‘Great regret’ as HOYS 2020 falls victim to coronavirus

This year’s Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) has been cancelled, organisers have announced with “great regret”.

Grandstand Media released a statement today (2 July) to say the event, which had been due to run from 7-11 October at the NEC Birmingham, would not take place, “owing to public health concerns lined to the coronavirus pandemic”.

“At the forefront of our minds has been, and will remain, the health and safety of all of those who come together to make Horse of the Year Show happen —- the visitors, competitors, staff, officials, volunteers, partners, trade exhibitors and contractors — as well as our wider responsibility to support the efforts to tackle this challenge to our everyday lives,” the statement read.

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Article written by: Eleanor Jones