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2023 Royal International Horse Show showing judges announced


  • The organisers of the Royal International Horse Show (RIHS) have confirmed the final list of 2023 RIHS judges.

    The championship show is to be held at the All England Showground, Hickstead, from Tuesday 25 July to Sunday 30 July 2023.

    The 2023 RIHS judges are as follows:

    Coloured horses (ride) — Mr Ben Hester

    Coloured horses (conf) and coloured supreme — Miss Jeanetta La Four

    Coloured ponies (show) — Mrs Morean Hamilton

    Coloured ponies (conf) and coloured supreme — Mrs Clare Dew

    Working hunter ponies — Miss Brigit Ensten (jump) and Mr Richard Hollinshead (conf)

    Show hunter ponies — Mrs Victoria Clark (show) and Mr Timothy Lucas (conf)

    Pure-bred Arabs — Mr Richard Mills

    UKPH M&M young riders and amateur — Mrs Clare Dew (show) and Miss Natalie Middlemass (conf)

    Ladies hunter and amateur riding horses — Miss Esther Rostron (ride) and Miss Brigit Ensten (conf)

    Hunters, lightweights (ride) — Miss Sara Leatherbarrow
    Middleweights (ride) — Mr Nick Gauntlett
    Heavyweights (ride) — Mr Magnus Nicholson
    Hunters (conf) — Mr Tim Martin
    Shoeing prize — TBC

    BSPS Heritage M&M open — Miss Kathryn Lloyd (show) and Mr Anthony Perkins (conf)

    BSPS Heritage M&M lead rein and first ridden — Mrs Jane Somerset (show) and Mrs Sue Rawding (conf)

    Amateur hunter — Miss Faye Ludlow and Mr Chris Gordon

    Working hunter — TBC (ride) and Mr John Llewellyn (conf)

    Riding horses — Mrs Samantha Stephenson (ride) and Ms Lynn Russell (conf)

    M&M working hunter pony — Mrs Amanda McHale (jump) and Mr Malcolm Fry (conf)

    Small hunter — Mr Michael Cooper (ride) and Miss Judy Bradwell (conf)

    Hacks — Mrs Nicola Taylor (ride) and Mr Chris Hewlett (conf)

    Intermediates (all types) — Mr Andrew Bowie and Mr Nigel Wakefield

    Pretty Polly — Mrs Sheelagh Donger and Miss Angela Grummitt

    Miniatures — Mrs Lorraine Rowntree

    SSADL classes — Mr Ben Hester and Mr Paul Cook

    Part-bred Arabs — Ms Kaye Baker (ride) and Mr Chris Bartram-Lawton (conf)

    Maxi cobs — Mrs Jo Hales (ride) and Mrs Angela Lance (conf)

    Show pony lead rein and first ridden, and lead rein of show hunter type — Mr Nigel Wakefield (show) and Mr Andrew Bowie (conf)

    Show ponies — Mrs Sue Rawding (show) and Mrs Jamie Mead (conf)

    Nursery stakes — Mrs Louise Gaunt (conf) and Mr Chris Bartram-Lawton (jump)

    Intermediate working hunter — Mr Chris Bartram-Lawton (conf) and Mr Mrs Louise Gaunt (jumping)

    Cobs — Mrs Lucy Seletto (ride) and Mrs Sarah Smith (conf)

    Working show horses — Mrs Samantha De Caprio (ride) and Mr Jonathan Geake (conf)

    Amateur cobs — Mr Michael Cooper (ride) and Mrs Angela Lance (conf)

    Amateur hacks and amateur maxi cob — Mrs Samantha De Caprio (ride) and Mr Jonathan Geake (conf)

    Supreme ridden horse and pony championships — TBC

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