Laura Tomlinson officially retired her British team stalwart Mistral Hojris (Alf) from competition in front of a packed house at the London International Horse Show at Olympia last night (Tuesday 17 December).
The H&H team caught up with Laura on this emotional occasion to find out which special moments in Alf’s career meant the most to her and what her future plans are for her Olympic medal-winning partner.
Enjoy highlights of Laura and Alf’s career in pictures from the H&H archives.
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As Charlotte Dujardin continues to pick up award after award for her incredible achievements with Valegro, we look back through the H&H picture archives at career highlights of this incredible combination.
Trained by Paul Nicholls, Big Buck’s won a record four World Hurdles, before picking up a leg injury in December 2012.
As the 11-year-old returned to the racecourse after nearly a year off aimed to extend his unbeaten streak over hurdles to 19 consecutive wins, H&H looked at some of his career highlights in pictures so far.
Gale-force winds and heavy rain caused havoc for the equestrian world over the festive period with stable blocks destroyed, horses stranded by flooding and yards left without power for days.
The Olympic showjumping champion Steve Guerdat welcomed Horse & Hound to his home in Switzerland recently and we were bowled over by the happy horses and the wonderful facilities.
Check out some of the behind-the-scenes pictures.
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