the Horse of the Year Show
/ðə ˌhɔːs əv ðə ˈjɪə ʃəʊ/, /ðə ˌhɔːs əv ðə ˈjɜː ʃəʊ/
/ðə ˌhɔːrs əv ðə ˈjɪr ʃəʊ/
(abbreviation HOYS)
- (in Britain) an event with competitions in showjumping (= the sport of riding horses over barriers) which takes place every year in October at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. It was first held in 1949 in London.