Campaign for 20mph speed limits underway
Riders could have access to safer roads if a charity’s campaign to reduce speed limits is successful
View Article6 ways to give yourself a health kick (and boost your competition performance)
In an age when social media is awash with snaps of green smoothies and people are brandishing their #eatclean lives, healthy living is on everyone's radar. Sue Polley finds out what riders can do to...
View ArticleTop international showjumper retired
Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum has retired her long-term campaigner Checkmate 4
View Article6 bits of equestrian gear that have been pinched by the fashion world
Here's some examples of how the world of high fashion regularly borrows from us...
View ArticleJessica Mendoza shows off exciting new rides at HOYS
British rising star Jessica Mendoza has added to her already impressive horsepower and showcased her new talents at Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) last week (7-11 October). The 19-year-old showjumper,...
View Article*Exclusive* De Novo News put down after complications from shipping fever
Tina Cook is devastated after losing her home-bred De Novo News. Pictured at Aldon 2014 by Peter NixonTina Cook‘s top horse De Novo News has died due to an infection that developed after he fell sick...
View ArticleEventing in numbers: A dressage score of 10, one speedy pair across country...
It’s the 32nd week of the season and our statistical series rolls on with facts from Little Downham, Weston Park, Calmsden and more Jean Adrien KLEINEIDAM (FRA) riding QUEL AMOUR during the cross...
View ArticleUnderstanding shipping fever in horses
Few owners are aware of the potential dangers of shipping fever in horses, believing that they are protecting their horses on a journey by bandaging limbs, supplying haynets, making sure the horses are...
View ArticleDirt bike accident leaves junior dressage star in hospital
Italian junior dressage rider Filippo Di Marco has been seriously injured in a dirt bike accident. The 15-year-old reportedly crashed the bike into a gate when the brakes failed at his home in Rosate...
View ArticleHack on the moor turns into terrifying ordeal for horse and rider *PICTURES*
Credit: Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue ServiceA Shire cross became trapped in a bog in Dartmoor for more than two hours on Monday morning (12 October). 15.2hh gelding Inky was being hacked out in...
View ArticleOne of the world’s oldest horses dies
A horse believed by a horse sanctuary in Essex to be one of the oldest in the world has died aged 50. Orchid arrived at Remus Horse Sanctuary in January 2014. She was a firm favourite at the Essex...
View Article11 moments we shut our eyes at HOYS 2015 *PICTURES*
GRAND BALOU 4 ridden by Victoria Gulliksen, Joint winner of Class 19, The Puissance during Horse Of The Year Show at the NEC Birmingham, West Midlands, UK between 07-11th October 2015Five days of...
View ArticleHorsebox engulfed in 20ft high flames on major road *PICTURES*
Credit: Cambridge Fire and Rescue ServiceCredit: Cambridge Fire and Rescue Service A horsebox was engulfed in flames on a dual carriageway in Cambridge last week (9 October). Witnesses reported...
View ArticleSophie Mathew’s team chasing blog: A step into the unknown
Kitkat and me flyingAfter the failure of getting an intermediate run last season, we have been itching to climb the ladder out of novices. We ran in the Belvoir novice rather than the fun class, where...
View ArticleDiscover what your equestrian discipline says about you *H&H VIP*
Flat jockey Ryan Moore is known for having a more reserved natureComptitive riders are more extroverted and conscientious than their non-competitive counterparts, according to a recent study....
View ArticleAlice Dunsdon’s Adelaide blog: Hilly has wings!
Twas the night Before the flight The nerves have set in Yet Hilly oblivious and is calm within. The bags are all packed By the stables with care In hopes That all horses travel well in pair. The horses...
View Article9 lies people who sell horses like to tell (and how not to be fooled)
Buying a horse is difficult enough as it is. Buying a horse from the small percentage of vendors out there who also just so happen to be pathological liars makes it even trickier. So to help you avoid...
View ArticleFamily celebrates HOYS win and new arrival
A double celebration was held by a horsey family last week. Showing owner Clare Davies saw her pony win at his first visit to Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) and also welcomed a new family member....
View ArticleHelen Tredwell: Don’t upgrade HOYS *H&H VIP*
There has been talk about whether HOYS should be upgraded to a four-star show. While there are plenty of different ways for British riders to qualify for here, the fact it is a three-star show does...
View ArticleRobert Walker: What makes him tick *Promotion*
Advertisement FeatureBritish showing would not be complete without the face of top showman Robert Walker. He is a true expert in the showing world and is hugely knowledgeable in all aspects of show...
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