'Heartbreaking': Horse of the Year cancelled due to Covid uncertainty

Land Rover Horse of the Year organisers have cancelled the 2021 event after 48 hours of discussions left them realising they wouldn't be able to clear the hurdles put up by Covid uncertainty.

A spokesperson for the Hastings event wrote on Facebook on Monday night that it was not a decision that had been made lightly.

Horse of the Year, a fixture of the Showgrounds Hawke's Bay Tomoana, draws 1500 competitors and tens of thousands of spectators each year and sits alongside the Art Deco Festival and Royal A&P Show as one of the region's biggest yearly events.

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