Winner The Alan Marnie & Family Skewbald & Piebald Plaited Large Ridden Pony Championship; Champion of The Alan Marnie & Family Skewbald & Piebald Ridden Pony Championship and Supreme Champion of The Alan Marnie & Family Supreme BSPA Skewbald & Piebald Indian Trail Ridden Championship Harrison Taylor and Lostock Up Till Dark at The Royal International Horse Show, The All England Jumping Course,…

Equestrians who demonstrate exceptional horsemanship, empathy and a horse-first approach will be recognised with special awards at shows this summer. The Welfare Stewarding Group, an organisation of volunteers promoting good equine welfare at shows across the country, is launching the Animalweb Good Horsemanship Award. The first awards were due to be presented at the Royal […]

The owner of a mare who was sold for £1 as “unrideable” but was placed twice at Royal Windsor this year has paid tribute to the relationship she shares with her horse of a lifetime. Amanda Stewart and Irania II came second in a PRE ridden class and third in the PRE parade class, achieving […]

(L to R) Cadlanvalley Eldorado with Katy Marriot-Payne and Cadlanvalley Sandpiper

Discover how Katy started out at the bottom – finishing last two years on the trot in London – before becoming one of the country’s most successful showing riders and producers, how she’s worked at her craft and built up her team, in this exclusive article for H &H subscribers

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Champion. Izzy Walker and Stoneleigh Showtime in The Show Pony Championship at Royal Windsor Horse Show, Home Park Private, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, May 17th 2026~ MANDATORY Credit Elli Birch/Bootsandhooves - NO UNAUTHORISED USE - 07745 909676

Royal Windsor’s chief showing steward Nigel Hollings on the show’s origins and the 2026 fixture’s highlights

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2025 Price family supreme in-hand champions, Heniarth Sh-Boom and Richard Miller.A new judging format for the 2026 Price family supreme in-hand championship at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) has been welcomed in showing – although there are some concerns. This year there will be 20 places in the championship; all entries will be pre-judged in the TopSpec Arena, then go to the Andrews Bowen […]

Noor Al Noufous and Jade Bermingham are ridden Arab champions.A local rider took the 2026 Royal Windsor Arab ridden championship on the show’s final morning (17 May). Jade Bermingham had ridden Noor Al Noufous for two years for her previous owner, before stepping in to purchase the mare, alongside her mother and her mother-in-law, when she came up for sale. The pair impressed the […]

Morning Sunflower and Isobel Radford Jones stand show hunter pony champions at Windsor 2026.A prolific mare took the 2026 Royal Windsor show hunter pony championship for her delighted rider. Isobel Radford Jones got her first Windsor win aboard her mother Fiona’s 143cm Morning Sunflower (Flo). A shocked Isobel said: “There aren’t words to describe it, honestly. I’ve been coming to Windsor for a…

Royal Illusion and Claudia De La Hey are intermediate champions at Royal Windsor.A mare who “believes she’s the best” proved that to be true after taking the 2026 Royal Windsor intermediate championship. Claudia De La Hey rode her mother Samantha De La Hey’s Royal Illusion (Gracie) to success in the intermediate show hunter type class, before beating the hack and riding horse types to the overall…

Briar Snowman and Penny Richardson are senior ridden champions at Windsor 2026.A much-loved gelding who was almost put down on health grounds has claimed the 2026 Royal Windsor senior ridden championship. The Richardson family’s Shetland Briar Snowman has been a prolific competitor under saddle. Two years ago, they feared they would lose him to a bout of laminitis. But ridden by 10-year-old Penny…

Bronte Crosby and supreme champion Oscar II.Bob Beaty and his granddaughter Bronte Crosby enjoyed a remarkable day at the Fell Pony Society’s 2026 Stallion and Colt Show (9 May), held in the grounds of Dalemain House near Ullswater, by kind permission of the Hasell McCosh family. Their four-year-old Oscar II – bought as a two-year-old through the annual Fell Pony Society […]

Posy Lindsay and Littmere Duplicate are 2026 Windsor novice show pony champions.A four-year-old gelding and tiny 10-year-old rider performed beyond their years to take the 2026 Royal Windsor novice show pony championship. Littmere Duplicate (Dexter), owned by Caryln Baillie was ridden beautifully by Posy Lindsay, who had won the mini mountain and moorland championship with Heniarth Stand Up 24…

Arabella Pickles and mini champion Cosford Valour at Royal Windsor 2026.With a fourth class added to the roster and a quality field, the 2026 Royal Windsor mini championship was hotly contested. The trip south from Yorkshire was made worthwhile for producer sisters Alex Ahern and Kirsty Pickles when Kirsty’s tiny eight-year-old daughter Arabella Pickles rode their father Paddy Ahern’s Cosford…

Pippa Kirby and Pied Piper are 2026 Windsor senior in-hand champions.A previously successful working hunter pony claimed the Senior Showing and Dressage Ltd (SSADL) 2026 Royal Windsor senior in-hand championship and booked his ticket to Royal International Horse Show (RIHS). Pippa Kirby and 25-year-old Pied Piper first won the senior plus class for horses and ponies aged 24 and over. They then…

Champion. Izzy Walker and Stoneleigh Showtime in The Show Pony Championship at Royal Windsor Horse Show, Home Park Private, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, May 17th 2026~ MANDATORY Credit Elli Birch/Bootsandhooves - NO UNAUTHORISED USE - 07745 909676History has been made as a show pony and rider claimed their fourth title on the bounce at the Royal Windsor Horse Show. Stoneleigh Showtime…

