Horse & Hound Awards 2026

Awards season is on the horizon! This year will be the 11th edition of the Horse & Hound Awards, running in partnership with NAF and Agria.

As previously, the H&H Awards winners will be nominated and voted for by you. We seek to recognise not only the superstars who have wowed us in 2026, but also particular individual stories, and the unsung heroes who make it possible for all of us to enjoy equestrian sport and our horses, at whatever level.

Last yearH&H readers made their voices heard, with some 114,500 of your votes cast to crown award winners in a range of equestrian spheres. Anyone is welcome to nominate the person, group or horse they feel deserves recognition this time. Nominations are open on Thursday 13 August.

Submit your nominations here

Following the close of nominations at 5pm on 10 September, the H&H judging panel will decide on a shortlist of contenders. The panel will be influenced by the number of nominations and strength of the story of the nominee’s dedication and achievement.

On 8 October, we will announce the shortlisted candidates, sharing their stories and inviting you to vote for your winners online, with voting closing at 5pm on 16 October.

The winners will be revealed at a glittering ceremony at Dallas Burston Polo Club in Warwickshire on 25 November, where some 300 people, including heroes of the summer’s World Championships, will gather to enjoy a glamorous evening of champagne, winner reveals, BAFTA-style speeches and dancing. Everyone supporting from home can read about all the winners online, on social media and in the following week’s magazine (3 December).

Get nominating!

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The 2026 categories

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The Horse & Hound Awards winners 2025

• Horse & Hound Lifetime Achievement: Jane Holderness-Roddam
• Dressage Horse of the Year: Jagerbomb
• Hit Air Event Horse of the Year: Lordships Graffalo
• Showjumping Horse of the Year: Hello Folie
• Show Horse of the Year: Stoneleigh Showtime
• Zoetis Professional Rider of the Year: Ros Canter
• Amateur Rider of the Year: Hollie Clark
• Young Rider of the Year: Rachel Proudley
• SPILLERS Horse Feeds Pony of the Year: Mighty Max II
• NAF Five Star PROFEET Farrier of the Year: Greig Elliott
• Absorbine Groom of the Year: Kim Masson
• Baileys Horse Feeds Vet of the Year: Claire Maher
• The Horse & Hound Podcast Unsung Hero of the Year: Victoria Privett
• Inspiration of the Year: Abi Lyle
• Agria Horse of a Lifetime: Hovis