‘This is only his second side-saddle show’: 21-year-old pilots riding horse to ladies’ glory at Windsor

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A 21-year-old rider and a riding horse making only his second public appearance in a side-saddle clinched the BSHA Royal Windsor ladies’ show horse accolade at the 2023 Royal Windsor Horse Show.

Heather Rothwell’s Furstenball 11-year-old Happy Valentines (Harley) and recently-graduated English student Phoebe Price were the picture of elegance en route to securing the top position.

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.