What’s their secret? 10 super-shiny showing stars who escaped the mud

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BSPS Area 5 Ballagh Rebel and Tayla Lewis (HERITAGE OPEN CHAMPION)
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Whether you own a grey, a piebald or a Welsh with white socks, mud will always be your number one enemy. But it seems some meticulous competitors have managed to defy the conditions and keep their steeds looking tip-top, as they headed out to the early season shows.

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Alex Robinson
Alex Robinson
Former H&H showing editor and deputy features editor

Born and raised in the Lake District, Alex has grown up on the showing scene. She has qualified and competed ponies at the Royal International, Horse of the Year Show and Olympia and has first-hand knowledge of the current issues in the showing world as well as the horses, ponies and riders who compete in the sport. Alex joined H&H in January 2018 as showing editor, cementing its place as the leading equestrian publication for both showing reports and current showing news in the UK. She moved on in October 2024 to pursue other opportunities, but continues to write for us on a freelance basis.