YOUNG Culcheth resident Liam Wrobel and his horse Greenholme Jake have qualified for the prestigious Horse of the Year Show in Birmingham.

Liam and his Fell pony made the trip to Arena UK near Grantham in Lincolnshire for the SEIB Search for a Star qualifier in August.

They will now go on to compete under the bright lights of the HOYS Arena at the NEC in Birmingham in October.

The pair competed in and won the Working Pony class under top judge Alan Mickleburgh to earn their HOYS qualification.

Later in the day Liam and Greenholme Jake went on to take top spot in the Mountain and Moorland class as well to earn qualification for a final at Your Horse Live.

Liam said: “Jake went great, it feels so good to have won!

“This is our second year out together, we’ve been to plenty of local shows and the Cheshire Show and we’ve mainly been concentrating on working hunters. I’ve worked pretty hard with him!”

Judges Alan Mickleburgh and Terry Chalmers were impressed with the ‘fluency of the Fell pony’s jumping and show.

Alan added: “Our winner had lovely, correct conformation and there was no hesitation when jumping.”

SEIB Search for a Star first took place in 1996 and over the years has provided thousands of opportunities for amateur riders to compete at HOYS.