‘I’ll take the trophy over the bruise!’ rider kicked in warm-up takes first HOYS win in style

William Fletcher riding QIAN VAN HEISTE winners British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet Grade C Championship NATIONAL - during the Horse of the Year Show held at the NEC in Birmingham in UK between 9 - 13 th October 2024

Will Fletcher overcame a nasty equine kick in the warm-up to take the British Horse Feeds Speedi-Beet grade C championship at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS).

Will had four rides in the prestigious final, and it was while he was swapping horses in the collecting ring that another competitor’s horse caught him on the leg.