham’s NEC for five days of edge-of-your-seat action, world-class competition, lavish shopping and celebrity rider signings.

Horse of the Year Show, “The World’s Most Famous Horse Show”, is thrilled to announce details of their exclusive displays for this year’s Show.

The Championship that features some of the very best of the country’s novice horses is now under new sponsorship from Equitop Myoplast®.

The eagerly awaited dates for the 2017 SEIB Search for A Star and SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse showing series have been announced, and there will be new opportunities for competitors as a result of a revised schedule for 2017.

As the New Year draws closer, the countdown to the 2017 season has started and begins with the announcement of the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) 2017 showing qualifiers which are listed on the HOYS website here.

Following the great success of the 2016 Horse of the Year Show, it is with great pleasure to announce the showing judges for the 2017 Show.

Jack the Giant dominated the opposition to take the 2016 SEIB Insurance Brokers Racehorse to Riding Horse championship at the Horse of the Year Show, ridden by Allister Hood, who announced the horse’s retirement from showing after the prize giving.

Caroline Tyrrells’ Lightweight Cob, Our Cashel Blue was crowned Ripon Select Foods Supreme Horse of the Year on the final evening of Horse of the Year Show (HOYS).

An emotional Cian O’Connor dedicated victory to his late mother after he won the Leading Showjumper of the Year grand prix on the final night of HOYS.

Double Olympic champion and triple world record holder Charlotte Dujardin turned back the clock as she returned to the Horse of the Year Show at Birmingham’s NEC in winning fashion.

It had been a closely fought battle between Jemma Millman and Alison Tucker throughout the week at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) in the Osborne Refrigerators Double Harness Scurry of the Year Championship.

The East Kent Hunt Branch of The Pony Club have won the Virbac 3D Worming Cup and the Prince Philip Cup after five nail-biting days of competition at the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS).

Richard Lanni’s super pair of Chestnut geldings Symen and Vinney took the honours in the Sankey Property Maintenance Ltd Harness Horse and Pony of the Year Championship on day one of Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) at Birmingham’s NEC.

Buckinghamshire teenager Lottie Tutt added her name to an impressive roll of honour when she won the Blue Chip Pony Newcomers Championship at the Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham.

Joe Clayton added his name to a who’s who of show jumping when he won the Connolly’s RED MILLS Senior Newcomers Championship at the Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham.

British racing car driver Stefan Wilson swapped the cars for a different kind of horsepower today as he came along to Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham to support his mother Lynne Wilson as she took part in the prestigious Cuddy Supreme In-hand Championship.

Over the next five days of competition, 1,600 horses and ponies and 1,500 competitors will descend on Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in hope of claiming the red rosette.

Thrills and Spills, Nick Skelton back in the day and a little taster of the HOYS 2016 Equestrian Display Team are this week’s Viral Inspiration

Horse & Country TV will be showing televised coverage of the hugely popular Horse of the Year Show (HOYS), with a highlights programme to be broadcast each night at 7.30pm (6-10 October).

Privileged to watch the best cobs in the country, Kitty Trice reports from The Horse of the Year Show on the cob classes, which continue to go from strength to strength culminating in the 2015 Cob of the Year title which was, as expected, fiercely fought for.

Hampshire based Harry Charles wants to be part of the GB Team that competes at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Harry, the son of 2012 team gold medallist Peter, won individual silver and team bronze at the European Junior Championships this summer and is competing at the Horse of the Year Show this week.

Vicky White’s former HOYS Champion Kelsterton Merlin has sadly passed away. Working Hunter “Merlin” who stood Champion at HOYS in 2008 was a six times HOYS finalist and one of the most consistent Working Hunters in modern times

Lucy Burton, 14, has no fear. She is widely known in both the Bicester and Grafton Hunt country as the bravest young thruster in the field, and most usually you will find her leading at the front, side saddle on her trusty steed, Maria. She features regularly in Horse & Hound, and this week is photographed winning the gate jumping at the Bicester Hunt Team Chase. Lucy kept a diary for The Gaitpost chronicling her journey to HOYS.

Listen to Harriet & Sarah as they make their radio debut live on air & discuss how they met, the idea behind The Gaitpost, Pony Club mums & much more. Listen out for ‘cameos’ by none other than Clare Balding and Zara Phillips !

Top Showing competitor, trainer and judge Katie Jerram is one of the best known, most successful and sought-after names in the business. Ahead of HOYS, Katie shares her Pro Secrets with us and tells us all about her rides for this years’ competition. Jerram first sat on a pony aged 5 and competed at her first HOYS aged just 10. Since then she has competed every year winning on hacks, hunters, ladies hunters (sidesaddle), small hunters, riding horses and coloured horses (hogged and plaited).

Cirencester based Show jumper and Producer, Jay ‘Tiger’ Halim talks to The Gaitpost about his rides at Arena UK last week, his long term hopes for the sport and who he is taking to HOYS. He also gives us some camel riding tips, has a message for Strictly and reveals his all-time equestrian hero and how he met him as a young boy.