All content Archive | July 2017

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July 31st
- Midsomer Murders star highlights equines’ plight
- 10 RIHS moments that made us forget about the rain (nearly)
- Show off those flicky toes — 7 dressage competitions you need to enter this week
- Showjumper’s father dies after being kicked by horse
- Could you give one of these adorable foals a home?
- Keep calm and carry on! 7 moments The Game Fair made us proud to be British
- Confessions of a horsey couple blog: when your boyfriend wears ladies’ jodhpurs
- Locating lameness *H&H VIP*
- Windsor grey retires from royal service to join old friends
July 30th
- Brazilian rider dominates the King George V Cup on first attempt
- ‘He doesn’t normally do that’ — 8 times horses weren’t what they said on the tin
- ‘He grew unevenly’: Allister Hood’s riding horse stands supreme at RIHS
- ‘This means so much’: 8 amateur champions crowned at RIHS
- The 6 elements of classical riding every rider should know
- The diary of the home-made livery yard: My husband is yet to divorce me — a successful year, I would say
- Catch ride turns disaster into triumph for young disabled showjumper
- Rebecca Penny: ‘Sulk in your lorry if it makes you feel better’ *H&H VIP*
- The heavenly equestrian properties with rivers running through the garden
- The week that was: seven days in the horse world
July 29th
- How to create your dream horsey wedding
- Harriet Nuttall reigns in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup
- ‘It felt like her spirit was with us’: Hannah Francis one-day event raises £5,000
- 7 reasons this eventer needs to be on your radar NOW
- Jason Webb’s blog: the difference between an excellent horse and an exceptional one
- ‘I couldn’t believe she was still alive’: rescuer reunited with mare she saved
- Anna Ross: ‘Ditch collectives to create fair sport?’ *H&H VIP*
- Has Tappers found an alternative career as a ventriloquist?
July 28th
- Brazil claim first Nations Cup title at RIHS amid German drama
- Leonora Smee’s blog: it was an emotional moment that words just cannot describe
- 12 working hunter fences that caused carnage at RIHS
- Nations Cup riders take tea with ‘The Queen’
- British dressage squad revealed for Europeans
- A Whitaker quartet fly British flag in Nations Cup after withdrawal
- FEI European Championships
- Graham Fletcher: ‘How the mighty have fallen’ *H&H VIP*
- 1 unbelievable recovery and 9 other brilliant pieces of horsey social media this week
- Riders fight back after popular forest track blocked
- Hovis’ Friday diary: I’m a social outcast with holey feathers
July 27th
- Australian rider dominates eventers challenge at RIHS
- ‘Unprecedented’ situation as wrong horse wins race
- It’s fast and furious — would you be brave enough to take on the Hickstead eventers challenge?
- Vets’ fears over illegally imported semen
- H&H question of the week: help! My horse won’t go into water — what should I do?
- Britain’s squad named for European Eventing Championships
- Badminton winner, Olympic champion and Zara Tindall among latest Burghley entries
- Mark Todd: ‘I’ve never known such unrest’ *H&H VIP*
- Torn ligament survivor proves vets wrong with Royal International victory
July 26th
- Poppy’s final blast: much-loved mare given special Household Cavalry send-off
- Burghley Horse Trials 2017: what happens when
- ‘I thought, ‘this is going to end in disaster’: Paul Tapner’s bit breaks cross-country
- 21 European Championship record breakers you might not believe are true
- Valegro to delight fans at Gatcombe’s Festival of British Eventing
- Annie Joppe’s endurance blog: last ever event and the big selection
- Horse & Hound; 27 July 2017
- New venue to join Badminton at eventing’s highest level
July 25th
- Endurance riding: ‘The welfare of the horse is paramount in everything that we do’
- Olympic horse bolts after bridle accidentally removed at tack check
- Point-to-points saved after high-speed railway forces racecourse closure
- The incredible photos that proved horses become airborne in gallop
- Horrific photos show horse bolting after bridle is accidentally removed at tack check
- European Dressage Championships: who’s in the mix for the British team
- Lucy Eddis’ horsey teen blog: ‘he was brave not to get straight back on the train and flee’
- Para rider tackles first BE event for Wobbleberries
July 24th
- 20 beautiful horses among 31 incredible gifts given to The Queen
