Celebrating Highland Ponies at HOYS?
19/10/2024
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As the dust settles on HOYS for another year many congratulations to all of the combinations who qualified and took part flying the flag for the wonderful Highland.
The ridden Highland Pony of the Year was Valerock Monroe the 10 year old stallion owned by Ruth Roberts and ridden by Clare Fitch. Qualifying at New Forest and Hampshire County Show with stand-in jockey Aimee Devane, this stallion really shone in the arena pulling off a foot perfect performance to earn the top honours.
The competition was fierce, with Rachel Singleton and her stallion Glenbanchor Benbecular taking a commendable second place, and Katie Common aboard Dunedin Mascot securing third.
Also flying the Highland Flag proudly at HOYS was Cairns Fergus owned and ridden by Tori Oakes. This 19 year old gelding jumped a beautiful round in the 143cm M&M WHP Final with just an unlucky pole putting them out of the placings on this occasion. Tori was delighted to see this remarkable pony feature on the HOYS Wall of Fame having qualified for this final for over a decade!
Otto of Craignetherty behaved impeccably in the Large Breeds Junior Ridden Final. The 7 year old gelding owned by Chloe Carter was ably ridden by Lilly Walker just missing out on a placing on his first visit to HOYS.
Last but by no means least Perburn Annabella proudly represented the Highlands in the very prestigious Price Family Supreme In Hand Final. The mare owned and bred by Catherine & Mike Taylor truly floated around the arena impressing the crowd with her beauty and flawless performance.
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