The reigning amateur show riders and horses and ponies champions were crowned at the Your Horse Live SEIB Search for a Star (SFAS) finals on 10 November 2023. The classes included a variety of types, from plaited ponies to veterans, as well as the new in-hand heavy horse category.
Eleven champions were chosen in total. They were as follows:
In-hand Plaited Horse
Betheholyman, owned and handled by Mali Jones from Swansea
In-hand Plaited Pony
Rhos Elodie, owned by Sam Crutchlow and handled by Phoebe Crutchlow from Warwickshire
In-hand Veteran
Romany (Play The), owned and handled by Heidi Bull from Shropshire
In-hand Mountain and Moorland
Kirtonian Loch Birnie, owned and ridden by Liz Twite from Devon
In-hand Native and Traditional
Foxwell Butterscotch, owned by Louise Pepperdine and handled by David Pepperdine from Lincolnshire
In-hand Heavy Horse
Holbeache Scarlet, owned by Andrea Hoskins and handled by Brad Auker from Lincolnshire
Pony Club First Ridden
Desarbre Sparrow Hawk, owned by Lisa Croft and ridden by Millie Croft from Nottinghamshire
Pony Club Lead Rein
Thistledown Edison, owned by Mary-Jo Grant and ridden by Ianna Grant from Ross-Shire
Pony Club Open
Tregaire Tiger Lily, owned by Eloise Chugg-Martin and ridden by Rose Chugg-Martin from Gloucestershire
Mountain and Moorland Ridden
Nipna Outrageous, owned and ridden by Nicola Clarey from Lincolnshire
Open Veteran Ridden
Saffron XII, owned and ridden by Sarah Grindle from Gloucestershire
SEIB Search for a Star Supreme of Show
All of the winners pictured above went forward to Saturday’s supreme championship, where the Supreme of Show was crowned.
Images by SMR Photography