- Racing world pays tribute to stalls handler after shocking death
- ‘Like running the London Marathon’: five-year-old disabled rider takes on charity trek
- Something different? 6 fun competitions and training sessions you should try with your horse
- Equine therapy centre urgently seeks new home
July 23rd
- British girls fight hard for medal haul at YR Europeans
- How to understand your horse’s character — and respond accordingly
- Gripping jump off sees Belgian rider secure Rolex grand prix in Aachen
- ‘I’m in a dream world’: Bubby Upton takes individual gold at junior Europeans — team win silver
- Isabell Werth wows the Aachen crowd with an 89% freestyle test
- Woman convicted of breaching ban on keeping horses for third time
- Drama at YR European eventing championships final trot-up: individual contender not accepted
- Causes and treatment of rashes *H&H VIP*
- Dreaming of living in Cornwall? Check out these properties for sale
- Horse befriends ‘last’ rhino in real-life odd couple
July 22nd
- Disappointment for British individual at YR Europeans and exciting result for debutante
- Dream day for Britain’s junior eventers at European championships
- Aachen dressage: Brits qualify for freestyle and young American rider impresses
- Aachen eventing: British team fifth, individual rider shines and Germans dominate
- Boost your competitive performance with tips from Team GBR experts
- Katie Jerram-Hunnable: HOYS rule is illogical and needs rethinking *H&H VIP*
- AP McCoy and Frankie Dettori to go head-to-head at Olympia
July 21st
- Aachen eventing: Leading Brit takes a tumble in the showjumping as team slip down the placings
- ‘He’s never done a test like it’: Sam Ecroyd holds individual gold after dressage at YR Europeans
- ‘A very sad time’: popular show centre to close
- Bandages and martingales CAN be used in HOYS warm-up
- Clare Balding sheds a tear as she discovers her family’s history on TV
- ‘I was in floods of tears’: British rider in gold after first phase at junior European championships
- Amazing Game of Thrones’ stunt horses help working equines
- 1 racehorse trains alongside dolphins and 8 other great pieces of horsey social media this week
- Brian Walker: Look which way we point the finger *H&H VIP*
- Incredibly rare African wild ass foal born in UK (and it’s super cute)
- Hovis’ Friday Diary: it’s time for my Hoverine mutation… part two
July 20th
- Germans triumph on home turf amid British disappointment in Aachen
- Guy Williams’ top ride sustains leg injury in Aachen
- How do I add topline to a good-doer without feeding much hard feed? Spillers explains… *Promotion*
- Blood rules update: FEI proposes major change for 2018
- Clare Salmon resigns from the British Equestrian Federation
- Is this the most idyllic dressage yard in Britain?
- Pammy Hutton: There’s no margin for experiment *H&H VIP*
- Policeman sacked after calling in sick to go racing
July 19th
- O’Brien suffers broken vertebrae in serious fall
- Immaculate plaits, perfect beds and marvellous muck heaps: 7 pictures that will make you want to up your horsey game
- HOYS outlaws unapproved tack for warm-up
- Jonty Evans’ crowd-funding campaign tops £100k: ‘People are taking it to their hearts’
- Heading to Pony Club camp? You need to read this first…
- Daughter of two-time winner enters her first Burghley
- 8 grooming essentials to make your horse gleam in the ring this summer
- Horse & Hound; 20 July 2017
- Major shake-up of international eventing levels planned
July 18th
- ‘He could have died’: rescued horse qualifies for HOYS
- 13 photos that have us longing to decamp to Holkham Beach
- BHS exams given major overhaul to suit modern equestrian industry
- Petplan Equine’s top five most claimed-for conditions: focus on gastric ulcers *Promotion*
- Police arrest 65 in international horsemeat scandal probe *warning: graphic content*
- If Carlsberg did showjumping venues… You need to check this one out
July 17th
- Ride Safe Award launched after 21 horses and one rider die on roads
- HOYS in sight for pony bought on mum’s credit card
- ‘He had a lovely life’: tributes paid to top puissance horse
- Show off! 6 showing shows you need to check out
- Princess Royal gets ‘rare treat’ on riding centre visit
- Golden oldies: today’s equestrian legends pictured past and present
- How serious is scar tissue in horses? *H&H VIP*
July 16th
- Let’s get quizzy: what type of horse would you be?
