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HORSE OF THE YEAR SHOW 2021 TO GO AHEAD IN OCTOBER 2021
Showjumping championships on Thursday, and the prestigious PriceFamily Supreme In-Hand Championship showcasing on Friday. Things hot up on the weekend, as the Saturday
daytime showcaseschampionships galorein both the TopSpec Arena and the AndrewsBowen International Arena. The evening performance is equally exhilarating with the final installment of the Osborne RefrigeratorsScurry Driving Championship and the continuation of the international showjumping classesincluding the highly anticipated Ripon SelectFoods Puissance. Sundayremains the ‘day of champions’ as the
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eare delighted to announcethatthis year’sHorse of the Year Showwill take placeatNEC Birmingham on 6th –10th
October 2021. Ahead of ticketsgoing on general sale at 10am
on Friday14th May, the timetable forHorse of the Year Show2021has been released allowing youtoplan your visit in advance. With exciting displayannouncementsstill to come,you canview the timetable on the HOYS website:
hoys.co.uk/
timetable. Following the recent Government announcements, we have decided to go ahead with the planning of afantastic HOYS 2021, and the eventwill return to the NECBirmingham in October,with aticketed audience. Along with exceptionalcompetition and displays,
the firstpart of the week is packed with all the fan favourites including the Mountain and Moorland classesonWednesdaythrough to Friday, National
HORSE&COUNTRYAND BRITISH EVENTING ANNOUNCE WIDE-RANGING PARTNERSHIP
ondon, United Kingdom–May 25th, 2021 –British Eventing (BE), the National Governing Body forthe sport
of eventing in GreatBritain, and leading international equestrian sportsnetwork Horse &Country (H&C) todayannounced the details of awide-ranging
partnership.The rationale behind the newarrangement is underpinned by H&C’sextensiveeventing coverage,which includesliveand highlightssport, training content and rider profiles, andthe increasing role of video in BE’scommunications activity. At the heart of the partnership is the creation
of the BE TV Channel on H&C’sstreaming service, H&C+. The Channel will hostall of H&C’seventing livestreams starting with Belsay International and BictonInternational in June, followedbyBarbury International and Burgham International in
July.There’s also livecoverage of major eventsfromoverseasincluding Longines Luhmühlen 5*, MarsGreat MeadowInternational from Virginia, and Les5ÉtoilesdePau. The BE TV Channel also features a
wealth of eventing-related material including MasterclassesfromWilliam Fox-Pitt, Lucinda Green, Ben Hobday, Emily King, RosCanter and manymore. Forthose who want to see behind the scenesand intothe lives of some
of the biggest namesinthe sport thereare rider profilesincluding Piggy March, Tina Cook, AlexHua-Tian and Oliver Townend. And forarealinsight intohow the starsofthe sport relax off-duty, H&C’shugely popular series, DaisyDinesWith, features DaisyBunn sitting down to dinner with LauraCollett and friends, The Fox-Pittsand the Funnells. The BE TV Channel will be continually
updated and refreshed with new material and information about further joint initiatives from BE and H&C. Other keyfeatures of the partnership include: Apromotion throughout June offering
a15% discount on annual membership of H&C+ forBEmembers Adspromoting BE membership to
run in all H&C eventing livestreams Crosspromotion of keymessages
to each other’ssocial communities H&C Director, RichardBurdett said: “We’re
showing moreliveeventing than ever before this year,soapartnership with BE is agreat waytoadd further value forthe passionate eventing community. We knowthatmanyofour viewers areboth fans and competitorsintheir ownright, so we’vecreated the BE TV Channel to pull together awide rangeofcontent to help
them get even morefromthe sport theylove.” WendyMcGowan, Chief Operating Officerat
British Eventing, commented: “Weare delighted to be partnering with H&C to bring topquality eventing contenttothe eventing community and to be able to mark this occasionwith a special introductory offer forour BE members.” To watchall of H&C’seventing live streams and access the BE TV Channel, makesureyou aresigned up to H&C+, Horse &Country’sworldwide streaming service. H&C+ members canwatch online or with H&C’smobile apps, as well as on Roku, Apple TV,Android TV,and Amazon
Fire.Membership is just£5.99 per month, or £59.99 annually,and full details on howtojoin canbefound at
horseandcountry.tv
showcomestoaclimax with the crowning of the Horse of the Year ShowSupreme Horse and Pony of the Year and the Leading Showjumper of the Year. Youwill also get the chancetosee the awarding of the much-covetedPrincePhilip Cup to the Pony Club team who have racedtheir waytovictory in the Mounted
Gamesheats.Rounding off afantastic programme of equestrian talent will be the finale celebrations on Sundayevening marking the end of another fabulous edition of Horse of the Year Show. Ticketsgoonsale at 10am on Friday14th May
through the
websitehoys.co.uk/ticketsand the BoxOffice:0344 581 8282 (Call chargesmay apply according to your phone company’saccess charge). Disabled bookings canbemade by calling 0800 6405001 and discountsare available for groups of 10+ through the Groups Booking Line on 0800 358 0058 or by emailing groups@
theticketfactory.com.
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