Enjoy some of our favourite tweets from the past seven days. From a festive police horse to a rider unintentionally eating dirt, it all happened on social media this week.
Don’t miss the exciting competition on this weekly page. Our favourite tweet each week will win either an Apatchy mini tablet case or an Apatchy cosmetic bag, personalised with your own initials. For more information about the competition and to find out who this week’s winner is, go to the bottom of this page.
Tweets of the week
Australian event rider Warren Lamperd has a yee-ha moment
My horse Kingsley was feeling good today #showjumping #goodfun pic.twitter.com/EhryOJPa5G
— Warren Lamperd (@warrenlamperd) November 29, 2015
A Thames Valley police horse gets into the Christmas spirit
Thanks to @JACKfmOxford for the shout out. Odin is getting ready for Christmas. Are you? #jacktonumber1 PS3481 pic.twitter.com/zApf38UxnJ
— TVP Mounted Section (@TVP_horses) December 1, 2015
We couldn’t agree more with this statement after Smad Place destroyed his rivals to win the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury last weekend (28 November)
@Channel4Racing Truly smadly deeply
— Jamie Benson (@JBenno28) November 28, 2015
Ouch, but 10/10 for commitment
@AtTheRaces @LeglockLuke here is the link to the faceplant… i'm a celeb amongst the people of Basingstoke haha pic.twitter.com/VchZ6tg7Mx
— Sophie Owen (@SophOwenLFC) November 27, 2015
Us too…
Dear Santa- all I want for Christmas is 5 top class horses and 0 financial responsibility. Love, Rebecca
— Rebecca Brown (@RBriding) November 20, 2015
Mick Fitzgerald wasn’t a fan of AP McCoy’s outfit last weekend. What do you think?
Some debate about whether this tweed is a winner… @mickfitzg is scathing pic.twitter.com/olVLbAYZop
— Nick Luck (@nickluck) November 28, 2015
We want one!
2 new arrivals for the winter, everybody meet cowboy and Indian pic.twitter.com/WEHc0dtXVW
— Rob Maguire (@robmaguire80) November 10, 2015
This little chap is terribly smart for his day’s hunting
Two year old Harry is really rocking that bow tie. He and Iris are heading out with the Badsworth & Bramham Moor. pic.twitter.com/KJ7L5nL89O
— Countryside Alliance (@CAupdates) December 3, 2015
And congratulations to this week’s Tweet of the Week winner
Never one to duck a challenge!
So Ruby said to Daddy @HughesDressage "bet you can't ride bareback & in a headcollar!"
pic.twitter.com/eIidIU0EoW
— Rebecca Hughes (@ClassicRebecca) November 29, 2015
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Tweet of the week competition
The winner of the Horse & Hound tweet of the week competition can also be found by searching Twitter for #HHTweetOfTheWeek. The winner will receive an Apatchy mini tablet case (pictured left) or an Apatchy cosmetic bag (pictured below right), personalised with their initials.
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