Showing
Whether you’re looking for the latest showing news, exclusive interviews with top showing producers or opinions from influential names, Horse & Hound’s showing hub is the place to be. Also keep in touch with our bloggers’ showing diaries and watch our latest videos, as well as picking up top tips to improve your performance and browse the latest tack and clothing.
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Showing top stories
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Opinion
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News
‘She lives a very varied life’: glory for 30-year-old show pony mare led by her four-year-old handler
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Opinion
‘I was verbally attacked and intimidated by some of the leading names’: Katie Jerram-Hunnable on her early judging experiences
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Features
6 things only owners of Welsh ponies will understand
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News
‘I cried when she won’: tiny rider crowned champion in first showing season
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News
‘What a result for the breed’: Suffolk Punch mare lifts SEIB Search For A Star championship
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Features
Home-produced heroes: 11 winners from the 2023 SEIB Search For A Star finals at Your Horse Live
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News
‘He was an utter legend’: farewell to much-loved Welsh pony who dominated in every sphere
Showing tips
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Looking to buy the next best riding horse of the showing circuit? Read this handy guide…
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‘Practice makes perfect’: how to impress the judge when showing in-hand
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Find the showing world intimidating? 6 questions you thought were too obvious to ask
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H&H’s guide to show hunter classes: weight categories, presentation and what makes the judges cringe
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How can I make my own working hunter jumps at home?
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Is your show or dressage horse a fidget? Helpful tips to teach them to stand still when asked
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‘We can learn from our mistakes together’: Working hunter specialist Katy Green on finding your next jumping partner
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‘You only live once’: How a PE teacher became one of the country’s leading showing producers
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H&H’s guide on how to impress the judges on an ex-racehorse
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H&H’s guide to intermediate showing classes: which class should you go in and how to turnout
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H&H’s guide to M&M working hunter pony classes: how to ride each breed and what the judges are looking for
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H&H’s guide to working hunter pony classes: how to present your pony and nail your individual show
Opinion from top producers
Tack and clothing
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7 hoods that will protect your grooming efforts
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6 show shirts that are perfect for the summer weather
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The best mane and tail detanglers to keep your horse looking lustrous
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Want to impress in the show ring? Try one of these shaped showing numnahs
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Beautiful velvet riding hats that offer the traditional look
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14 coat shine sprays worth adding to your grooming kit before show day
What is showing?
Showing is an opportunity for horses and ponies to compete side by side with others of the same type — from hunters and working hunters to show ponies and native breeds, plus cobs, hacks, seniors and many more.
The winter showing circuit comes to an end in March, with riders battling for prestigious titles at winter championships, such as the Ponies UK Winter Classic and the BSPS Winter Championships.
Once the summer scene gets underway, qualifiers for the Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead in July are hotly contested. Royal Windsor in May is also in most riders’ diaries, whether as a competitor or spectator.
Then all eyes turn to society summer championships and qualifiers for October’s Horse of the Year Show, where a supreme horse and pony is crowned, and top-class workers, hunters, hacks, cobs — plus many more — come under the spotlight. For natives and senior in-hand and ridden equines, their moment to shine comes at Olympia in December.