‘His trot gives him the edge’: first HOYS victory for consistent Arab gelding

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Cipriana
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An Arab gelding shed his bridesmaid status as he shone under the lights to take to the Simon Constable Equine Vets and Binley Arabian Stud Caroline Sussex ridden purebred Arab of the year championship on day four of the 2023 Horse of the Year Show (HOYS). Arab specialist Jade Hateley rode her own and her family’s 11-year-old Cipriana to glory in the TopSpec Arena before judges Penny Hollings (ride) and Emma Maxwell (conformation).

Cipriana is out of FS Cinderella and by Mascot Des Alpes. Earlier this season he lifted the overall ridden Arab championship at Royal Windsor.

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.