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Simon Reynolds: Lack of horsemanship always surprises me *H&H VIP*
Today we look forward to the new format for the Royal International (RIHS) ridden hunters. For the first time we will see three ride judges, one for each category, and one conformation judge. The main...
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Live web chat with Charles Owen: replay
If you have a burning question related to keeping yourself safe in the saddle, or would like to learn more about the latest research that’s helping develop riding hats and body protectors, then don’t...
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Canadian’s top eventer awarded place on Olympic team after appeal
.Canada’s leading international event rider Jessica Phoenix has won her appeal for a place on her country’s Olympic team. British-based Canadian Kathryn Robinson had been chosen to ride on the team...
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Major Rio kit malfunction and 10 other bits of brilliant social media this week
Enjoy some of our favourite updates from Twitter and Instagram during the past week. From horses and riders getting well-and-truly on the #RoadToRio to a particularly famous ride judge, it all happened...
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Irish Olympic eventers don’t travel light: 2.5 tonnes of kit flown to Rio
Clare ABBOTT riding Euro Prince (IRL) during cross country phase at the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championship in Malmo Sweden in August 2013After six months of painstaking paperwork, the Irish...
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‘From all walks of life’: 6 amateur showing champions crowned at RIHS
Picture by Lucy MerrellA social worker, interior design graduate, drums teacher — riders from all walks of life were triumphant in the amateur championships at the Longines Royal International Horse...
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Britain relegated from top tier Nations Cup after poor performance at Hickstead
Tim STOCKDALE GBR riding FLEUR DE L'AUBE, during the Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup during the Royal International Horse Show at The All England Jumping Course, Hickstead, West Sussex, UK on 29 July...
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Princess Royal hails World Horse Welfare’s ‘fantastic achievement’
The redevelopment of World Horse Welfare’s Glenda Spooner Farm Rescue and Rehoming Centre is a “fantastic achievement”, according to the Princess Royal. The charity’s president carried out the official...
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6 mini marvels for sale this week
With Pony Club camp season upon us, make sure your little one doesn’t get left out next year with one of these pint-sized ponies. Take a look at our selection of small ponies on the Horse & Hound...
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Post-competition Irn-Bru — and other things riders in Scotland know about
Scotland “bonnie” Scotland! A beautiful country to be a rider (minus the midges), says Becky Murray1. We have miles upon miles of stunning countryside hacking… if you don’t mind being eaten alive by...
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First Olympic horses touch down in Rio
Pictures by Gabriel NascimentoThe first Olympic horses have touched down on Brazilian soil, a week before the opening ceremony takes place. A flight carrying 34 event horses from 10 nations landed at...
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Rosie Fry’s eventing blog: not bad for a horse with little legs
Again, another very overdue blog so I don’t really know where to start as there has been so much going on! I’ll start by recapping on a brilliant week at Tattersalls back at the beginning of June. We...
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5 horse breeds you may never have heard of
Check out these strange but beautiful beasties… 1. Poodle pony Taking us right back to Kevin Keegan’s hair in the 1980s, the permed look never went away as far as the Bakshir Curly is concerned. Their...
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Irish rider victorious in Queen Elizabeth II Cup
David Simpson lifted the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Cup at the Royal International Horse Show today (30 July), giving his wedding fund a boost in the process. The Irish rider took the feature...
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Rider who was dragged on the road wins £2.5k compensation
A rider who was dragged along a road after her mare was spooked by a Land Rover towing a trailer has won £2,500 in compensation. Nikki, from Bristol, was hacking out with her sister Rachel on 20...
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Sun it up in Sussex with one of these beautiful equestrian havens
1. Kitchenour, East Sussex For you: a Grade II-listed Georgian farmhouse with five bedrooms, a galleried landing, formal gardens and an outdoor pool with a pool house. For the horses: an American barn...
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‘Business class’: How horses are flown to the Rio Olympics *H&H VIP*
The figures are mind-boggling: 311 equine athletes from across the globe, representing 50 nations, to be transported to Rio ready to deliver the performance of a lifetime. It’s an operation in which...
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The 6 biggest surprises from London 2012
Olympic Games always throw up the unexpected and London was no exception. With Rio now just days away, we remember some of the biggest surprises of the equestrianism at Greenwich ParkOlympics Show...
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FEI investigates ‘biased’ judging allegations as Olympic appeal fails
Michael Eilberg & Marakov (314) - Horse Health Grand Prix Freestyle Championship - LeMieux National Dressage Championships 2014 - Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, United Kingdom - 21/09/2014 © Jon...
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‘The oldies got it together’: Jayne Ross defends supreme title at RIHS,...
Time 2 Reflect. Picture by Lucy MerrellTwo riders who suffered life-threatening falls earlier this season piloted horses to stand the British Horse Society supreme ridden horse champion and reserve...
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