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Suzanna Hext’s road to recovery blog: ‘I saw my score and couldn’t believe it’
I am hugely thankful for all the ongoing help and support I have from everyone surrounding me, including family, friends, everyone at Talland, work, sponsors, physios, doctors/nurses; the list is...
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15 funky riding boots to satisfy your inner dressage diva
Following the recent British Dressage rule change permitting riders to wear a wider range of boots when competing we’ve put together a selection of funky boots for the true dressage divas among us....
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Meet an amateur dressage rider with a different outlook on life
H&H catches up with Vicki Clark at Hartpury, having achieved her dream of qualifying for the NAF Five Star British Dressage Winter Championships with her 18hh 'gentle giant' Dakota 1 SB Watch video...
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Horse airlifted from ravine dies despite rescuers best efforts
A chestnut gelding who became stuck in a ravine in California has died after being airlifted to safer ground. The horse, named Spirit, had fallen down the narrow gorge with two other horses. The horses...
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Beginners’ guide to paralympic dressage at Rio 2016
What’s the format? Athletes are classified across five grades, according to the impact their disability has on their ability to ride. Grade Ia is for those who are most severely impaired and grade IV...
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13 facts about Aintree hero Many Clouds (plus watch what it’s like to win the...
On Saturday Many Clouds will be bidding for back-to-back wins in the Grand National and his jockey a treble — here are a few things you need to know about Oliver Sherwood’s stablestar… 1. ‘Clouds’ has...
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H&H dressage editor’s Area Festival video diary: A weighbridge, ice cream and...
Luckily the camera doesn’t roll all day as Fab disgraced herself this afternoon by escaping from her stable and squealing and spinning in the gangway as I grappled to wrestle her under control again....
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Winter Dressage Championships day two: first national title for Tahley Reeve...
Three titles were decided indoors at the NAF Five Star British Dressage Winter Championships yesterday (Thursday, 7 April). A Furst Heinrich son, Furst Impression, won the Albion medium restricted...
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Dubai stripped of World Endurance Championships
The FEI has removed the World Endurance Championships from Sheikh Mohammed’s Dubai International Endurance City (DIEC) and stated that no more FEI events of any type will be sanctioned in Dubai until...
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Artificial insemination: 6 things to consider
If you’re planning artificial insemination (AI) for your mare, how can you maximise your chances of success? Andrea Oakes identifies the most important points to consider .David Miller. Stock image.1....
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Waley-Cohen buys son £90k Grand National ride
Sam Waley Cohen and Long Run win the 2012 King George VI Chase at Kempton Sam Waley-Cohen has landed a Grand National ride at the last moment – after his father bought a horse for £90,000 last night...
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The Grand National: the race no-one wants to miss *Promotion*
Advertisment FeatureAt 5.15pm on Saturday 9 April one of the most anticipated sporting events in the world, the Grand National, will get underway. It is estimated that 600,000,000 people will watch the...
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Grand National runner-up Balthazar King retires
Balthazar King, the runner-up in the 2014 Grand National, has been retired from his racing career. The Philip Hobbs-trained gelding made a miraculous comeback to the racecourse following a crashing...
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1 naked showjumper and 8 other tweets that made us laugh this week
Enjoy some of our favourite updates from Twitter during the past seven days. From some inventive dressage moves to an international event rider being dumped unceremoniously in a warm-up arena, it all...
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H&H dressage editor’s Area Festival video diary: Interrupted by the Olympic...
It’s not every day your blog filming is interrupted by the reigning Olympic champion. So it was a bit of a surprise when Charlotte Dujardin rocked up as I was filming with Sarah Oppenheimer, Alice’s...
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Winter Dressage Championships day three: double success for Lucy Pye
Both straight novice championship classes were decided today (8 April), with young female riders taking both at the NAF Five Star British Dressage Winter Championships. Lucy Pye, who works for Paul...
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Teenager tops prix st georges on gala night
Watch video Becky Edwards edged ahead of her more senior rivals to head Friday night’s Magic prix st georges (PSG) freestyle championship (8 April). The 19-year-old rode a fluid, expressive test with...
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Most common hoof problems – and relationships with the farrier
Abscesses are the most common hoof problem according to a new survey. Research conducted over a month, ending 18 March, asked more than 600 horses owners about hoof injuries and their relationship with...
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Why all aspiring dressage riders should train abroad
Watch video When I catch up with Jess Dunn at the NAF Five Star British Dressage Winter Championships, she’s just finished riding in the second round of the Petplan novice open with KD Flying Dream,...
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Alice Dunsdon’s Badminton blog: ‘Live your dreams today as no one is promised...
It’s Tuesday morning after the Easter weekend, not that makes any difference for us equestrians. It’s business as usual with the eventing season in full swing and there is no such thing as a weekend...
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