All content Archive | January 2021

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January 31st
- Furloughed graphic designer creates free posters to promote equine safety
- #SundaySchool: how to improve rhythm over fences
- Two-year-old rider and Shetland take on challenge to support struggling riding school
- A proper cracker: a pre-lockdown day out with the North Cotswold *H&H Plus*
- ‘I love her because she’s so gutsy’: Piggy March’s supergroom on yard favourites
- Riders reminded of our role in a greener global future *H&H Plus*
- Do you fancy moving into this five-bedroom property with stables, nine acres, indoor pool and annexe?
- Police horses equipped with front and rear cameras to nab errant drivers
January 30th
- Devastation as Clydesdale broodmare dies nine months after her colt from suspected public feeding
- Meet Yvonne Losos de Muñiz — the Dominican Republic’s only Olympic rider
- Supreme Rock: the tough, medal-winning escape artist with two Badminton titles to his name
- An arena with a view: check out Badminton winner Piggy March’s fabulous yard
- Working together key in fight against fatal equine obesity
- ‘We must minimise risk’: eventer’s eight hours in hospital highlights scale of Covid pandemic
January 29th
- How using numbers could improve eventing safety *H&H Plus*
- Blow for eventers as major British spring fixture cancelled
- Piggy March swaps horsepower for a day and 9 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- Trauma doctor shares simple life-saving actions all equestrians should know
- ‘I hate it! Until it’s over’: real life for grooms of superstar horses
- Lifetime achievement award for Olympic rider with life-changing injuries
- Hovis’ Friday diary: a very concerning prospect
January 28th
- ‘We are more powerful when we act with others’: charity outlines plan to end ‘horse catastrophe’
- Rider trapped in ditch under 18hh gelding thanks rescuers
- ‘He ruined my life’: guilty plea for driver who killed horse on road
- 13 performance psychology pointers to help improve your results
- Three-year-old rider takes on 100-mile challenge ‘to help sad donkeys and horses far away’
- Buying the less-than-perfect horse: pre-purchase vetting decisions
- Could one of these be the next Frankel? 13 gorgeous foals, destined for the racecourse, who have already arrived in 2021
- 50 ways to live your best horsey life
- The Horse & Hound Podcast 35: Piggy March’s supergroom Amy Phillips | Spooky horses | News round-up
January 27th
- Boost for eventing safety as $500,000 fundraising target reached
- Riding tips from Billy Ray Cyrus paid off for showjumping daughter Brandi
- Report on soring ‘highlights need to end industry’s self-policing’
- Ben Maher on being careful what you wish for, life-changing surgery and championship hopes *H&H Plus*
- 6 ways positive psychology can make you a better rider
- Hundreds of horses are being fed without permission, study finds
- Carl Hester: ‘It is not only galling and hurtful, but plain wrong’ *H&H Plus*
- Horse & Hound; 28 January 2021
- 7 ‘meals’ most horse riders will have eaten at some point
January 26th
- Prestigious showing grand final moves from Olympia
- ‘An act of kindness could be a death sentence’: pony chokes on carrots left by roadside
- 7 riders with celebrity parents (you may be surprised…)
- New academy to give young people access to ponies in the home of racing
- James Fisher: ‘Brexit plus Covid is the perfect storm’
- A super-cosy detached home with American barn, all-weather arena, paddocks and two-bedroom annexe
- Brexit import taxes hit UK horse buyers hard *H&H Plus*
January 25th
- Meet the 12-year-old junior hunter champion with very big ambitions
- Hunts’ hacked details leaked online by activists *H&H Plus*
- Record-breaking number of horses rehomed during pandemic
- The horse that brought joy for his 90-year-old owner and 7 other stunning shots from Ascot and Haydock races
- Grand prix win for Ben Maher with his 18-year-old Olympic stallion
- In fine feather: the growing popularity of the gypsy cob
- ‘Enough is enough’: riders join forces to stop the public from feeding horses
