All content Archive | May 2019

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May 31st
- Eventing legend and horse recovering well after cross-country fall
- Charlotte holds down a marquee for Carl mid-test and 7 other horsey social media posts this week
- Trapped horse rescued from ditch after being spooked by lorry
- Foal saved from slaughter in Portugal becomes TV soap star
- Laura Tomlinson: ‘Instinct isn’t always right’ *H&H VIP*
- ‘We must pull together’ to beat equine flu as outbreak roars on unabated
- Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘I am the Hoverine – super-powered bank balance drainer’
May 30th
- Queen wins nearly £8m in racing prize money in 31 years
- Genius ways to add horses to your wedding without the real thing
- David Simpson: ‘Let’s engage with our riders’ *H&H VIP*
- Rider’s terror as jack-knifed trailer overturns with horse inside
- ‘Crazy but awesome’ countess to make race-riding debut aged 69
- Mark Phillips: ‘We must all do our bit’ *H&H VIP*
- 13 things you might not know about Piggy French
- Singapore-based dressage horse set to return to the UK show circuit
May 29th
- ‘It could have been fatal’: Dartmoor foal found with dog poo bag stuck in its mouth
- Family of murdered teenage rider asks for RDA donations in her memory
- 8 mega moments from the 2019 H&H Festival of Eventing
- Frankie Dettori’s ‘ambition’ to race against his son: ‘He can tell his children that we did it’
- ‘The most perfect pattern of a horse’: Tributes paid to prolific show horse
- Jonty Evans’ 8 top tips on how to approach a jump
- The diary of the home-made livery yard: stowaway children and facing up to my favourite leaving
- Horse & Hound; 30 May 2019
- 6 things you will remember if you were the ‘horsey kid’ at school
May 28th
- Tributes paid after jockey dies in racing fall
- 5 things horsey people always welcome as presents
- Milestone for attempts to end the ‘plague’ of soring Tennessee’s horses
- Flu: experts urge continued vigilance as more cases confirmed
- How do riders return to the saddle after having a baby?
- Pony Mad Mum’s blog: the serious business of eating
- British ‘legend’ joins popular saddlery brand, plus more sponsorship news
- What makes a horse’s life worth living?
- Tales from the H&H Festival of Eventing: meet the mother of five contesting her first three-day event
May 27th
- Tales from the H&H Festival of Eventing: meet the vet who nearly gave up riding and her special ex-racehorse
- H&H Festival of Eventing: ‘you have to ride what you’ve got’ – overnight leader claims 70cm victory
- H&H Festival of Eventing : ‘he was fly-bucking in the warm-up’ – Silver scoops 80cm title
- H&H Festival of Eventing: 12-year-old produces polished round to be crowned 90cm champion
- H&H Festival of Eventing: ‘perfect Poppy’ jumps her way to 100cm victory
- Young Brits shine as Germany bags fifth Houghton Nations Cup win in a row
- Tales from the H&H Festival of Eventing: ‘I left all of my clothes at home’
- The Knackered Riders Club: the day I wrecked the garden
- How should I turn out a hogged cob for the show ring? H&H asks an expert…
- Tales from the H&H Festival of Eventing: ‘I had a sudden urge to jump at 50’
- Simon Reynolds: The unwashed and overweight *H&H VIP*
- Top rider’s Tokyo hopes for new young mare
- Tales from the H&H Festival of Eventing: meet the 73-year-old rider and her home-bred, part-bred Highland Pony
May 26th
- H&H Festival of Eventing:‘I didn’t expect it in the slightest’ — new overnight leader in the 70cm
- H&H Festival of Eventing: ‘he could have gone round twice’ — 80cm leader holds on to the top spot
- Tales from the H&H Festival of Eventing: ‘He catapulted me face first’
- H&H Festival of Eventing: rider’s second pony moves into the top spot of the 90cm
