HICKSTEAD has released a series of stunning photographs of the ‘one-eyed wonder horse’ Adventure De Kannan.

The All England Jumping Course at Hickstead commissioned leading equine photographer Matthew Seed to create a series of photographs of Trevor Breen and his horse Adventure De Kannan, winners of the 2014 Equestrian.com Derby.

The photos were released ahead of this year’s Equestrian.com Hickstead Derby Meeting (June 25th-28th), when Breen and his ‘one-eyed wonder horse’ will return to Hickstead to defend their title.

Last year they won the Derby by just 0.02 of a second.

Karen Swann’s Adventure De Kannan, known in the stable as Addy, defied the odds by returning to top level competition after an operation to remove his right eye in 2013. The gelding had an eye condition which was progressively worsening, until the point it was decided that he would be more comfortable having it surgically removed.

There are seven photographs in the collection and the image voted the most popular by Hickstead’s social media fans (go to www.facebook.com/Hickstead to vote) will be displayed at the show before being auctioned to raise funds for the Mark Davies Injured Riders’ Fund.

Tickets for Hickstead are on sale now at www.hickstead.co.uk