2007 Archive Photos
2008 Photos
This lot of photos is from Sue & Ian Rimes - many thanks!
David Yeoman and Eleazar de Landas (Gold Award and Premier Award winners) fording the river
Carol Jones with Ptolemaeus, eventual winners of a Silver Award in the Golden Horseshoe class
Jessica Strong and Sorhez Amir - Gold Award winners in the Exmoor Experience class
Anxious moments as Nikki Routledge awaits the veterinary decision for Wickham's Just Distinct - all OK and they went on to achieve Silver and the Melcombe Shoot Award in the Exmoor Golden Horseshoe class
Jackie Moon, one of Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen's crew, with one of his hunters who completed the course within Gold time
Sally Mellor finishing in the Exmoor Experience (Silver Award)
Sally, earlier on with Harim el Shaklan
Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen chats with Hugh Salmon (vet) at the Honeymead halfway vetting
Anthony Sargent and crew celebrate a Silver award!
This next group of photos is from Ian Wigley who, in between sorting out the PA system, staging and parking arrangements managed to take some fab photos too!!
Ride Organiser, Barbara Wigley, celebrates the end of a wonderful event - well done Barbara and the Organising Committee ... see you next year!!
Alison House and Douglas Campbell near Dry Bridge in the Exmoor Eighty
June West and Sunny Boy Black Beauty on the moor near Withypool
Sally Hall and Barn Owl from Bristol - only winners of a Gold Award in the Exmoor Stag class
A delighted Tracie Rose and her crew after the prize-giving where she was a Gold Award winner in the Exmoor Experience with Azad Sharab
Gillian Hasberry with St Flannan's Niamh - winners of the Windsor Trophy for the Exmoor Experience
Dancing Ruzala and Karen Jones winners of the Fleur Award, the Silver Trophy and the Exmoor Stag Award
Jackie Hathhorn from the USA competing on Chris Yeoman's Farouk de Lozelle in the Golden Horseshoe class
A very happy 'hands free' Chris Smyth on Yavelin and Annette Berry on Erlina enjoying the Sunday Pleasure Ride
Dean Brown, proud winner of the Handling & Presentation rosette for the Exmoor Experience class
Horse & Hound's Lucy Higginson presented the awards, after having a ride around part of the route on Rosemary Henderson's 19 year old grey mare, Mystery. She was accompanied by Jo Trego (L) and Nic Wigley.
Anthony Sargent leads Ell Kaleefa Rose away from the halfway vetting
Some Class 2 horses fording the river
Beverley Davies and Steeple Charm
David Yeoman (L)and Jackie Hathhorn (R) from the USA
Pam Jordan and Oriole the Gold
Chris Smyth and Spice III in the Exmoor Eighty class
Vetting gets underway at Honeymead, home of Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen (rider no. 10)
Nic Wigley with Bletsoe Royal Marie setting a good pace for Countryfile's Adam Henson and Summerfold Windsor on Day 1
Sue Bostelmann being crewed by husband Bob and the two dogs! 
Pleasure Riders on Sunday morning
Coming up the hill out of Winsford village
A pleasure rider gets a helping hand through the ford at Winsford
Some of the Moorland Mousies in amongst the gorse on the moor
Ian Miller on Shanks' Pony - running the 16 mile route in aid of the Devon and Somerset Air Ambulance
More pleasure riders having a great time
The Watts family finish in great style - Amanda, Daniel, Lola and Jack riding McGinty, Mystery, Boy and Dimpsy
This next section of vastly inferior photos to those above is from Liz Hinings - but in the interests of total coverage, they are being included on the website!
Adam and Nic cross the finish line on Day 1
Judy Baynes and H S Exile leaving halfway at Honeymead
The vetting area in the welcome shade at Honeymead
Awaiting the arrival of the first horses into halfway - Rt to Lt: Jo Woodman, Pat Fowler, Kay Nicholson, Julie Painter and Margaret Swords
Vet Sarah Coombs and other officials awaiting arrivals at halfway
Well done to Ian Miller, who finished the 16 miles in 2hrs 25mins!
... and to Pebble, who cantered from Minehead to Dunster in the blink of an eye, scattering seagulls from left and right and enjoying every minute - she will be back next year!!
