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AP McCoy and Victoria Pendleton try polo – AP admits: ‘I chose the right...
.AP McCoy was back in the saddle yesterday (9 May) to try his hand at polo. The racing legend joined Victoria Pendleton and England rugby star Jonathan Joseph in a polo lesson as part of the Laureus...
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Were you glued to Badminton 2016? Test how well you paid attention with our...
If, like us, you've got the post Badminton blues, relive some of the action with our testing quiz Oliver Townend and Armada Don’t miss our full Badminton report in tomorrow’s issue of H&H (12 May)
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Flooding leads to cancellation of Royal Windsor day one
Water-logged and muddy areas around the stables and lorry park for the carriage drivers during Wednesday of the Royal Windsor Show, in the grounds of Windsor Castle in Windsor in the county of...
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9 new horsey products to cheer up a rainy day
This week’s new to the market round-up is sure to brighten any day and features products from Back On Track, Hy, Lincoln, Horse First, Bridleway, NuuMed, Equimins, SeBo and TopSpec. Back On Track...
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Fancy giving the BE90 Mitsubishi Cup a go next year? Here’s the cross-country...
The Mitsubishi Motors Cup held at Badminton Horse Trials immediately before the prestigious four-star event is the pinnacle of the lower levels of eventing in Britain. This year, the BE90 championship...
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Olympic eventing gold medallist put down: ‘He was my five-star horse’
Kibah Sandstone, an eventing team gold medallist for Australia at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney with Matt Ryan, has been put down at the age of 32. “He was in livery with Sarah Harbord, close to...
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Mother thanks Badminton riders for wearing ribbons in memory of young eventer
Izzy Squire’s mother Tracy Dodd has thanked the riders who wore ribbons in memory of the young eventer at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials last week (4-8 May), in both the Mitsubishi Motors...
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Spooky! 6 horses that may haunt you…
From the legendary highwayman Dick Turpin and his faithful mare Black Bess to Anne Boleyn's headless carriage horses, here are a few equines that may give you the shivers...1. Black as your soul The...
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Windsor: HMQ90 cancelled tonight – but ‘the show will go on’
The flooded lorry park at Royal Windsor Horse show, picture by Alex HardwickTonight’s preview of The Queen’s birthday celebrations (HMQ90) has been cancelled at Royal Windsor – but organisers are...
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‘He owes us nothing’: leading eventing sire Mill Law retired from stud
Leading event sire Mill Law has retired from stud. Owned by Nicola Baguely, he has sired numerous successful event horses at all levels. Mill Law has been among the very top of British Eventing’s (BE)...
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Coral Keen’s eventing blog: getting out of a sticky situation
I think Derby (Wellshead Fare Opposition) is feeling a little too well! Having warmed up beautifully before his dressage test in the advanced at Withington Manor Horse Trials, he was then a monkey in...
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William Fox-Pitt: ‘in some places Badminton could have provided a tougher...
Badminton 2016 was a very happy, positive weekend for the sport. Michael Jung looked formidable all weekend and was definitely a deserving winner. His cross-country round on Sam was incredible and it’s...
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Loraine Homer’s showing blog: not the start we wanted
I have been putting off writing a blog. Why? Because it’s easy when you can write about how much you have won. Not so easy when your in a frustrating patch of second-place rosettes. I feel for my...
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Look no reins: Jockey sits tight in hurdle race
Jumping a chase fence during a hurdle race — without reins — was not exactly conditional jockey Harry Bannister’s plan when he was legged up onto Vif Argent at Kempton Park. However, the jockey’s...
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Eventer who contested eight championships and won four medals dies
Arnaud Boiteau riding Expo du Moulin Expo Du Moulin, a stalwart of French eventing teams for nearly a decade when ridden by Arnaud Boiteau, has died at the age of 24. Arnaud revealed the news on his...
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Here’s why you should be watching the Event Rider Masters this weekend
This weekend marks the start of the Event Rider Masters series — cue big excitement in the eventing world. Here are seven reasons why we should all be logging onto www.eventridermasters.tv for free...
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Carl Hester: ‘Michael Jung is not untouchable’ *H&H VIP*
Although you can’t deny the brilliance of Michael Jung, there is a lot of hype around him and that mustn’t put off the other riders. He is not untouchable. Sam is correct, but he certainly doesn’t...
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Wish it was this time last week? 19 moments to ease your post-Badminton gloom
Do you have post-Badminton blues? We do too. Take a look at these pics to remember some wonderful moments from last week at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials. Pictures by Peter Nixon 1....
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Barber’s Shop triumphs for The Queen at Royal Windsor Horse Show
Watch video Barber’s Shop and Katie Jerram gave The Queen another reason to celebrate on the week of her 90th birthday extravaganza at Royal Windsor Horse Show. Her Majesty looked delighted as her...
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Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘I have come to the conclusion that every woman in my...
Dear diary, I’m back! Did you miss me? My secretary has returned (sadly — more on that in a minute) so you no longer have to be deprived of hearing from me — well until next time she bobs off to some...
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