Horse & Hound: Showing

06/12/2023

Looking for your child’s next working hunter pony? This guide will give you some essential advice...

A guide on how to buy a working hunter pony including where to search, what to look for and how you should proceed once you've agreed on a sale

03/12/2023

‘I’ve worked with so many special ponies’: top showman retires after career spanning 50 years

Colin Tibbey is a leading show producer of Welsh ponies. He has won numerous Royal Welsh titles and he has also lifted the HOYS in-hand supreme three times.

01/12/2023

Simon Reynold: ‘Would showing benefit from the introduction of feedback forms?’

Simon Reynolds, who is best known for producing cobs for the show ring, shares his thought on how we can make showing fairer and more transparent

30/11/2023

Do we need more novice classes during the summer show season?

28/11/2023

Show horse specialist and judge Magnus Nicholson is feeling positive about the future of showing, are you?

28/11/2023

You've got to love a Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 – and we'd love to hear about your own Welsh ponies below ❤️

28/11/2023

‘She lives a very varied life’: glory for 30-year-old show pony mare led by her four-year-old handler

Show pony mare Mountain Gale won the in-hand veteran title at the 2023 STARS championships led out by four-year-old Grace Speak

28/11/2023

This young hunter who was champion at STARS is definitely one to watch in the future 😍

27/11/2023

This 30-year-old mare and her four-year-old handler won a mega class of 66 entries at the STARS championships ❤️

27/11/2023

Congratulations to this year's STARS champion of champions ridden supreme winners, 13-year-old Roseberry Super Trooper and Hayley Clements ⭐️👏

18/11/2023

Congratulations to the connections of this beautiful Suffolk mare who stood 2023 SEIB Search for a Star supreme champion 😍

17/11/2023

Calling all owners of hairy natives: how do you take care of your pony's mane, tail and feather during the winter months? 🤔

17/11/2023

‘I was verbally attacked and intimidated by some of the leading names, but I wasn’t about to be bullied out of the sport I love so much’: Katie Jerram-Hunnable speaks candidly about her early judging experiences

Katie Jerram-Hunnable speaks openly about her early judging experiences and offers some helpful advice to the next generation

11/11/2023

‘I cried when she won’: tiny rider crowned champion in first showing season

A tiny rider who started her showing career with the dream of winning a sash was crowned riding club champion at the age of four. Stephanie Roby told H&H her daughter Tiffany White loves riding, spending time with her 20-year-old loan pony Poppy – and competing. At the end of her first showing sea...

11/11/2023

‘What a result for the breed’: Suffolk Punch mare lifts SEIB Search For A Star championship

The winner of the 2023 Search For A Star supreme championship at Your Horse Live was Suffolk Punch mare Holbeache Scarlet

10/11/2023

Home-produced heroes: 11 winners from the 2023 SEIB Search For A Star finals at Your Horse Live

The 2023 SEIB Search For A Star finals were held at Your Horse Live, where home-producers came forward to contend for 11 championships...

10/11/2023

Good luck to all the competitors in this weekend's SEIB Search for a Star finals 🤞 Pictured are last year's supreme winners, Emily Hiscox and Thistledown Elpaso ❤️

06/11/2023

‘He was an utter legend’: farewell to much-loved Welsh pony who dominated in every sphere

The Welsh section A gelding Chetwynd Caspar won at HOYS and the RIHS, and he was also a finalist at London Olympia during his career

06/11/2023

Anne Vestey’s consistent 14-year-old heavyweight show cob has retired from the show ring after finishing second at Horse of the Year Show with Stuart Ashton. During his career Pairc An Faoi Diamond has won major titles across the country, including at Royal Windsor and at the BSHA championships.

We wish him a very happy retirement!

05/11/2023

‘His inner showman came out’: reigning HOYS heavy horse champion spotted enjoying a day out hunting

The Shire gelding Cotebrook Sgurr Alasdair who scored top honours in the 2023 ridden heavy horse of the year championship at HOYS has been enjoying hunting

03/11/2023

Magnus Nicholson: ‘There were problems in the showing world in the past, too’

Leading show horse producer and judge Magnus Nicholson shares his views on the future of judging and the loss of a showing icon

01/11/2023

Looking to buy a show hunter pony? Where to search and exactly what to look for

If you're hoping to buy a show hunter pony, then look no further than this guide on what to look for, where to search and what price you should pay...