- H&H Festival of Eventing: it’s all change at the top of the 100cm – ‘she loves the water’
- Neglected mare has a ‘long way to go’ to mentally recover after owner ignored advice
- Kirstie Leightley’s international showjumping vlog: how I eat and workout to stay competitive
- Tales from the H&H Festival of Eventing: ‘the vet thought she had had a stroke’
- Darren Edwards: ‘Should we, shouldn’t we?’ season *H&H VIP*
- A superbly located Cotswolds country home with floodlit arena, stables and four acres…
- Heartbroken owner’s appeal after pony strangled in field
May 25th
- Tales from H&H Festival of Eventing: rider side-lined for nine months returns after eight weeks
- H&H Festival of Eventing: gelding who likes to make his own moves up takes the lead in the Spillers 80cm
- H&H Festival of Eventing: young rider takes first and third place overnight in the Ariat 90cm
- H&H Festival of Eventing: ‘Penguin’ comes back from injury to take 100cm lead
- H&H Festival of Eventing: returning rider takes the 70cm lead
- Tales from the H&H Festival of Eventing: meet the ‘cocky’ one-eyed gelding
- 8 reasons your next dressage horse should be a cob
- Concerns raised about fence where young eventer had fatal fall, inquest hears
- Dan Williams’ showing blog: things don’t always go to plan
- Graham Fletcher: ‘Horses that shouldn’t win, do’ *H&H VIP*
- Terminally ill six-year-old boy stands in for The Queen
May 24th
- Walk the 100cm H&H Festival of Eventing cross-country course
- Walk the Ariat 90cm H&H Festival of Eventing cross-country course
- £450,000 for rider who suffered serious injury when lorry spooked horse
- Walk the Spillers 80cm H&H Festival of Eventing cross-country course
- Win tickets to Bolesworth International *Promotion*
- Walk the DriRug 70cm H&H Festival of Eventing cross-country course
- Pony thrown clear from trailer in road accident goes on to qualify for Hickstead
- New jockey uniform and 8 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- How should I turn out a hairy cob for the show ring? Learn from an expert…
- World record set as five-year-old sells for £620,000
- Carl Hester: Equine legends and future stars *H&H VIP*
- Hovis’ Friday diary: My mother is more cold-hearted than a penguin assassin…
- Seaside town gives ‘Lifeboat Horse’ sculpture a permanent home
May 23rd
- Top eventer back on the podium two weeks after baby’s arrival
- Four horses dead after thieves attempt to steal 11,000-volt power line
- What will £500k get you? A look at horsey homes currently on the market…
- 7 reasons why show stewards are the unsung heroes of the season
- Riders urged to be vigilant after spate of positive dope tests
- Camilla Bingham’s ultimate showjumping show guide: Valkenswaard
- Belton and Gatcombe replacements to be confirmed by summer
- Harry Meade: Changing times with two farewells *H&H VIP*
- #ThisCobCan: 22 cobs that break the mould
May 22nd
- Help! 80s pop icons come face to face with National Hunt stars
- Top rider raises £5,000 for charity after cancer diagnosis
- 7 horsey things to do this Bank Holiday weekend
- More police and CCTV promised for 2019 Appleby Horse Fair
- Coral Keen’s eventing blog: lots of things have happened, good and bad…
- Horse & Hound; 23 May 2019
- New encysted small redworm test: owners asked for help with final step
May 21st
- By your side: Foal makes epic journey in latest Lloyds ad
- Because we can’t get enough of Piggy French… pictures from her five brilliant Rockingham wins
- British world medallist out of the running for 2019 Europeans
- 12-year-old rider wins five classes against adults in one weekend
- Claire Drey-Brown’s we need to talk blog: please, can we stop writing mean comments?
