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Equestrian Expert The Horse of the Year Show – Britain at its Best!
Whilst we had riders winning simultaneously at top equestrian competitions in Europe and boasted a British show jumper being ranked number one in the world, what better way to show the public the crème de la crème of equestrianism? The Horse of the Year Show, or HOYS as it is fondly known, is an indoor championship horse show held annually at the NEC, Birmingham, with showjumping, showing, dressage, driving, mounted games and top class equestrian displays.
HOYS is now in its 65th year and over the five days of the equestrian whirlwind that descends upon the array of NEC halls, 1,600 horses competed, 57 champions were crowned and 60,000 visitors experienced Horse of the Year Show at its best. This year, with it being such an important anniversary, three very special equine guests were welcomed into the excitement of the Andrews Bowen International Arena – Arko III, Beckside Little Toff and Holme Grove Prokofiev.
Arko III, Britain’s former top-ranked show jumping horse owned by John Hales and his daughter Lisa, accrued over £1million in earnings during his career with Nick Skelton. He is now a successful sport horse sire. Beckside
Karl Ude-Martinez Live 24-Seven Equestrian Expert
Every October I attend one of the most prestigious and famous Horse Shows in the world and it’s right here in the heart of the Midlands. It makes us feel proud to be British and since the Olympics and especially during this summer, the UK as a nation are fielding some of the best equestrian riders in the world.
Little Toff is a leading sire of show ponies, owned by Claire and Anne Smalley of the Barkway Stud. The horse most recently chosen as Lloyds Bank’s iconic black stallion, Holme Grove Prokofiev, is a German graded and performance tested Trakehner who has enjoyed a very successful dressage career. His impressive progeny now uphold the excellence of his name.
As the week progressed, HOYS Champions were crowned and it all culminated with the finale on Sunday evening, giving visitors the chance to see the Supreme Horse of the Year, Supreme Pony of the Year, Shire Horse of the Year (supported by the Shire Horse Society) and Leading Show Jumper of the Year all together.
The Musical Drive of the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery was the main spectacular display and returned to HOYS for the first time in 15 years. The fascinating display consists of four gun teams with six horses per team demonstrating some of the most complicated yet extraordinary skills of horsemanship, all set to popular family music. Combining the impressive elements, which have remained largely unchanged from those first performed by the troop in 1897, with the naturally explosive atmosphere, it never fails to impress young and old.
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