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Celebrating HOYS supreme ponies of the year: 2003–2023


  • To celebrate the careers of the top ponies in the show ring since HOYS introduced the supreme pony of the year title in 2003, we look back through the H&H picture archives at HOYS supreme ponies of the year, including this year’s winner

    Part-bred champion Swan Lake and Sophie Staveley were called forward to take the Supreme Products supreme pony of the year championship at the 2023 Horse of the Year Show (HOYS).

    The low-milage five-year-old, owned and bred by esteemed breeder Jerome Harforth, came to the fore to reign over 12 other HOYS pony champions.

    About this prestigious pony title

    The supreme pony of the year was first crowned at HOYS in 2003. Until then the top ponies of the show went forward to the supreme horse of the year championship.

    In 2014 the number of ponies forward for the supreme increased as all the mountain and moorland (M&M) champions became eligible (ridden pony, working hunter pony and mini pony), rather than only the M&M supreme pony of the year champion, as in previous years.

    M&Ms have taken the supreme pony title on five occasions so far, starting with Welsh Section A Penwayn Ryan in 2003. He was ridden by Laura Collett, who has since gone on to become an successful five-star event rider and won Olympic team gold in Tokyo.

    HOYS supreme pony of the year winners