The second Horse & Hound Awards took place on Thursday, 2 November. The great and the good of the horse world gathered at Ascot Racecourse to celebrate the year in equestrianism — and show off their posh frocks
Pictures by Peter Nixon and Jon Stroud Media

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H&H staff ready for the kick off

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The guest speaker, double Olympic champion Mark Todd

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Professional Rider of the Year Nicola Wilson with her husband Alastair and Jo Lambert, co-owner of Bulana

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H&H news team Carol Phillips, Lucy Elder, Rachael Turner and Eleanor Jones

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Equo Events Volunteer of the Award nominee Lyn Stebbings with her guest Derek Lyseight-Jones

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Dressage rider Charlie Hutton

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Eventer Alice Goring, winner of the Pikeur Amateur of the Year award

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Tilly Berendt ran the auction which contributed £37,390 towards keeping Cooley Rorkes Drift with Jonty Evans. Jonty’s crowd-funding effort secured the Charles Owen Moment of the Year award

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Lora Hawkins from Willow Farm, winner of the NAF Five Star Riding Club of the Year award

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H&H’s former dressage and development editor, Alice Collins

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Mary Tuckett, winner of the Equo Events Volunteer of the Award, with Neil Tuckett

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The evening’s host, Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes

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Checking out the table plan

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H&H content director Sarah Jenkins introduces the evening

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Saracen Young Rider of the Year Will Furlong and his girlfriend India Wishart

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Olympic event rider Kitty King

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Jane de la Mare, co-owner of Cavalor Horse of the Year Nip Tuck, with Katherine Bateson, Alan Davies and Louise Bell

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Guest speaker Sir Mark Todd with H&H magazine and eventing editor Pippa Roome

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Roly Owers, chief executive of World Horse Welfare, H&H’s charity of the year

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Jonty Evans, whose crowd-funding efforts secured the Charles Owen Moment of the Year award

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Saracen’s Patrick Walker and Michael Bacon

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H&H content director Sarah Jenkins

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Three generations of H&H dressage editor: Sarah Jenkins, Alice Collins and Polly Bryan

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Julie Payne, winner of the Inspiration of the Year award

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Nick Skelton with Clare Hadley, wife of showjumping commentator Stephen Hadley

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Photographer Peter Nixon in action

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Topspec Vet of the Year nominee Spike Milligan (right) with Dr Ian Beamish

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The dance floor in full swing

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