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Who is the highest rated jumps horse this season? Celebrate the champions in...
Category: 3-mile-plus Chaser Rating: 177 Trainer: Gordon Elliott Owner: Gigginstown House Stud Best result in 2015/2016 season: winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March The National Hunt world has been...
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Brush up on your racing dress-code etiquette — and find out how to choose the...
With the big Flat meetings fast approaching, H&H's Cathy Comerford quizzes the luxury hatter Lock & Co’s creative director Ruth Ravenscroft on how to find the perfect hat for summer racingGet...
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Tighter fireworks restrictions to be debated by MPs
A petition calling to ban the use of fireworks except on certain days of the year will be debated by MPs next month (6 June). It calls for fireworks to only be set off on, and during the weekends...
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13 seriously stylish summer sheets
If you’re in the market for a new summer sheet, don’t miss this selection which are perfect for competitions, cooler evenings, travelling or drying off your horse. Bucas Power Cooler Rug The Power...
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Pammy Hutton: ‘Lady Gaga just doesn’t do it for me’ *H&H VIP*
Some riders’ choice of music has come in for criticism at recent freestyle competitions. “Music should not be invasive, it should enhance” was one comment on the many melodious shortcomings. With...
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All you’ve ever wanted to know about puppy shows, but were too afraid to ask
Now is the season for packs of hounds to hold their annual puppy show. For those who haven’t been to one before, the name perhaps conjures up an image of cute, fluffy hound puppies being lead around a...
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9 similarities between riders and motorcyclists (there are more than you think…)
Motorbikes may be consigned to most riders' Room 101, but H&H's hunting editor (and keen biker) Polly Portwin says you might have more in common with motorcyclists than you thought BWM motorcycle...
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Chloe Vell’s dressage blog: ‘I am so fortunate to have this opportunity’
Straight after my recent international debut as a young rider I took Humus, a five-year-old stallion to complete his novice qualification. He was a really super boy doing everything asked of him in...
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Pony and rider chased for three miles by out of control dog
Police are appealing for information on the owner of a large dog which chased a pony and rider for around three miles in the Scottish Borders. At around 6.30pm on 19 May, a lady was riding her pony in...
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4 things you need to remember when cross-country water jump training
Whether your horse is young or spooky with water there are several things you should bear in mind when training. Before you start think about what the particular water jump you are training with looks...
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Rio hopes dashed for 75-year-old rider
Japanese dressage rider Hiroshi Hoketsu has abandoned his aim of competing as the world’s oldest Olympian at Rio 2016. The 75-year-old’s horse, Brioni W, fell ill, causing the three-time Olympian to...
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Farriers to compete for £4k team prize
farrierFarriers are to battle it out for a £4,000 top prize in a new team shoeing competition at the Royal Bath & West Show next weekend (1-4 June). Organisers say entries “filled up instantly” for...
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My stallion licensing adventure: horses should stand on their own merit
In this series of articles, Francesca Newman shares the highs and lows of her first-time journey to get her stallion licensed for breeding in GermanyAfter a nerve-wracking final two days of the German...
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My stallion licensing adventure: the 50-day test
In this series of articles, Francesca Newman shares the highs and lows of her first-time journey to get her stallion licensed for breeding in GermanySo there my stallion Velvet Dancer (Peanuts) was at...
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My stallion licensing adventure: choosing the right trainer
In this series of articles, Francesca Newman shares her first-time journey to get her talented young stallion licensed for breeding in GermanySo Velvet Dancer (Peanuts) had been backed, ridden away and...
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My stallion licensing adventure: Francesca Newman and Velvet Dancer (aka...
In this five-part series, Francesca Newman shares her first-time journey to get her talented young stallion licensed for breeding in GermanyPreparing my young stallion Velvet Dancer (Peanuts) for the...
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My stallion licensing adventure: an embarrassing phone call
In this series of articles, Francesca Newman shares the highs and lows of her first-time journey to get her stallion licensed for breeding in GermanyOnce Velvet Dancer (Peanuts) had arrived in Germany,...
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Top jockey to miss Royal Ascot following serious fall
.The first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup will miss Royal Ascot after sustaining serious abdominal injuries in a fall. Michelle Payne made history on 3 November last year when she rode the...
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Rosie Fry’s eventing blog: I am now a proud mummy
Massive apologies for this very belated and long overdue blog — where is the season going?! I will start with some very exciting news. I am the proud mummy of a CHILLI MORNING BABY! My beautiful ex...
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‘Say a small prayer before tackling one of my courses’: meet course designer...
From his secret weapon to his guilty pleasure, find out more about the showjumping course designerBob Ellis, after winning The Dorian Willaims Trophy for his services to show jumping, being thrown in...
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