‘He rides like a Ferrari’: reigning Hickstead champion scoops maxi cob of the year title

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HOYS 2024 maxi cob of the year
A RED KNIGHT, exhibited by Vicky Smith winner of The Leeman Family Maxi Cob of the Year Championship during the Horse of the Year Show held at the NEC in Birmingham in UK between 9 - 13 th October 2024
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The reigning Royal International Horse Show (RIHS) maxi cob champion defended his title as the best in the game as he won the Leeman Family HOYS 2024 maxi cob of the year title on the penultimate day of the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS).

Vicky Smith got a smooth tune out of A Red Knight, a nine-year-old bay gelding owned by Miranda Wallace.

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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.