Getting ready for HOYS and pledge from council for more off-road riding
6th October 2025
🌟 Welcome
Preparations are well under way and excitement is building for the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) taking place next weekend. We’d like to wish all of you competing the very best of luck! 🍀
If you’re not attending in person, you can still enjoy all the action from home — a Welsh production company will be bringing HOYS to your TV screens (see below 👇).
📰 News from the Welsh equestrian scene
🐉 Red Dragon endurance riders triumph – Huge congratulations to everyone who completed the challenging Red Dragon ride! Read more →
🏔️ Elderly cob rescued in the Brecon Beacons – A 28-year-old Welsh Cob was saved after falling down a steep bank. Read more →
🚜 Carmarthenshire Council backs riders – The council pledges more off-road countryside access for equestrians. Read more →
🏃♂️🐎 Man V Horse 2026 – Organisers have announced when entries will open for next year’s race. Read more →
🌍 Pembrokeshire adventurers on a record-breaking mission – Two incredible women are crossing one of the world’s most dangerous mountain ranges on horseback. Read more →
📺 HOYS goes primetime – All the magic of the Horse of the Year Show will be broadcast on Channel 4, thanks to West Wales-based Carlam Ltd. Read more →
🏆 Carmarthenshire stud makes HOYS history – Heniarth Stud celebrates a record three ponies qualified for the Supreme In-Hand title. Read more →
⚖️ Concerns for Welsh horse racing – Following the proposed greyhound racing ban, fears are growing for the future of horse racing in Wales. Read more →
📅 Diary dates
🐑 Royal Welsh Winter Fair – Entries close this week, so get yours in! Event details →
🏆 Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) – 8th–12th October, NEC Birmingham. Event details →
💃 Dressage training days with an international Grand Prix rider –
25th Oct at Penhryd Dressage; 26th Oct at Plas yn Dre Farm, Llanrwst. Event details →
🏡 Other interesting titbits
🏠 Wrexham dream property – “A superb opportunity for equestrian enthusiasts” with two stable blocks and over six acres, on the market for £675,000. View property →
🌿 Ceredigion smallholding – A rare chance to own a charming smallholding with land and stables. View property →
🐎 Ceredigion equestrian centre – For those dreaming bigger, a full equestrian centre is also for sale in the county. View property →