"This is Billy, my yard manager's horse. I'd gone to get Coady out of the field when I saw Billy with his sweet itch rug covering his whole face. I couldn't figure out what was wrong at first especially as his ears seemed to be poking out of the hole in the right place and wondered whether it was a new style of grass muzzle but after looking closely I could see the ear pieces hanging down where his eyes are — he'd just managed to get his ear through a little hole which should have been halfway down his neck!"

“This is Billy, my yard manager’s horse. I’d gone to get Coady out of the field when I saw Billy with his sweet itch rug covering his whole face. I couldn’t figure out what was wrong at first especially as his ears seemed to be poking out of the hole in the right place and wondered whether it was a new style of grass muzzle but after looking closely I could see the ear pieces hanging down where his eyes are — he’d just managed to get his ear through a little hole which should have been halfway down his neck!” — Zoe Walker

Gemma Redrup 1 December, 2016 18:42

Gemma Redrup

H&H features, racing and point-to-point editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, having been part of the H&H team since 2014, who is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting talents have taken her to numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.