Sponsor found for Horse of the Year show

Horse of the Year Show (HOYS), the world’s most famous horse show, is delighted to welcome back Richard and Lisha Leeman as the sponsor of The Small Riding Horse of the Year Championship; this class will take place in the Andrews Bowen International Arena on Sunday 10th October 2010.

Lisha took a 23 year break from riding but is loving being back in the saddle. After buying the lightweight Cob, Blueprint III, from Robert Walker in 2008, she has been bitten by the showing bug! This year will be Lisha’s first time riding at HOYS with her coloured Heavyweight Cob "Janus".

Lisha said "Qualifying for the Horse of the Year Show has been a lifelong dream of mine, and Jay and I qualifying at East of England will be one of those days which I will remember for the rest of my life. Just an unbelievable feeling! My family and I feel extremely proud to be Sponsors and competitors at the Horse of the Year Show!"

Helena Pettit, Director of Grandstand Media Ltd, the organisers of HOYS added: "We are delighted to welcome back Richard and Lisha Leeman as the sponsors of the Small Riding Horse of the Year Championship. Richard and Lisha will be part of the action as sponsors and competitors at this year’s show, which is sure to be an event not to be missed."