Fifteen-year-old Izzie Williams and her grey Connemara Mayfield Boy produced one of the standout jumping performances of the day to claim the NPS Baileys Horse Feeds supreme mountain and moorland working hunter pony championship at the 2026 Agria Royal International Horse Show.
The 15-year-old gelding, by Castlestrange Fionn out of Old Head Queen, is owned by Georgina Williams and ridden by daughter Izzy. The pair secured the supreme title after winning the NPS/Baileys Horse Feeds 143cm M&M working hunter pony division.
Over a demanding championship course that caught out many combinations, Mayfield Boy delivered a superb clear round before impressing in the ride and conformation phases.
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“He jumped an absolutely mega clear round,” said Izzie. “The course caused lots of problems, but he just took everything in his stride.
“He’s trained by Rachel Turner, who’s completely changed him and given me so much confidence. To come here and win is beyond words. I‘m so lucky to have the best support team behind me.”
Reserve supreme went to Haysbrook Double Trouble, the 16-year-old black Welsh Section A gelding owned by Helen Mylott and a catch ride for Libby James.
The result came after an emotional few weeks for the team. The pony had originally qualified with Helen’s daughter, 11-year-old Harriet Platt, but after Harriet suffered a broken femur in a fall off a friend‘s pony just a few weeks before Hickstead, Libby stepped in to keep the partnership’s Royal International dream alive.
“This is Harriet’s pony, but when she got injured she asked me to ride him,” said Libby. “We’d only had five days together before coming here. It was a really challenging course with the bullfinch, the water splash and the oxer up the hill, but he was such a good boy. He just took me over everything without ever questioning it.”
Helen Mylott added: “I’m incredibly proud of Harriet, who has produced this pony herself, and I can‘t thank Libby enough for stepping in. He was third here last year, so to come back and finish reserve supreme this year is just fabulous.”
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