Posy Lindsay and Heniarth Stand Up, the mini M&M champions at the 2026 Royal Windsor.In the mini mountain and moorland (M&M) classes at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, a “true kid’s pony” gave a beautiful performance to be crowned 2026 mini M&M champion. Posy Lindsay, 10, partnered Welsh section B Heniarth Stand Up (Stan) to win the British Show Pony Society (BSPS) M&M first ridden class en route…

Thistledown Runaway and Beau Belle Crossley are PP M&M champions at the 2026 Royal Windsor Horse ShowA 16-year-old rider netted the British Show Pony Society (BSPS) Pretty Polly mountain and moorland (M&M) championship at the 2026 Royal Windsor Horse Show. Home-produced Welsh section C stallion Thistledown Runaway and his teenage rider Beau Belle Crossley first won a hotly contested Pretty Polly…

Isabella Stanley and Moorland Whiteriver are WHP champions at the 2026 Royal Windsor Horse ShowA thrilled working hunter pony (WHP) rider got her first Windsor win after 15 years of trying, and went one better to take the 2026 Royal Windsor WHP championship. Isabella Stanley rode Samantha Stanley’s Moorland Whiteriver (Niall) to success in the 153cm plaited class, as the only combination to go…

Maisie Kerry Oates and Cadlanvalley Royal Bronze add the Windsor M&M workers title to their accolades.A super-successful Welsh section B jumped to victory in the mountain and moorland (M&M) working hunter pony (WHP) championship at Royal Windsor Horse Show. Maisie Kerry-Oates rode her mother’s Cadlanvalley VIP seven-year-old Cadlanvalley Royal Bronze (Ozzy) to top the 133cm class en route to the…

Will Morton and Red Valentine II are presented at Windsor 2026.Day two of the Royal Windsor Horse Show proved a lucky one for Will Morton. Will punctuated a red letter day in which he first claimed his third cob championship by taking the 2026 Royal Windsor small hunter spoils – sponsored by the Trembath family – astride Red Valentine II (Vinny). Vinny was bred by Maurice […]

Harbourmaster II and Charlotte Clark claim the 2026 Windsor ladies hunter title.The reserve hunter champion at 2026 Royal Windsor Horse Show, Harbour Master II, continued his winning ways by landing the ladies hunter title later in the day. “Marley” carried his owner Charlotte Clark sideways to the title, having been piloted astride to the lightweight hunter class and reserve honours just hours…

Braithwaite Countryman and Denise Morton win the pure bred Cleveland Bay class at Royal Windsor 2026.A mum substituted for her daughter with a critically endangered breed to win at Royal Windsor Horse Show. Nine-year-old Braithwaite Countryman (Disco) was ridden by Denise Morton to land the 2026 Windsor ridden Cleveland Bay class. Denise’s daughter and joint-owner of the gelding, Kimberly Morton,…

Scarlet Ribbons is 2026 amateur hunter champion at Royal Windsor.A versatile mare, who contested both the working hunters and the 2026 Royal Windsor amateur hunter championship, sponsored by Rosettes Direct, put fences down in the workers behind her to impress the judges and claim the amateur title. Francoise Babington rode her own Scarlet Ribbons (J-Lo) to victory after topping the amateur…

Robert Walker and Ground Control.Robert Walker once again proved a force in the novice hunter ranks, and landed the 2026 Royal Windsor novice hunter championship, sponsored by Alan Marnie. The Cheshire-based producer steered Jill Day’s Ground Control (Sundae) – a five-year-old by Lagans Obus – to the title. Sundae has been a member of Team Walker since last summer. […]

Stephanie Turner and Ravenstone Fudge claimed the M&M ridden championship at Royal Windsor. A striking grey New Forest didn’t miss a beat in the Castle Arena as he landed the top spot in the 2026 Royal Windsor mountain and moorland (M&M) ridden championship – sponsored by New Horizons Plastics – and bagged a ticket to the London International (LIHS) Heritage championship. Beverley Bayes’…

Bracklinn Sonny Jim, the Royal Windsor M&M in-hand champion, pictured with his breeder Alistair Smith plus Horse & Hound representatives Nicola McClure and Martha Terry. Five-year-old Fell stallion Bracklinn Sonny Bill secured the 2026 Windsor M&M in-hand championship, led by his breeder Alistair Smith in the Castle Arena. The Horse & Hound supreme mountain and moorland (M&M) in-hand championship…

Vicky Smith and Tremarl Timpani are riding horse champions at the 2026Royal WindsorA home-bred mare who stood bridesmaid last year has been crowned 2026 Royal Windsor riding horse champion, in the class sponsored by Mr and Mrs Phil Swallow. Jane Smith’s Tremarl Timpani (Kate) was piloted to the title by Cheshire-based producer Vicky Smith, and beat Katie Jerram-Hunnable with The King’s First…

Laura Nicholson and Absolutely Lovely claim The Count Robert Orssich trophy for the champion hack at Royal Windsor 2026.Laura Nicholson piloted her own Absolutely Lovely (Jim) to top the lineup in the amateur hacks before going on to claim the 2026 Royal Windsor Horse Show hack championship. “I just can’t believe it,” said Laura. “This is my first ever win at a big show like this. I always go…

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Well-respected judge and former showing producer Stuart Hollings on costs, the new HOYS in-hand format and surprise judges

There was a great atmosphere at last month’s North of England Spring Show, despite no one knowing how the showing season will pan out due to the global fuel crisis. The situation will…

Will Morton and Monarch In The Mist are 2026 Royal Windsor cob champions.A producer has won the Royal Windsor Horse Show cob championship for the third year on the trot. This time, Will Morton piloted Rosamund’s Monarch In The Mist (Jack) to the 2026 title, repeating their 2024 feat. “I think it was more special today than it has ever been,” said Will, who steered Bannview So […]