Wales Equestrian

07/10/2025

Great to see a Welsh production company bringing the magic of HOYS to our TV screens

‼️ Channel 4 confirmed to air a special highlights programme capturing the best of Horse of the Year Show 2025! 💫📺👀

Produced by Wales-based Carlam Ltd, the 90-minute show will be broadcast two weeks after the event and promises a behind-the-scenes look at the early morning preparations, emotional highs and lows, and world-class action from the famous arena of dreams!

Broadcast details will be announced soon, so stay tuned for your chance to experience HOYS 2025 from a completely new perspective!

Find out more via the link in the comments!

Horse of the Year Show

06/10/2025

Best of luck to everyone heading to HOYS at the weekend flying the flag for Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Some great advice here:

‘As stressful as HOYS can be, try your best to enjoy the occasion,’ says Gill Thompson. Read more via link below

06/10/2025

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06/10/2025

The Welsh Pony and Cob Society will be at Horse of the Year Show 2025 offering passport transfers. It's a requirement, so don't miss this opportunity to sort it in person.

Do you have WPCS passports that are not yet recorded in your ownership? Or gelding updates not yet completed?

Are you attending HOYS. If so we will be available on Wednesday 8th October ONLY to complete these transfers and gelding updates for you between 10am and 3pm (Card Payment Only).

If you wish to take advantage of this service, please visit the Society stand in the TopSpec area S4.

Don’t forget it is a legal requirement to transfer the ownership within 30 days of purchase. Don’t risk the fine.

06/10/2025

Get your entries in quickly ⏰

⏳ The countdown is on! Just a few days left to get your Livestock & Equine entries in for the Royal Welsh Winter Fair. 🐑🐴
👉 Closing date: 8th October
🔗 Enter on our website

⏳ Mae’r cloc yn ticio! Dim ond ychydig ddyddiau ar ôl i wneud eich ceisiadau Da Byw a Cheffylau ar gyfer Ffair Aeaf Frenhinol Cymru. 🐑🐴
👉 Dyddiad cau: 8fed Hydref
🔗 Cofrestrwch ar ein gwefan

06/10/2025

🐴 Wales Equestrian weekly newsletter, 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!

🏔️ Elderly cob rescued in the Brecon Beacons – A 28-year-old Welsh Cob named Nonny was saved after falling down a steep bank.

🚜 Carmarthenshire Council backs riders – The council pledges more off-road countryside access for equestrians.

🏃‍♂️🐎 Man V Horse 2026 – Organisers have announced when entries will open for next year’s race.

🌍 Pembrokeshire adventurers on a record-breaking mission – Two incredible women are crossing one of the world’s most dangerous mountain ranges on horseback.

📺 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.

🏆 Carmarthenshire stud makes HOYS history – Heniarth Stud celebrates a record three ponies qualified for the Supreme In-Hand title.

⚖️ Concerns for Welsh horse racing – Following the proposed greyhound racing ban, fears are growing for the future of horse racing in Wales.

📅 Diary dates

🐑 Royal Welsh Winter Fair – Entries close this week, so get yours in!

🏆 Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) – 8th–12th October, NEC Birmingham.

💃 Dressage training days with an international Grand Prix rider –
25th Oct at Penhryd Dressage; 26th Oct at Plas yn Dre Farm, Llanrwst.

🏡 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.

🌿 Ceredigion smallholding – A rare chance to own a charming smallholding with land and stables.

🐎 Ceredigion equestrian centre – For those dreaming bigger, a full equestrian centre is also for sale in the county.

02/10/2025

📅 BD Dressage dates in Wales this month

✅All of your competition dates in Wales this October!!🍁

View schedules and enter here! https://britishdressage.online/search

02/10/2025

🚨 Entries close in a week

🚨 Entries close in ONE WEEK! 🚨
Don’t miss your chance to be part of this year’s Royal Welsh Winter Fair! 🐴✨
👉 Deadline: 8th October
🔗 Enter here: rwas.wales/winter-fair/competitions

🚨 Dim ond UN WYTHNOS i fynd! 🚨
Peidiwch â cholli’r cyfle i gymryd rhan yn Ffair Aeaf Frenhinol Cymru eleni. 🐴✨
👉 Dyddiad cau: 8fed Hydref
🔗 Cofrestrwch yma: rwas.wales/winter-fair/competitions

02/10/2025

Take care as Storm Amy is set to sweep across Wales tomorrow

Batten down the hatches... 🍃🌧️

01/10/2025

What an ordeal for this poor cob 😔

The 28-year-old horse was gently lifted to safety

01/10/2025

30/09/2025

Love to see this. Well done Carmarthenshire Council 👏