Tales from Hickstead: Five-year-old follows in mother’s footsteps at Royal International

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Arty Cayzer has qualified his two ponies for the Royal International Horse Show, following in his mother Anna's footsteps
Arty Cayzer has qualified his two ponies for the Royal International Horse Show.
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FIVE-year-old Arthur ‘Arty’ Cayzer is following in his mother Anna Cayzer’s footsteps by heading to the Royal International Horse Show (RIHS), 22 years after Anna last competed at the show.

Arty has qualified for the lead rein show hunter pony on veteran skewbald hunting pony Firle Running Wolf, and the open M&M lead rein final on palomino Cosford Flotation. Both ponies are home-produced.

Stephanie Bateman
Stephanie Bateman
Freelance journalist

Stephanie Bateman began her career working for Horse & Hound’s sister title HORSE magazine in 2009 after studying a BSc Equine Science degree at Hartpury university. After a few years working in-house for a national equestrian title, she went freelance in 2011, and now writes for a variety of print and online platforms, editing sections of national monthly magazines and contributing regular features and event reports to Horse & Hound. She juggles working with being a mummy and wife, and riding her coloured mare Matilda.