If you were in the spotlight at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) last week (4-8 October), it’s likely you’re lying in an exhausted heap on the sofa. Or more likely, still unloading the lorry.
But if you were just trying to keep up with the action from the stands or at home, we’d excuse you for being equally exhausted: with five days of equine overload it’s hard to keep up. So sit back and enjoy some memorable moments from 2017…
Don’t miss our full report and analysis from the show in this week’s issue of Horse & Hound magazine (12 October 2017)
Going higher, and higher…
Padraic Judge, 51, clinches the Puissance title with Citi Business, in what was both their first HOYS experience
‘Don’t mind me, I’ll just stand here’
Things don't quite go to plan for Emma Augier De Moussac in the Zinc Management Speed Horse of the Year class with Kanonja
Yeaha!
Aimee Jones takes the brakes off in the 128cm championship, landing the runner up spot with Koda
A learning curve…
Celicia has a blip in the Future Elite Dressage Championship with Rebecca Cowderoy on board
In the spotlight
Paralympian Sophie Wells is presented with the Equestrian of the Year award, fresh from her moment on the podium at the European Para Dressage Championships in August. Sophie also made her HOYS debut this year, finishing third in the Dressage Future Elite Championship aboard C Fatal Attraction
Not your average lesson…
Olympic gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin shares her winning secrets during her masterclass
Behind the scenes
The maxi cobs make their way back to the stables from the Topspec arena after the Maxi Cob of The Year Championship, which was won by Jovian
Retail therapy (the extreme version)
Are we the only ones already counting down until pay day after a HOYS splurge?
Story time
Spectators are taken back through time to 1965 when one of the oldest horse breeds on earth, the hardy yet graceful Caspian horse, was rediscovered in northern Iran — and are shown what a diverse breed they are today
We know which one we’d rather be in this pair…
The Romney Marsh members get their skates on in the Pony Club mounted games
A trick of the eye?
The Atkinson Action Horses wow the crowds with their spellbinding stunts