January 24th
- New sponsorship deal for The Urban Equestrian Academy, plus the latest partnership news
- Brookdale Limited Edition: the supreme maxi cob champion who was ‘a hippo in a former life’ *H&H Plus*
- 83-year-old speech therapist creates herd of ‘Covid horses’ from junk through lockdown
- Laura Tomlinson: ‘I want to show my girls that you can be a very present mum and be at the top of your game at the same time’
- Clubs and syndicates aim to open up eventer ownership *H&H Plus*
- Sharp and snappy: gridwork with Gemma Tattersall *H&H Plus*
- Take a look around this five-bedroom property, set in almost 13 acres with stables and manège
- ‘Free-range’ riding school pony goes above and beyond by taking himself on hack
January 23rd
- Five-year-old boy becomes youngest ever horse agility world champion
- Missing watching elite horse sport? Check out the Adequan Global Dressage Festival online
- How to blow a hunting horn: you need teeth, but no raspberries, please *H&H Plus*
- 65-year-old rider hopes her dressage success shows what can be achieved in dark times
- Horseball, water treadmills and a French connection – nine things you didn’t know about Alex Bragg
- Government rule change confirmed on use of carpet in arena surfaces
- New findings revolutionise how bone fractures in horses heal and can be prevented *H&H Plus*
- ‘I can’t believe you’re getting your baps out!’ Rider plans Lady Godiva challenge to boost mental health
January 22nd
- Bertram Allen’s future star finds winning form in Florida
- Florida rider scores perfect 100 in High Performance Hunter Stake
- Dressage sheet adding error costs eventer national championship title
- Supreme court insurance ruling could be good news for equestrian industry *H&H Plus*
- Pony found in garden shed ‘in pain with every step’ put down
- 1 foal has a whale of a time and 9 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- Salinero: the jumping-bred horse who hated halting but became a double Olympic dressage champion *H&H Plus*
- Young showjumper swaps riding boots for trainers in marathon lockdown challenge
- Hovis’ Friday diary: remember, karma comes in many forms…
January 21st
- Major step forward in campaign to save London riding stables
- ‘We can’t thank him enough’: Owners’ final farewell to top stallion
- Coronavirus: ‘difficult’ decisions taken by 2021 county shows
- How to break in new riding boots: 11 top tips to make the process as painless as possible
- Life lessons: Ian Boylan on patience, pot-washing and hydration
- 18 (tongue-in-cheek) reasons cobs are better than thoroughbreds
- Farewell, Arko: celebrate the prolific showjumper’s career in pictures
- The Horse & Hound Podcast 34: Laura Tomlinson | Anxiety in horses | News round-up
- Six-month ban for ‘negligent’ trainer after horse ‘nobbled’ with sedative before race
January 20th
- Minikus and Michan top 100 entries in week two of Winter Equestrian Festival
- Heartbreak as six horses die in suspected arson attack
- Four horses killed in separate road collisions in six weeks
- ‘These rights should not be lost’: petition to extend deadline to record bridleways
- ‘Fly high, big man’: legendary showjumping stallion Arko dies aged 27
- Stephen Clarke: ‘Judges need competition practice, too’ *H&H Plus*
- Meet Adrienne Lyle: the USA’s top ranked dressage rider
- Stuart Hollings: surely we don’t need to experience further upheaval? *H&H Plus*
- Horse & Hound; 21 January 2021
- Who’s on washing duties? Previous Olympia champion revels in mud during his pre-season holiday
January 19th
- ‘No room for complacency’ top FEI doctor warns equestrians
- Individual or group turnout for horses: what’s the verdict?
- Pony fed raw potato by walkers suffocates within minutes
- Vets’ top tips for vital winter weight loss
- Alex Bragg: the farrier and rugby player turned five-star eventer — ‘I rode like a silverback gorilla’
- DSP Rose Of Bavaria — meet Laura Tomlinson’s ‘future podium and workaholic’ grand prix ride *H&H Plus*
- Could you call this beautiful barn conversion — with stable block, outdoor school and 17 acres — your home?
