HOYS 2017: a flying horse, Charlotte Dujardin and a (very) reluctant showjumper
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)





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






A trick of the eye?
The Atkinson Action Horses wow the crowds with their spellbinding stunts
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A graduate from Durham University, Madeleine joined H&H in 2011 and became Features Editor — producing content across the magazine and website, including the popular inside back cover article ‘The horse that made me’ and the weekly ‘The best of my fun…’ interview. She has written on topics as diverse as hay making and headcams, to hot totty in the horse world and circus horses. Madeleine now works as a freelance feature writer for Country Life, The Telegraph, Horse & Hound, cntraveller.com, The Spectator and The Field, as well as writing obituaries for The Times.