Amateur Rider of the Year 2025
Acknowledging the rider who does not make their living from riding, training or competing horses, yet dedicates themselves to their passion.
Nominations for this award open on Thursday 21 August, close at 5pm (UK time) on Tuesday 23 September, and can be submitted via the link below.
Nominate an individual for the Amateur Rider of the Year award
Previous Amateur Rider of the Year award winners
Previous winners of this award include:
- 2024: Lucy Latta, the marketing professional who was Badminton five-star runner-up – on her five-star debut
- 2023: amateur event rider Amy Dixon, who won BE90 Badminton grassroots and Blair Scottish Championships
- 2022: amateur five-star event rider who works full-time in the medical devices industry Libby Seed
- 2021: accountant and an amateur four-star event rider Lauren Innes
- 2020: Inspirational para showjumper and disability campaigner Evie Toombes was crowned amateur rider of the decade (2011-2020)
- 2019: amateur event rider Adam Harvey
- 2018: amateur event rider Katie Preston
- 2017: amateur event rider Alice Goring
- 2016: amateur dressage rider Claire Abel
About the Horse & Hound Awards 2025
The Horse & Hound Awards are celebrating their 10th year, being held in partnership with NAF and Agria.
As ever, the Horse & Hound Awards winners will be nominated and voted for by you, with the exception of the Horse & Hound Lifetime Achievement award, which is decided by a Horse & Hound panel. We will recognise both the big names who have made 2025 special and the unsung heroes who make it possible for all of us to enjoy equestrian sport and our horses, at every level.
The ceremony will take place at Dallas Burston Polo Club in Warwickshire, where some 300 people, including stars of this summer’s European Championships, will enjoy a glamorous evening of champagne, winner reveals, Oscar-style speeches and dancing on Wednesday 26 November.