January 18th
- ‘Get with the program, mom’: a motivated McNerney grabs WEF grand prix glory
- Remarkable recovery for ‘ballerina’ donkey thanks to life-changing care
- Brexit headache for horse businesses but hope for better times ahead *H&H Plus*
- Olympic showjumper crowned international equestrian of the year
- Life lessons: Mary Low (née Gordon-Watson) *H&H Plus*
- Pony Club members hack Land’s End to John O’Groats distance during lockdown
January 17th
- Rider steers four horses into top 12 of $75,000 WEC grand prix
- Madden tops all-female podium in WEF $137,000 grand prix
- ‘Everyone needs a Wesley’: Shetland pony becomes village celebrity during lockdown
- In the spotlight: Kingshaugh Hailstorm — ‘I was speechless to take champion against top-class ponies’ *H&H Plus*
- Equine breeding tech could save wild animals from extinction
- ‘It’s so hard to get that lucky strike’: Charlotte Dujardin on helping upcoming dressage riders
- Efforts to save vital Animal Health Trust work *H&H Plus*
- Fancy moving into this four-bedroom farmhouse with stables and manège?
- Six-year-old showjumper qualifies for second rounds, with dreams of Olympia
January 16th
- Newborn zebra foal delighting zoo staff with his ‘zoomies’
- Istabraq: an emotional backstory and an out-and-out champion *H&H Plus*
- Equestrian centre offers home-schooling help to parents and schools
- The Eggesford: welcome to enviable old-fashioned hunting country *H&H Plus*
- We must act now to save our equine heritage
- Banks intended to stop horse from getting cast made situation worse
January 15th
- Mare makes comeback from illness to capture 1.50m Jumper Classic at WEF
- ‘When I tried him, I didn’t want him’: unlikely stallion purchase comes good for Lillie Keenan at WEF
- Opinion: amateurs, pros and elite athletes – defining a grey area
- More forest deaths highlight need for driver awareness *H&H Plus*
- ‘We’ll miss him so much’: five-star horse retires to compete at lower levels
- ‘I can’t bear to think of closing’: riding school’s £15,000 monthly costs with no income highlights lockdown reality
- 1 five-star winner turns bucking bronco and 8 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- Alex Robinson: ‘We’ve all seen it happen and it makes for a sour competition’ *H&H Plus*
- Adam Cromarty: something that really frustrates me *H&H Plus*
- Hovis’ Friday diary: my street cred was last seen running down the road
January 14th
- Coronavirus: eventing start delayed and championships off
- You saw them here first — top showjumpers’ baby-faced appearances in Horse & Hound
- Pony found bludgeoned to death in sickening attack
- Covid testing centre to open at Hickstead
- If in doubt, don’t! The dangers around antibiotic resistance in horses *H&H Plus*
- 14 questions you always wanted to be able to ask your horse
- Tokyo dream ended for Canadian showjumpers by appeal ruling
- The Horse & Hound Podcast 33: Charlotte Dujardin | Horses that hate being clipped | News round-up
January 13th
- Olympic gold medallist makes winning return at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival
- Olympic eventer ditches ‘the day job’ to win WEC $20,000 Hunter Derby
- Organisers aim to run Kentucky with restricted spectator numbers: ‘Behind closed doors is not an option’
- ‘Elegant, beautiful and charming’: co-founder of classical riding centre dies aged 87
- Injured King’s Troop horses and riders recovering after incident in London
- Daniel Cherriman: ‘It didn’t take long for the inevitable consequences to sink in’ *H&H Plus*
- ‘My horse has a rubbed area behind the saddle. Should I be concerned?’ — H&H investigates…
- Less frequent but targeted worming could help prevent welfare ‘catastrophe’
- Horse & Hound; 14 January 2021
- Charlotte Dujardin on her tough 2019, going back to basics and a very special youngster
- 7 tips for fitting your horse’s girth correctly
January 12th
- ‘His legacy will stand the test of time’: Frankel and Enable’s breeder dies aged 83
- Olympic rider loses nearly five stone to return to the ring six years after retirement
- 3 of the most common types of cancer found in horses
- Rider’s ‘mounting block’ identified as 2,000-year-old Roman marble slab
- Anna Ross: ‘The world won’t wait for us’ *H&H Plus*
- 6 things only horse owners think are perfectly reasonable
- Your hunter is fit and raring to go, but what to do now we’re in lockdown? H&H investigates… *H&H Plus*
- A modern yet glorious country home sold fully furnished with grounds of 31 acres, stabling, horse walker and paddocks