- Knee joint injuries in horses *H&H VIP*
- ‘Everybody wants to help’: racing’s workforce digs deep for local community
May 20th
- Windsor waves final farewell to Household Cavalry after +200yrs
- Britain beats Sweden to scoop Nations Cup glory
- New to showing? 10 tips from the top to help get you going
- Mainstream motor insurer aims to educate drivers on passing horses
- Anna Ross: A test-riding strategy needs maths *H&H VIP*
- Donkey foal arrives during rehearsal for ‘epic’ performance
May 19th
- Police operation educates drivers on passing horses safely
- New bridleway gates installed after rider injured
- Clydesdale meditation helps ‘encourage people to shine’
- #SundaySchool: William Whitaker on how to develop rhythm
- Jason Webb’s blog: the past few weeks seem like a blur
- Mark Todd: He thinks there are demons there *H&H VIP*
- A real steal? Four bedrooms with a stable yard and paddocks for under half a million
- ‘It could have been so much worse’: Ben Hobday speaks out on cancer symptoms
May 18th
- ‘It reminds me of ice hockey’: watch Love Island star Chris Hughes try polo
- App offers cash rewards in exchange for riding
- Project aims to assess the impact of horses on human mental health
- Why top riders have caught the CrossFit bug
- Inquest into teenage eventers’ deaths hears medic ‘didn’t know how to use equipment’
- Claire Drey-Brown’s we need to talk blog: how to deal with things when they’re not going well
- Steven Ashworth: To happy hounds and good hunting *H&H VIP*
- Retrained racing star Saphir Du Rheu heads for Barbury after storming BE novice debut
May 17th
- Horse who collapsed in city centre stolen from sanctuary that took her in
- That Friday feeling and 7 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- Facebook confirms crackdown on horses for sale adverts
- Two promising event horses die after horrific lorry fire
- Pippa Funnell: Proud to have these five-star venues *H&H VIP*
- Owner hopes difficult experience with orphan foal can help others
- Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘OMG! Incoming Martin Clunes and I have a vibrating wand down my pants’
May 16th
- Show to offer awards for horses of healthiest weight
- When Valegro met Teddy the Shetland
- Important saddle fitting advice from the Society of Master Saddlers *Promotion*
- ‘Need to appear strong’ proves major barrier to seeking help #MentalHealth
- First fantasy showjumping league launched
- Matthew Wright’s eventing blog: don’t be fooled
- Anne Leaver: More to cobs than a hogged mane *H&H VIP*
- Five horses found neck-deep in flooded stables after pipe burst
May 15th
- ‘Huge surge’ in laminitis cases: vets urge vigilance
- ‘Entirely illogical’ plan to ban trail-hunting voted down
- Meet the mother and daughter show team going head-to-head in the working hunter ring…
- ‘You don’t think it will be your horse’: owner’s atypical myopathy warning
- School’s out! Take a look at these National Hunt horses enjoying their summer holidays
- Investigating a horse’s health before buying *H&H VIP*
- Horse & Hound; 16 May 2019
- Try something new – Western riding
- Prices soar over £50,000 at Brightwells Elite Dressage Auction
May 14th
- Horse who vanished for 33 hours after fall makes comeback at Royal Windsor
- 8 moments we absolutely loved at Royal Windsor Horse Show
- Pumpkin and Harley — the smallest competitors by far — take Royal Windsor by storm
- Annie Joppe’s endurance blog: I think I feel a complaint coming on…
- Royal Windsor endurance ‘winner’ disqualified for using reins as whip
- Buying an ex-racehorse? Here’s what you need to know first
- David Simpson: The Point-to-Point Authority are in listening mode *H&H VIP*
- Celebrating 19 showing stars of yesteryear
- Zara Tindall among strong British entries for Luhmühlen
May 13th
- Mare and foal die after vet ‘held up by cycle race steward’
- Council to consider banning trail-hunting on its land
- Popular British rider scores a first Event Rider Masters win at Chatsworth
- Richard Gurney: Where is the balance? *H&H VIP*
- Convenience and a healthy diet — how to manage it as a busy rider
- Former Dartmoor breeder and judge jailed after ignoring ban for second time
May 12th
- Top riders do battle for Britain’s biggest first prize in showjumping
- Could you name this cute Shire foal?
