"The oldest horse in The Barber Family 2024 HOYS British Ridden Heavy Horse of the Year championship stole the show to provide her connections with their first Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) victory.

Alice Pimbley piloted Harry and Hannah Bardsley’s 15-year-old Shire mare Moorfield Nancy into the top spot."

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Some of you may know Harry as a regular face in the ring stewarding at the National Shire Horse Show, and for him this is a dream come true;

“I met Nancy when she was two hours old,” said Shire enthusiast Harry, who has now owned her for 10 years. “Nancy is pure elegance. She’s also a sweetheart; you can lead her out to the field in the headcollar and she’ll just follow you. This was our first time at HOYS, and while it sounds like a cliche, winning is a dream come true.”

Excerpts from @horseandhound Horse & Hound

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Peter Nixon