Holly Cooper added her name to the Horse of the Year Show roll of honour by winning the Pony Foxhunter Championship.
The 15-year-old, from Northamptonshire, did it in style on Valentino Supreme, a nine-year-old bay gelding that Holly has only been riding for less than a year.
Nine combinations from 31 starters made it through to the jump-off as many of Britain’s top pony showjumpers relished appearing in front of a big Saturday afternoon crowd in the Andrews Bowen International Arena. Holly put on a superb jump-off round which saw them clock a time of 32.10 seconds to finish well clear of the field. Tatiane Mauree, riding Horseabout Zibu, took second place, with Essex’s Courtney Young riding Neil 55 finishing third. It meant that she joined an illustrious list of former winners, which includes riders like William Whitaker, Louise Pavitt and Matt Sampson.
