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‘His trot gives him the edge’: first HOYS victory for consistent Arab gelding

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    • An Arab gelding shed his bridesmaid status as he shone under the lights to take to the Simon Constable Equine Vets and Binley Arabian Stud Caroline Sussex ridden purebred Arab of the year championship on day four of the 2023 Horse of the Year Show (HOYS). Arab specialist Jade Hateley rode her own and her family’s 11-year-old Cipriana to glory in the TopSpec Arena before judges Penny Hollings (ride) and Emma Maxwell (conformation).

    Cipriana is out of FS Cinderella and by Mascot Des Alpes. Earlier this season he lifted the overall ridden Arab championship at Royal Windsor.

    Last season, the impressive 11-year-old finished as reserve champion at the HOYS final.

    “This is the result I’ve wanted for both of us,” said Jade. “He’s finished third here before and he was reserve last year, so I’m ecstatic to finally win it. He’s been coming here every year since he was a five-year-old.”

    The Hateley’s breed Arabs under the Round Oak prefix. Jade’s connections were ringside to watch their victory and they raised the roof when the pair were called forward into the top spot.

    When asked what she thinks gives the gelding the edge, Jade said: “It’s his trot, definitely his trot.”

    Jade will return to the HOYS stage to contest for the supreme horse championship on Sunday evening.

    Reserve spot went to Kimberley Bates riding her former winner, Rafeekah.

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    Alex Robinson
    Alex Robinson

    H&H showing 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 since when she has cemented its place as the leading equestrian publication for both showing reports and current showing news in the UK.
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