Cob crowned Supreme Horse at HOYS

Heavyweight cob So Smart lived up to his name by claiming the PricewaterhouseCoopers Supreme Horse of the Year title on the final evening at HOYS.

Owned by Camilla Neame and ridden by Robert Walker, the six-year-old home-produced cob is a relative newcomer in the top echelons of the showing world, winning the reserve champion cob title at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show and qualified for HOYS at the West Midlands Show.

Fairholme Rossetas Rhapsody ridden by Chloe Willett was crowned the HOYS Supreme Pony of the Year during the final gala night performance at the Birmingham NEC.

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