Is your veteran destined for glory? I’ve collated your need-to-know information for the 2026 HOYS veteran qualifiers because finding qualifier details and keep on top of planning your season leading up to Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) is no mean feat. While the HOYS qualifier shows have been announced for 2026, many of the […]

A showjumping legend who was still winning in the ring aged 32 has found her new niche, making a tiny rider’s dreams come true. Grade A Karmijn, who with Suzanne Posnett triumphed at shows across Ireland, England and on the Continent, retired from showjumping in November 2024. Now aged 34, “Minnie” is passing her vast […]

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…

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…

An American quarter horse who still enjoys her daily walks – and weekly “spa days” – has taken the Guinness World Records title as the world’s oldest living horse. Fancy, whose 38th birthday is on 1 April this year, claimed the title aged 37 years and 329 days, this month. She lives in Virginia, US, […]