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Little Downham Horse Trials (3): what riders need to know *H&H VIP*
Date: Saturday 3 — Monday 5 October 2015 Organiser: Tina Ure Contact: 01353 698 839; tina_ure@hotmail.com Location: Cambridgeshire Entries open: 30 August Ballot date: 15 September at 12 noon Entries...
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Celebrating the best of the Brits at Aachen Europeans *VIDEO*
Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro win individual freestyle gold at the 2015 European Dressage Championships. Picture by Peter NixonAfter a 13-day equestrian extravaganza (11-23 August 2015), the FEI...
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Four elite premium scores awarded at Futurity
DanieliThe Baileys/BEF Futurity headed to its penultimate venue of Southview Equestrian Centre in Cheshire on 14 August where a total of four elite premiums were awarded. A dressage colt foal belonging...
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Are horse and human faces more similar than we think?
Horses and humans share similar facial expressions, according to a new study. Research by the University of Sussex revealed that horses — like humans and chimps — use muscles underlying their nostrils,...
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Pony Mad Mum’s blog: Why I hate selling ponies
I hate selling a good pony. It’s not just the awful trauma of parting with a precious animal that has stolen your heart and looked after your child as if she were made of glass for however many years,...
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Stephen Hadley: Chuffed to bits with the Brits *H&H VIP*
I have been to many European Championships in my time and they never fail to produce dramatic viewing. It is difficult for the course-designer to get it right but Frank Rothenberger was spot-on — the...
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Walk the 2015 Burghley cross-country course with Blyth Tait *VIDEO*
Double Burghley winner Blyth Tait — who took the title in 2001 with Ready Teddy and 1998 with Chesterfield — takes a look at three key fences on Mark Phillips' 2015 track Fence 9 & 10: Capability’s...
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Horrific horse attack sparks 5,000-strong petition
A petition calling for a review into sentencing for animal abusers has already gained more than 5,000 signatures. The petition to Scotland’s cabinet secretary for justice, Michael Matheson MSP, was...
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Celebrating Scope Festival’s 2015 champions
Elo and Geoffrey BillingtonThe showjumping world has descended on Stafford County showground for the annual Scope Festival of Showjumping (23-30 August). Every year at Scope champions at every level,...
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12 horsey things to do this week
Are you stuck for things to do this week? To keep your diary up-to-date and make sure you’re never missing out, we’ve picked a selection of equestrian events to keep boredom at bay over the next seven...
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Another pair out of eventing squad for European Championships
Tom Jackson has been ruled out of the British squad for the Longines FEI European Eventing Championships at Blair Castle (10-13 September) after a setback to his horse Waltham Fiddlers Find. The...
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Foal dies after being set on fire
A foal has died after being set on fire. The four-month-old skewbald colt was found with serious burns to his nose, face and front legs on Wednesday, 19 August. Yesterday (Wednesday, 26 August) H&H...
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Dressage superstar Totilas: his career in pictures
News of Totilas’ retirement last week signalled the end of a career for one of the most remarkable horses dressage has ever seen. When Totilas and Edward Gal burst onto the world stage, they began a...
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Rare Przewalski foal born in Kent *VIDEO*
A rare Przewalski foal has been born in Kent. Keepers at Port Lympne Reserve celebrated arrival of the foal two weeks ago. The colt is the second to be born at the park in a year. The breed, which is...
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Barbers Shop among entries at Aintree show
Top ex-racehorses including Barbers Shop (pictured) and Jack The Giant will be competing at Aintree racecourse this weekend, but not on the racetrack. The inaugural Retraining of Racehorses (RoR)...
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Nana Dalton’s Burghley blog: all change, meet ‘super sub’ Bug
Plans have changed for our Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials guest blogger, who will be competing a different horse than originally planned at the four-starOur life with horses is a treasured journey,...
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Bertram Allen out of action after fall at major show
Top Irish rider Bertram Allen is set for a spell on the sidelines after breaking his collarbone. The 20-year-old was riding his new horse Hector Van d’Abdijhoeve (not pictured) at the Glock Horse...
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H&H Live: Blair European Eventing Championships
The Longines FEI European Eventing Championships at Blair Castle, Scotland (10-13 September) promises to be a fantastic event and the Horse & Hound team will be on hand to bring you news of all...
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How to watch Blair eventing Europeans on TV
If you’re not lucky enough to be heading to the Longines FEI European Eventing Championships at Blair Castle (10-13 September), then make sure you don’t miss a thing by keeping in touch with it online...
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The week on Twitter: a vet in swimming trunks and is this the best Pony Club...
Enjoy some of our favourite tweets from the past seven days. From a vet who obviously keeps a keen eye on the weather forecast to children simply having the best time at Pony Club camp, it all happened...
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