28/10/2023

Smiles for miles: 27 joyous competitors who were in the winnings at the BSPS Heritage championships

Find out who qualified for the London International Horse Show at the 2023 BSPS Heritage championships, held at Arena UK...

25/10/2023

How can I buy the perfect working hunter?

Looking to buy the ideal working hunter to compete in the show ring? Then read this ultimate guide on where to look and what to ask sellers...

25/10/2023

Has 2023 been the year you made your equestrian dreams into reality? Have you seen a New Year’s resolution right through to the finish line, or perhaps you’ve finally realised a childhood ambition you’ve been working towards for a long time. We want to hear from you for a magazine feature. Email your stories to [email protected]

20/10/2023

Julie Templeton: ‘Be mindful of your cheeky offers for breeders’ ponies’

Leading pony producer, trainer and judge, Julie Templeton, shares her concerns about the future of British Riding Pony breeding

15/10/2023

Epic centre line moments — 36 winning ponies photographed at HOYS 2023

Many, many centre line moments were applauded as winning ponies from the HOYS 2023 showing classes basked in the NEC spotlight...

14/10/2023

Re-live the magic — 20 winning show horses from HOYS 2023

The HOYS 2023 showing classes were red hot, with both horse and pony classes witnessing both seasonsed stars and new faces come to the fore...

12/10/2023

Equine vet Jennifer and her mother Helen bred "Zeus", SEIB Search for a Star hack winner and overall champion at Horse of the Year Show last week ❤️

12/10/2023

Sam had his last ride on the incredible 133cm contender who was working hunter pony champion at Horse of the Year Show 😢

What a way to end their partnership 👏

11/10/2023

Congratulations to the connections of this beautiful part-bred pony who won the supreme pony title at Horse of the Year Show ❤️

It was her first time competing there too! 🔥

11/10/2023

A first-ever Horse of the Year Show supreme victory for Danielle Heath 👌 and what a horse to do it with 😍

08/10/2023

‘He deserves this so much’: HOYS supreme glory for one of the most consistent show horses of all time

Danielle Heath won the 2023 HOYS supreme horse of the year title riding the Mears Family's champion hack Forgeland Hyde Park.

08/10/2023

‘This is a breeder’s dream’: young mare lifts supreme pony title at HOYS on her first visit

Swan Lake and Sophie Staveley won the 2023 HOYS supreme pony of the year for owner/breeder Jerome Harforth at the Horse of the Year Show

08/10/2023

‘She’s so beautiful’: girl power prevails in HOYS coloured horse and pony championship

Rhianon Loader and plaited mare Castra took the spoils in the ridden coloured horse and pony championship held at the 2023 Horse of the Year Show

08/10/2023

‘She tries her heart out for me’: rider takes HOYS title on last outing with special mare

Isabella O'Donnell took the show hunter pony of the year tricolour at the 2023 Horse of the Year Show riding Morning Sunflower

08/10/2023

‘He’s the first heavy horse I’ve ridden’: Shire owns the ring and wins at HOYS

Will Morton took home the ridden heavy horse of the year title on Cotebrook Sgurr Alasdair at the 2023 Horse of the Year Show (HOYS).

08/10/2023

‘This is fantastic for racehorses’: ex-racer lifts HOYS riding horse championship

Former SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse champion Minella Rebellion returned to the HOYS stage two years later to be crowned riding horse supreme

08/10/2023

This beautiful mare's dam won at Horse of the Year Show over a decade ago 😍

The five-year-old mare Swan Lake reigned in the HOYS part-bred pony championship with Sophie Staveley riding for Jerome Harforth

08/10/2023

‘HOYS is his show’: perfect pony and 11-year-old jockey retain show pony of the year title

Lola Carabine and The Harker's 122cm show pony gelding Ardenhall Blenheim took home the overall show pony tricolour at HOYS 2023.