7 top horse care tips for Burghley Horse Trials
Sights around the start and finish area during the cross country phase of the The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials near Stamford in Lincolnshire, UK, on 6th September 2015The Land Rover Burghley Horse...
View ArticlePeter Storr: Valegro’s in a class of his own *H&H VIP*
Charlotte Dujardin’s mistake in the first trot half-pass in the special was uncharacteristic, but she did well to bring her marks back up after such an expensive error. Valegro is in a different league...
View ArticleRider who was ‘a hair’s breadth from being paralysed’ comes back to win BE event
Picture by Richard Weller-PoleyA rider who came “within a hair’s breadth” of being paralysed from the neck down in a fall last year has come back to win her first BE100. Joanne Foley, from Colchester,...
View ArticleH&H to launch new bumper show guide for the winter season
The 2016 H&H Spring Show Directory editionHorse & Hound is celebrating the winter competition season with a new bumper winter show guide, which will hit the news stands on 6 October. Organisers...
View Article11 tips to keep your horse cool this summer
At last we are able to enjoy some warm weather — but that means horse owners need to be prepared for the flies, sunburn and hard ground that are the inevitable result, so here are H&H's summer tips...
View ArticleBurghley draw revealed: Zara Tindall mid-field
The drawn order has been released for the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials in two weeks (1-4 September). Zara Tindall will be hoping to go one better than her 2003 second place at the Lincolnshire...
View ArticleIncrease your career prospects with an equine degree from Reaseheath College...
Advertisement FeatureThe message is clear: studying for an equine science degree hugely improves your career prospects. Last year, an impressive one in five Reaseheath equine graduates achieved a...
View ArticleSimon Grieve’s eventing blog: I am incredibly lucky to still be here at all
We made the long trek to Burgham International Horse Trials, where King (Traveller Royale) was to run in the CIC3* as a pre-Burghley run and Joss (Trevidden) for his first attempt at that level. I also...
View ArticleWatch Katie Price on new equestrian series starting tonight
Katie Price’s new equestrian reality television series airs tonight (18 August). The show, Katie Price’s Pony Club, is set at the former model’s family home in West Sussex where she keeps her five...
View ArticleProtect your horse’s legs but don’t let them overheat
Looking for boots that give your horse’s legs good protection without letting them get too hot? Take a look at our pick of the market's best air cool brushing boots.BR Air Tech tendon boots These high...
View ArticleHovis’ Friday diary: I’m not a ruddy seaside donkey
Dear diary, So it’s fair to say it’s been a week of ups and downs — quite literally — both for me and for the GB teams at that party place in Rio. So let’s start with them. Firstly Charlotte...
View ArticleEventer urges riders to speak up after her horse is fatally injured in...
Eventer Liz Halliday-Sharp has called for riders to speak out if they are unhappy with a fence or a question on a cross-country course after her horse was fatally injured at Burgham Horse Trials. The...
View Article11 true confessions of a riding school pony
It’s hard work being a riding school steed but there are ways of livening things up, as our anonymous equine contributor explains… 1. It’s not that I don’t enjoy my work, it’s just that it distracts me...
View ArticleRichard Davison: Valegro — as great as Muhammad Ali *H&H VIP*
The world salutes Valegro — the greatest dressage horse it has ever seen — along with Charlotte and Carl for their greatness too. The alchemy of their outstanding and special qualities has treated us...
View Article€500k starting price for world and European champion showjumper
Jeroen DUBBELDAM riding Zenith SFN NED in the Second Round of the Team Show Jumping Competition at WEG in Stadium D'Ornano Caen, Normandy in France between 23 August to 7 September 2014World and...
View ArticleWhat time do British showjumpers Nick Skelton and Ben Maher go for individual...
Nick Skelton and Big Star at the Rio Olympics. Picture by Peter NixonToday is the individual final of the Rio Olympics showjumping and Britain has two riders in the running, Ben Maher and Nick Skelton....
View ArticleH&H Live: Rio Olympics showjumping individual final
Follow the jumping action from the individual final at the Rio Olympic Games via our live and interactive written commentary serviceTiffany Foster (CAN) riding Tripple X III at the Rio Olympics Welcome...
View Article14 things a horsey mum may be guilty of
If you're a horsey mum there are one or two things you're bound to be guilty of — from using Mane & Tail conditioner on your children to picking them up from school in your breeches. How many do...
View ArticlePippa Roome’s Rio blog: eight things I’ll miss about the Olympics — and a few...
H&H's Alice Collins and Pippa Roome: we were really here!Today is our last full day at the Rio Olympics, the final day of equestrian action. We fly home tomorrow, so I thought this would be a good...
View ArticleBig Star’s ‘a bit rusty’ but Nick Skelton is in gold medal position in Rio
Nick Skelton (GBR) on Big Star at the Rio OlympicsNick Skelton and Big Star jumped a superb clear in the first of two rounds to determine the individual showjumping medals at the Rio 2016 Olympics....
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