Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) organiser Grandstand Media has confirmed the final list of 2023 HOYS judges. The show is to be held from Wednesday to Sunday, 4-8 October 2023 at the NEC in Birmingham.
The 2023 HOYS judges are as follows:
Cob of the Year: Lucy Killingbeck (conformation) and Charles Le Moignan (ride/show)
Coloured Horse and Pony of the Year: Mathew Lawrence and Polly Mallender
Hack of the Year: Vanessa De Quincey and Mathew Lawrence
Harness Champion of the Year: Robert Robertson and Catherine Kemp
Intermediate Show Hunter of the Year: Louise Windsor and Anthony Perkins
Intermediate Show Riding Type of the Year: Louise Windsor and Anthony Perkins
Junior M&M Ridden Pony of the Year: Russell Sutcliffe and Jackie Webb
Ladies’ Side Saddle Horse of the Year: Simon Reynolds and Michelle Underwood
Lead Rein Pony of Hunter Type of the Year: Ann Bigley
M&M Mini Pony of the Year: Kathleen Scott
M&M Ridden Pony of the Year: Antony Bell and Alex Kelly
M&M Working Hunter Pony of the Year: Nicola Shuttleworth and Jane Somerset
Maxi Cob of the Year: Lucy Killingbeck and Charles Le Moignan
Mini Show Pony of the Year: Angela Calvert
Miniature Horse of the Year: Julia Ryde-Rogers
Racehorse to Riding Horse of the Year: TBC
Ridden Partbred Pony of the Year: Ann Bigley and Penny Hollings
Ridden Purebred Arab of the Year: Emma Maxwell and Penny Hollings
Riding Horse of the Year: Matthew Ainsworth and Michelle Underwood
SEIB Search For A Star: Jordan Cook, Chris Hunnable and Katie Jerram-Hunnable
Shire Horse of the Year: Christopher Malkin
Show Hunter of the Year: Peter Crafts and Gillian McCowan
Show Hunter Pony of the Year: Morean Hamilton and Julia Ryde-Rogers
Small Show Hunter of the Year: Jane Hall and Katie Duxbury
Supreme In-Hand Championship: Michael Hendrie and Sophie Henderson
Working Hunter of the Year: Jane Hall and Simon Reynolds
Working Hunter Pony of the Year: Jane Carter and Sue Nicklin
British Ridden Heavy Horse: David Curtis and Katie Duxbury
Children’s Riding Pony of the Year: Jane Darragh and Joanne Dean
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