GREAT YORKSHIRE
11–14 July
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Great Yorkshire, Great Yorkshire Showground, N Yorks
A WELSH section C filly gave her connections the shock of their lives when she captured the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) Price Family in-hand supreme championship.
Local breeders Kellie and Scott Gibbons’ home-bred three-year-old Glynwyn Pussy Galore flew around the Great Yorkshire’s iconic main ring as if on springs, captivating the audience, and most importantly, supreme judge Penny Clifford.
“Every time I looked over at her, she was winning points; she had her ears forward, was standing well and kept her cool in the buzzy arena,” Penny said. “She was typey, really moved and she screamed ‘pony’ at me.”
By Blaencila Bonheddwr, the filly is out of the Gibbons’ top show mare Glynwyn Vespa, also the dam of their Glynwyn Annie Power, who qualified for the same in-hand final at last year’s Royal Welsh.
“We are indebted to Vespa;