- Oliver Townend takes third at Jardy ERM for Britain: ‘My horse exceeded all expectations’
- How fit was a medieval knight? Fitter than you might expect…
- 8 (very) unusual uses for your horsebox
- Turkmenistan aims for showjumping glory
- Simon Reynolds: What’s the point in the go-round? *H&H VIP*
- 4 dazzling Yorkshire gems we wouldn’t mind calling home
- The week that was: seven days in the horse world
July 15th
- Bettina Hoy leads Jardy Event Rider Masters dressage; three Brits in top 10
- Working horse helps save community from floods
- If only they could talk… 16 things you’ve always wanted to ask your horse
- 8 incredible things you’ve always wanted to know about being a stunt rider
- Chloe Chubb’s showing blog: a bit like riding a unicorn
- Louise Whitaker: Three rides in a class is too many *H&H VIP*
- Great Yorkshire Show asks ‘too heavy’ riders to dismount – again
July 14th
- Jonty Evans ‘overwhelmed’ as fans donate £63k in first 24 hours
- 1 very relatable horse problem and 10 other great bits of equestrian social media this week
- Ifor Williams clarifies breast bar safety confusion
- Three new faces in all-female Europeans squad
- Simon Grieve’s eventing blog: we both ate dirt and my foot was crushed underneath
- Popular horse trials at risk from major dual carriageway plans
- ‘You’re supposed to take away anything they can scratch on — but I can’t take his teeth out’
- Harry Hall One Club: what will you do with YOUR savings? *Promotion*
- Richard Davison: The little touches create the magic *H&H VIP*
- ‘I’d rather be on a tank than a horse!’: when a Chelsea Pensioner met Scott Brash
- Hovis’ Friday diary: someone pass me the blue loopy juice
July 13th
- Equine insurance provider reassures customers after ‘shock’ announcement
- Eight horses stolen overnight: devastated owner offers reward
- The future of training racehorses? Equine ‘roller coaster’ divides opinion
- Major show installs collecting ring cameras to ‘protect the sport’
- Rosie Fry’s eventing blog: team work certainly makes the dream work
- Mark Phillips: Safety demands better riding *H&H VIP*
- H&H question of the week: My horse is bolshy on the ground — how can I fix this?
July 12th
- Jonty Evans crowd-funds to buy his Rio horse: ‘It’d be gut-wrenching to lose him’
- Horse community’s ‘amazing’ response after thieves target charity
- 6 eye-wateringly expensive items of tack with price tags you won’t believe
- Shaun Mandy’s dressage blog: my new schooling besties
- Charity ‘at capacity’ makes plans for future
- Photosensitivity: ‘She looked like an acid burns victim’
- Lucy Eddis’ horsey teen blog: bee keeping and a ‘colossal’ failure
- Horse & Hound; 13 July 2017
July 11th
- Trainer fined £2,000 after Cheltenham Festival favourite fails drug test
- Old soldier to enjoy retirement after 22 years’ military service
- Foal orphaned after following walkers for miles
- 8 things we learnt at Barbury last weekend
- ‘The health and happiness of my horses always comes first’: Scott Brash speaks out after disqualification
- ‘He gave me the jumping bug’: Meet Bertram Allen’s free-range first pony
- Stunning Spikey given new chance in life *Promotion*
- The diary of the home-made livery yard: I puffed, panted and then nose dived into the floor
- How blood samples can help your horse’s health and performance *H&H VIP*
July 10th
- ‘The blood rule has to change’: top British rider disqualified
- ‘Every inch a superstar’: Valegro wows fans with special appearance
- ‘You can never relax about laminitis — it’s always there’: managing the condition
- School’s out! 7 competitions you need to head to this summer holiday
- Annie Joppe’s endurance blog: on the edge of a nightmare
- Event Rider Masters records broken at Barbury
- Former four-star horse put down: ‘A loyal friend, who gave me such fun for 20 years’
- Stuart Hollings: Diplomats, saints and masochists *H&H VIP*
July 9th
- ‘Horses are the magic that’s changed my life’: the book all horse lovers should read this summer
