Eleanor Jones
News editor
Eleanor joined Horse & Hound as news editor in March 2016, having spent eight and a half years working for local and national newspapers. During her time with H&H, Eleanor has attended numerous industry conferences and events, including the FEI sport forum, the British Equine Veterinary Association annual congress and the National Equine Forum, and has spoken at the NEF and the Saddle Research Trust conference. She has reported on all disciplines and aspects of the industry, from Brexit to anti-bullying campaigns and from dressage rules to dressage mules. She spent time travelling across Europe with World Horse Welfare to see first-hand the experience of horses being transported thousands of miles to slaughter, producing reports for print, online and in video format, and has also reported on showjumping events from national qualifiers to international grands prix, as well as the 2021 and 2023 Europeans and 2022 World Championships.
Eleanor has been riding since she was seven, and was given her first pony, a £300 Welsh section B mare, at the age of 12. She worked for dressage and showjumping riders, and now has two warmblood mares who she competes at British Showjumping events, although one mare is out of work having given birth to a beautiful filly in summer 2023. She has competed in dressage but since her mark sheets have contained phrases such as “unexpected manoeuvre between C and M” and “well sat”, tends to stick to the jumping.
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Potential Olympic horse swaps riders, online abuse and other things the horse world is talking about
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Public warned as pony found stuck in cattle grid after walkers left gate open
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A little fighter with a huge heart and other things the horse world is talking about
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‘I did my air punch!’ Tiny rider’s joy as she secures dream Hickstead ticket
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‘Lack of profitability is baked into our industry’: how equestrian business must change to become viable
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‘Spine-tinglingly good’: Paris Olympics to be a ‘really special moment’ for horse sport
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‘Valued team members’: brewery ‘thrilled’ to welcome new working Shire horse
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From bleak outlook to ‘pure and utter happiness’: how horses changed a family’s life
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Horse welfare heroes recognised for tireless determination and pioneering initiatives
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‘A sickening act against a defenceless animal’: attacked horse left to ‘bleed to death’
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Leading equestrian brand still in business and other things the horse world is talking about
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Equestrian businesses among those investigated for underpaying staff
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‘We’re absolutely still in business’: sale secures future of major equestrian brands
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‘Great pride and joy’ as major equestrian brands change hands
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LeMieux to stay ‘true to its roots’ as brand for sale for £150m
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‘We’re so far behind’: research on groin and seat discomfort and pain in male riders
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‘They were very curious!’ Rescue ponies meet Max, their newest ‘equine’ neighbour
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David Beckham’s private chef opens what may be UK’s first ‘ride-through’
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‘Royals, top competitors and famous people all wanted his boots’: farewell to celebrated bootmaker