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What’s in this week’s Horse & Hound, in shops from Thursday 5 March


  • In this week’s edition of Horse & Hound, in shops from Thursday 5 March, enjoy our breeding special pages, in which we celebrate the hugely successful stallion Diarado and go in-depth on intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). We also bring you our Cheltenham Festival preview – not one to be missed by racing fans. Among the news pages, we find out how equine sleep enhances learning ability and take stock of the mixed reaction to the 2026 HOYS judging format. We also bring you the best of the latest launches on the equestrian products market. In the Vet Clinic, we learn all about travel sickness, from its symptoms to how to treat it, and how to manage the risk.  This week, our opinion column comes from Pippa Roome for eventing fans, our interview is with endurance champion Emma Martin and we find out about stunt-performing show rider Hannah Miller-Burton.  In our hunting pages, enjoy our report of the Costwold Scurry, plus Alastair Jackson continues his series on great foxhunters he knew personally with Dermot Kelly. For sports fans, enjoy our reports on the latest dressage, showjumping, showing, racing and point-to-point action. There are many other articles for equestrian fans to enjoy – see a more detailed breakdown below.

    What’s in Horse & Hound magazine: on sale 5 March 2026

    News

    • Mixed reaction to 2026 HOYS judging format
    • Horses who sleep better learn better, research finds
    • Police investigate horse dealer

    Breeding special

    • The stallion who has it all: Diarado
    • ICSI: miracle tool or misunderstood risk? H&H investigates

    Opinion

    • Letters of the week
    • Eventing: Pippa Roome

    People and horses 

    • H&H interview Endurance champion Emma Martin
    • All in a day’s work: The stunt-performing show rider
    • Goodnight: Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary

    Vet clinic

    • Travel sickness: Symptoms, treatment and how to manage the risk

    Kit

    • New in the ring

    Cheltenham Preview

    • British contenders to watch at the Festival

    Hunting

    • A different perspective: Matt Ramsden moves on
    • Cotswold Scurry
    • Alastair Jackson on Dermot Kelly

    Reports

    • Dressage: Vale View
    • Showjumping: Morris EC, Kelsall Hill and more
    • Showing: BSPS Area 2A and NCPA Cheshire
    • Racing: Kelso and more
    • Point-to-point: Yorkshire Jockeys Club

    Classified Ads

    • Horses for sale, horseboxes, vehicles, jobs, insurance and more

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