- Look for a sparkle in their eye — and other secrets for finding your dream cob
- Grandfather who learned to ride in September to make BE debut
- Trio of ‘traumatised’ ponies given new chance in life
- Got Wimbledon fever? Check out these equestrian properties with tennis courts
- Keith Shore: An electric atmosphere *H&H VIP*
- The week that was: seven days in the horse world
July 8th
- Rider invents ground-breaking device to help return from injury
- From Goodwood to Mongolia: BEF chief takes on extreme races days apart
- ‘It is visibly distressing for him’: coping with headshaking this summer
- Donkey rides return to British beach after 25-year absence
- Carole Mortimer: Two decades of hot air for nothing *H&H VIP*
- ‘Exciting time’ for para reining as Brits bag silver
July 7th
- 23 ways to beat flies this summer
- Former top eventer put down: ‘He hated dressage, but put up with my mistakes’
- First look at five-star venue as top series returns to London
- The cold therapy ice boots making waves
- Cheeky Shetland takes a swipe at the Queen’s bouquet
- Hovis’ Friday diary: my rapid descent from being on top of the world…
- Carl Hester: Judging by numbers — no to Drexit *H&H VIP*
July 6th
- Should horses be allowed on roads? Riders tackle controversial topic on radio show
- ‘A tragic case’: Equestrian centre fined over employee’s death
- 18 (very good) reasons why we love hounds
- ‘His star was about to shine’: top young horse found dead in stable
- Toytown’s early years: ‘He was lethal and came back to the yard every day without me’
- Mark Todd: A win I’d like to tick off *H&H VIP*
- Riding school pony burned and beaten by ‘psychopaths’
July 5th
- Olympic champion’s first choice horse ruled out of Europeans
- ‘The best thing I’ve ever seen’: therapy pony shoots to fame on ITV’s This Morning
- Euro long-listed riders picked for Britain’s Aachen squad
- Think you’re a Barbury Horse Trials expert? Take our tricky quiz to find out…
- Adorable Suffolk foals help to promote breed
- 9 reasons you’re (secretly) counting down the days until winter
- Horse & Hound; 6 July 2017
July 4th
- Gymnastics chief to lead the Pony Club
- 10 mini-me ponies that will make you look twice
- ‘A walking miracle’: eventer in horror fall makes competition comeback
- Rider stored equine remedy in painkiller bottle: banned for 15 months
- Ponies run loose in housing estate after gate opened ‘deliberately’
- The ultimate bluffer’s guide to puppy shows
July 3rd
- Zara Tindall to take on top jockeys in fierce Barbury show-down
- Miniature donkeys found by motorway after stable burnt down
- ‘I heard my neck snap’: paralysed rider takes on new challenge
- Owner’s hairspray causes showjumper’s positive dope test
- 7 showjumping competitions you need to check out this week
- Rebecca Penny: Some set show trends are ill-suited *H&H VIP*
July 2nd
- Chief executive’s UK-wide ride challenge
- European Eventing Championship teams for Strzegom
- Happy campers: what to pack for your next camp
- Is your towbar an accident waiting to happen?
- Harry Meade: How many four-stars do we need? *H&H VIP*
- Got the eventing bug? Check out these equestrian properties in horse trials heaven
- The week that was: seven days in the horse world
July 1st
- Why Scotland’s Common Ridings needs to be on your bucket list
- Autistic rider keeps her ‘lifeline’ thanks to generous public
- European Dressage Championship teams for Gothenburg
- Britain’s only horse-drawn theatre faces closure over funding crisis
- Young miniature set to become guide horse for the partially sighted
- European Showjumping Championship teams for Gothenburg
- Ben Maher’s London squad exclusive: ‘She doesn’t like to lose!’
- Entries open for the first Hannah Francis one-day event
- Pony Mad Mum’s blog: who’s in charge? The art of natural ‘humanship’
- Anna Ross: Young horse judges need a crystal ball *H&H VIP*
- 6 fabulous five-year-olds you’ll want to own
- Celebrating passion, commitment and free ice-creams in stable staff week