- Pony Club to host biggest equestrian event ‘ever’ to mark its 90th birthday
- 7 reasons why Valegro still rules the dressage world
- Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: ‘I had not travelled all the way and spent all this money to be bullied in the warm-up’
- Julie Templeton: Breeding is a mug’s game *H&H VIP*
- Imagine the hacking: a pretty cottage set in scenic coastal countryside with stables and 29 acres…
- Police need your help to find new equine recruits
May 11th
- What happens when you team up a petite 11-year-old rider with a 17.2hh-plus ‘beast’ of a horse?
- England team to face best in the world at home this summer
- Tough Royal Windsor working hunter course produces just two clear rounds
- ‘Dream come true’ as Pony Clubbers join Beaufort hounds’ parade at Badminton
- Alice & Murph‘s Mitsubishi Motors Cup blog: a little disappointment but the most amazing experience
- Harry Charles: A sponsor should come forward to support Wales and West *H&H VIP*
- Meet the beautiful filly whose parents are both Badminton winners
- Riders and yards urged to join forces to help beat strangles
May 10th
- Charlotte Dujardin and new ride smash 80% barrier to scoop Windsor freestyle title
- Connemara stallion defies Windsor mud to bag Horse & Hound M&M in-hand supreme title
- The moment that made us shed a tear and 7 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- ‘I’m gutted’: Nip Tuck withdrawn from Windsor freestyle
- Last chance to get best price for H&H Festival of Eventing
- 7 moments from Royal Windsor Horse Show that will make you laugh (and maybe cringe, too)
- A very royal appointment: dressage ‘King’ Valegro meets The Queen
- Hayley Watson-Greaves: From calm to chaos in a second *H&H VIP*
- ‘Reckless’ actions of company cause pony to become stuck in stream
- Hovis’ Friday diary: Peoples, I haz arrived!
May 9th
- ‘I can’t ask for any more’: Charlotte Dujardin claims Windsor grand prix
- The end of an era: 11 of the greatest Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials moments
- Mark Phillips: Badminton result was so close, but so well deserved *H&H VIP*
- Project aims to use cross-country footage to boost safety and rider training
- ‘I don’t want to chop my fingers off before the Derby’: Frankie Dettori cooks up a storm
- Queen enjoys showing success on a wet Windsor Wednesday
- Peter Storr: Quality judging and riding at Badminton *H&H VIP*
- TV gardener Alan Titchmarsh reveals his equestrian passion and why he can’t wait for Royal Windsor
- ‘He was my best friend’: rider pays tribute as eventing superstar put down aged 33
May 8th
- Badminton to ‘thoroughly review’ procedures after long entry queues
- Dreaming of jumping round the BE100 Mitsubishi Motors Cup in 2020? Here’s how this year’s course looked and rode…
- Ear surgery for horses explained *H&H VIP*
- Olympic champion to help Israel secure place at Tokyo 2020
- Badminton director to retire after 31 years in the role
- Clare Poole’s racehorse to riding horse blog: the place that sends shivers down my spine
- ‘They’ll be a force to be reckoned with’: boy with ADHD and week-old colt form strong bond
- Horse & Hound; 9 May 2019
- Darren Edwards: Where is the incentive to return? *H&H VIP*
- Try something new – horseball
May 7th
- Rescue foal makes ‘incredible’ transformation to compete at Royal Windsor
- Who’s who of showjumping spearhead blistering line-up for Windsor
- Dreaming of riding at the BE90 Mitsubishi Motors Cup next year? Take a look at how the 2019 course rode…
- Kim Bailey: My aim is to produce future star chasers *H&H VIP*
- 7 times we (almost, very nearly) gave up horses
- David Britnell’s Badminton first-timer blog: it was everything I dreamed of
- Charles Frampton: People change things too quickly *H&H VIP*
- Carl Hester: ‘I never wanted a chestnut mare, [but] I love this one’
- Appeal launched to find home for mare found ‘hours from death’ six years ago
May 6th
- Grand National stalwart heads to Royal Windsor in new career
- ‘It’s like wearing a down comforter on my head’ — Israeli rider and her flying hair feathers claim big win
- ‘If I get to the first fence without falling off I know we’ll be fine’ — wins against the odds
- Stuart Hollings: Amateurs have many opportunities *H&H VIP*
- British gold medal-winning rider selected for World Championships in second sport
May 5th
- ‘I can’t believe it’ — 2019 Badminton winner crowned
- Simon Grieve’s eventing (and Badminton) blog: disappointed, yes, but we’ll live to fight another day
- Walk the 2019 Badminton showjumping course
- David Britnell’s first-time Badminton blog: from the grassroots championships in 2013 to the real thing — we did it!
