The winners of the 2020 British Breeding awards have been announced. H&H finds out who won what, and speaks to some of the owners and breeders
THE achievements of top British breeders and their horses were marked by British Breeding in a virtual celebration.
The event’s highlight, the unsung hero award, went to Liz Wilkinson, who retires this year after 41 years at the Matson family’s Twemlows Hall.
{"content":"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"}
You may also be interested in…
Credit: Lucy Merrell
We recently asked you to submit your newborn foal photos, and you did not disappoint. Which is your favourite?
Credit: ZSL Whipsnade
Mark Holden, head of the large hoofstock team at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, on the birth of a rare wild foal
Whether you run a stud or are looking to breed your first foal, here’s our pick of broodmares for sale
Credit: Alamy Stock Photo
