This home-bred six-year-old earned her Royal International (RIHS) ticket at Cheshire Premier (1 May), piloted by Adele Hanson for her mother Margaret Atkinson. The mare is by Kilvington Scoundrel and Baroness is a full sister to the 2012 Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) riding horse champion Whittakers Prince, and a half-sister to the 2013 riding pony of the year Whittakers Princess Royal.
2. Becconsall Regal Ruby
British Showjumping National Championships and Stoneleigh Horse Show
CH106 Hack Championship
Champion Mrs Jean Walsh Wright on Becconsall Regal Ruby (Maise) number 1772
(Image credit: Graham Gannon Photography)
This home-bred and home-produced mare headed her small class at Stoneleigh Horse Show (12-14 August), ridden by Jean Walsh Wright. The pair collected their first HOYS ticket and landed the tricolour.
3. Sandhills Scallyway
jade hawker, sandhills scallywag - local home produced champ, amateur hack winner
(Image credit: Lucy Merrell)
This part-bred 11-year-old Arab secured the home-produced and amateur hack titles for Jade Hawker at South Of England (9-11 June).
4. Elusive
Jo Bates ELUSIVE 126
(Image credit: Nico Morgan Photography)
Suzanna Welby’s six-year-old carried Jo Bates — only recently returned to the saddle after a heavy fall from a youngster — to stand hack champion at the BSHA national championships (9-11 September). The pair went on to stand reserve Classic Supreme.
5. Royal Enchantment
Jordan Cook riding Royal Enchantment, winners of the Large Hack and Hack Championship, Royal Three Counties Show, 19-6-16
(Image credit: Helen Revington)
Jordan Cook piloted Paul Mortimer’s novice to victory in a strong large class at Three Counties (17-19 June), collecting the mare’s first HOYS ticket and going on to stand section champion.
6. Devil Or Angel
Sara Parrott and Devil Or Angel
(Image credit: Lucy Merrell)
This daughter of Devil’s Jump won her large class en route to standing champion at Bucks County (1 September), ridden by Sara Parrott.
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7. Anton Little Astaire
Fiona Farquharson and Anton Lottle Astaire
(Image credit: Lucy Merrell)
Fiona Farquharson was in the saddle of this smart chestnut at Bucks County, where the pair headed their small line-up before standing reserve champion to Devil Or Angel (above).
8. Pendley Majestic
PENDLEY MAJESTIC 712 Matthew Cooper - BSPS Summer Championships 2016
(Image credit: Nico Morgan Photography)
This HOYS-bound hack claimed the Blue Riband intermediate title at the BSPS championships (23-27 August), ridden by Matt Cooper for his girlfriend Lizzie Smith. Lizzie is also pictured on Rathnaleen Gothic, who stood reserve. Pendley Majestic later stood overall supreme.
9. Saatchi
Kimberley Minchin - Saatchi (174)
(Image credit: Picture by Jim Crichton)
This home-produced horse stood hack champion at the Scottish Horse Show (19 July) with Sports Direct employee Kimberley Minchin. Earlier in the year the duo won their RIHS ticket at BSHA Southern Spring (30 April), where they endured a 2.30am start to travel to the venue from Nottingham.
10. Kingsford Final Command
James Smyth and Kingsford Final Command
(Image credit: Lucy Merrell)
This lovely bay belonging to Amy and Jack Downey was ridden in the ring at Herts County (28-29 May) by James Smyth, where the pair duly took the hack title.
This nine-year-old was making his third appearance of the season at the BSHA national championships, where he was crowned Edgar supreme with Vicky Hesford. The Clare Twiston-Davies-owned horse is the reigning HOYS champion hack.
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Aimi was responsible for Horse & Hound’s showing, pointing and veterinary pages, as well as assisting with eventing content. Aimi also edited Horse & Hound’s popular occasional magazines, Ask The Vet and Ask The Trainer. She is the former deputy editor of Eventing magazine. She left Horse & Hound at the end of 2017 to take on new challenges in the publishing industry and is now editor at Your Horse.