- Two Badminton top-20 contenders withdrawn; one horse held at trot-up
- John Whitaker: I’d broken my back and had no idea *H&H VIP*
- The ideal location for the competitive rider? A dreamy house, floodlit arena and five stables…
- Farewell to ‘extremely special’ 19hh retired police horse
May 4th
- 6 fashion dilemmas that female riders face during the summer
- ‘He is an exceptional athlete’ — all change at the top after Badminton cross-country
- Huge shake-up of leaderboard at halfway stage of Badminton cross-country
- Heading to Royal Windsor for the coloured classes? Ride judge Mathew Lawrence reveals what he’ll be looking for…
- Carole Mortimer: It’s time to have my final say *H&H VIP*
- David Britnell’s Badminton first-timer blog: Atttttaaaacckkkkk!
- Top horse withdrawn before Badminton cross-country after suffering reaction to injection
- Looking for a new horse in the south west? Don’t miss this selection…
- Mark Phillips to design new eventing grand prix series
May 3rd
- Brits dominate at Badminton filling top eight places after the dressage
- Badminton Horse Trials cross-country times: find out your favourite’s start time
- Celebrating Billy Congo’s amazing career as he concentrates on stud duties
- Two Brits and one former winner break into Badminton top 10 halfway through final day of dressage
- Try something new – vaulting
- Simon Grieve’s eventing (and Badminton) blog: an absolute dream come true
- Horse who got loose from field put down after being hit by vehicle
- David Britnell’s Badminton first-timer blog: I would not want to be anywhere else in the world
- Laura Tomlinson: Learn to relish the lion’s den *H&H VIP*
- No time? No problem: the 4-minute workout to help riders stay on top of their game
- Legendary rider retires age 72 after 10 Olympic appearances
- Hovis’ Friday diary: HRH (His Royal Hovis), OBE (Obviously Beautiful Equine) or MBE (Mega Brilliant Equine)?
May 2nd
- ‘It’s very clever’: find out what riders make of the 2019 Badminton cross-country track
- British top five after day one of Badminton dressage: new record maintained
- Hello world! Gorgeous new foal gives rare breed a boost
- Ros Canter first woman to top eventing world rankings since 2011
- Ruby Walsh hangs up his racing boots after a 24-year career
- David Britnell’s first-time Badminton blog: I am having the time of my life!
- New dressage record set at Badminton by British rider
- Harry Meade: Badminton’s history is invaluable *H&H VIP*
- ‘I can’t wait’: Jonty Evans to return to Tattersalls
May 1st
- Flying hats, uniforms and tartan: 14 of our favourite outfits from the Badminton trot-up
- Badminton 2019 cross-country course — which fence would you most like to jump?
- Two combinations withdrawn at first Badminton trot-up, plus one loose horse
- Badminton Horse Trials dressage times released: what time is your favourite going?
- William Fox-Pitt: ‘I can’t support FEI clarification on flag rule’
- Cillnabradden Evo and Oliver Townend have 10% chance of Badminton win, says new EquiRatings prediction tool
- A pioneer in rider safety: Charles Owen chairman Roy Burek dies
- Top riders arrive at Badminton Horse Trials 2019
- Horse & Hound; 2 May 2019
- Loose dog or horse — when should you stop your round or test and do you get penalised?
- Three horses put down after owner ignored laminitis advice