Showing opinion

‘The most exciting title for some time’: Nigel Hollings on the HOYS show pony showdown and impressive breeding

Gill Thompson: ‘As stressful as HOYS can be, try your best to enjoy the occasion’

‘We must balance etiquette with safety in the ring,’ says top show horse producer Katie Jerram-Hunnable

‘Is showing plaited ponies spiralling into decline?’ Stuart Hollings ponders the way forward as M&Ms continue to prosper

Gill Thompson: ‘How many young riders on 128cms can hold their own in HOYS mixed height show pony qualifiers?’

H&H’s Bethan Simons: ‘Hickstead’s Royal International was as good as showing gets’

Robert Walker: ‘Showing is as popular as ever, so why do class numbers vary wildly?’

H&H showing editor Bethan Simons: ‘Let’s just have one society – and judges’ panel’

Rebecca Penny: ‘Is the antiquated card-carrying clause really necessary in 2025?’

Simon Reynolds: ‘Don’t put chasing qualifiers ahead of your horse’s welfare’

Nigel Hollings: ‘Royal Windsor is the most magnificent week of showing’

H&H showing editor Bethan Simons: ‘I'm putting my tin hat on as this needs to be said’

‘Plough your own furrow and breed what pleases you’: advice from Heniarth Stud’s Meirion Davies

Stuart Hollings warns showing competitors: ‘Fail to prepare, prepare to fail’

‘Be prepared with a plan B, and plan C – and there is no shame in calling it a day at any stage,’ says Simon Reynolds on first shows for young horses

Rebecca Penny: ‘Changes and challenges ahead for the showing world’

‘It’s brilliant and it’s scary and it’s fun’: Sara Parrott on producing children’s ponies

Stuart Hollings: ‘We need some exciting new superstars to grace the show rings in 2025’

Katie Jerram-Hunnable: ‘Where the pony societies have it right’

H&H’s Bethan Simons: ‘London’s showing classes were welcoming, supportive and inclusive’