‘Robert always admired him’: first HOYS small hunter victory for Claire Oliver

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Horse No 916, winner of the Hamilton Tarmac Small Show Hunter of the Year Championship during the Horse of the Year Show held at the NEC in Birmingham in UK between 5 -9th October 2021
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Claire Oliver led a superb field in the Hamilton Tarmac HOYS small hunter of the year championship on day two of the 2022 Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) riding Susan Granger’s lovely chestnut gelding Shanbally Legacy.

The Pride Of Neath 10-year-old, a pure-bred Irish Draught, landed his HOYS pass at Royal Cheshire earlier this year and his list of results is impressive; alongside winning the supreme at Wiltshire Horse Show at the beginning of the season, he was also a winner 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.