‘He’s in the prime of his life’: third Windsor tri-colour on the trot for ‘powerful’ hack

ROYAL WINDSOR HACK CHAMPIONSHIP
Danielle Heath riding Forgeland Hyde Park in the Count Robert Orssich Hack Championship during the Royal Windsor Horse Show, held in the private grounds of Windsor Castle in Windsor in Berkshire in the UK between 10 - 14th May 2023
(Image credit: Royal Windsor Horse Show)

History repeated itself in the Count Robert Orssich Royal Windsor hack championship as last year’s winner returned to reign once again.

This was Guys and Issy Mears’ legendary large contender Forgeland Hyde Park (Will) ridden by his Cheshire-based producer Danielle Heath.

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.