‘He likes going to the fun fair’: reigning Royal International champion continues form at HOYS

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2023 HOYS cob championship
COPENHAGEN exhibited by Simon Reynolds, winners of The Harrod and Coles Family Cob of the Year Championship during the Horse of the Year Show held at the NEC in Birmingham in UK between 4 -8 th October 2023
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Simon Reynolds and Rowena Stephenson’s upstanding lightweight Copenhagen (Teddy) were the deserving victors of The Harrod and Coles Family 2023 HOYS cob championship at the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS).

The uber-consistent 1o-year-old adds his name to the hall of fame by becoming one of the few show cobs to win both HOYS and Royal International (RIHS) titles in the same year.

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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.