- Work ongoing to clarify post-Brexit horse movement *H&H Plus*
January 11th
- ‘I was so nervous – I felt everyone was watching’: Erynn Ballard wins WEF leading lady rider award
- ‘Phenomenal for the future of the sport’: McLain Ward praises up-and-coming U.S. rivals after grand prix win
- Rider in her 70s falls as dog attacks her horse
- Equine vets during lockdown: decision made on pre-purchase exams and other work
- Campaign for riding schools as lockdown hits hard *H&H Plus*
- Kim Bailey: ‘It left me pretty frustrated’ *H&H Plus*
- Horse and jockey survive tack malfunction to win Welsh National
- Veteran five-star eventer Wesko — ‘We thought if nothing else, he’d be easy to sell as he was such a cool dude’ *H&H Plus*
January 10th
- Sarah Bullimore’s figure-of-eight jumping exercise for focus
- Legendary jockey makes 83-year-old’s birthday with surprise message
- ‘He was nicknamed The Bolter as a young horse’ – Tim Price on his trio of contrasting five-star horses
- Life lessons: Aimee Devane — ‘I’m lucky to have clients who never expect me to rush’ *H&H Plus*
- ‘Once in a generation‘ opportunity in fight against long-distance transport for slaughter
- Take a look around this six-bedroom home with stables and arena, set in over 5 acres for £900k…
- Addict who hit rock bottom at friend’s funeral credits horses for saving his life
January 9th
- ‘Everything’s falling into place’: Ballard lands second major class of the week at WEF 2021
- ‘He’s a complete goofball’ — striking gelding wins at the 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival
- Vet’s ‘horror’ as she watched rats chewing mare’s hooves in stable
- Flying changes without legs — find out how this top para rider does it
- ‘One year we did pony fancy dress with British beef as our theme’: five minutes with Alice Oppenheimer
- ‘A cheer went up as they arrived’: racecourses and showgrounds serving as Covid vaccination centres
- ‘He was the big brother I never had’ — rider’s poignant memories of late mentor who helped shape her career
- ‘It was ground-breaking for a woman to win it’: the ladies who paved the way in equestrian sport *H&H Plus*
- Higher insurance premiums in store owing to ‘hard’ market *H&H Plus*
- Rider whose son’s father took his own life aims to support equestrian mental health
January 8th
- Debate over body protectors for working hunter classes *H&H Plus*
- 1 very cute house visitor and 9 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- 7 ways top riders deal with nerves
- Owner heartbroken by horse’s death after walkers left gate open
- New research adds weight to riders’ calls for drivers to pass wide and slow
- Better out than in: why damaged molars are best removed *H&H Plus*
- Final farewell to ‘dream’ event pony
- Hovis’ Friday diary: I have never been so happy
January 7th
- Canadian claims $35,000 WEF class on just second sit on gelding
- Ban for man who allowed pregnant mares to suffer
- Tributes paid to iconic trainer who championed dressage for all
- Leave your hat on: dad’s naked Christmas Day ride raises thousands
- 7 types of rider we’ve all met from time to time
- H&H interview: Katy Green — ‘I’m sentimental with horses and those moments mean everything’ *H&H Plus*
- Mare whose dramatic rears made her a social media star wins Blue Chip qualifier *H&H Plus*
- Shocking pictures of ‘invisible’ horse show importance of high-vis on roads
- The Horse & Hound Podcast 32: Eventer Tim Price | The horse/human relationship | News round-up
January 6th
- Ramiro Quintana heralds ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ as 2021 Winter Equestrian Festival opens
- ‘He gave so much heart’: Olympic event horse sold to new rider
- Nick Skelton on trying out Big Star: ‘He gave me the most amazing feeling, but I thought he was too brave for his age’
- All in a day’s work: Sports psychologist Michael Caulfield — ‘Humans have a remarkable ability to complicate things’ *H&H Plus*
- Work under way for sport resumption after lockdown halts competition
- ‘I won’t let my horse die for nothing’: heartbroken owner’s determination to make roads safer
- ‘A surprise and an honour’: meet the 20-year-old show rider nominated for a BBC Sports Personality award
- Turnaround on turnout: why competition horses should get their field time *H&H Plus*
- Bless you! Donkey snorts snow as equids enjoy wintry weather
- Horse & Hound; 7 January 2021
January 5th
- Badminton and Burghley competitor wins lifetime achievement award
- Pledge for ‘safe and secure’ 2021 Tokyo Games as fight to control pandemic continues
- ‘Will you marry me?’: Christmas Eve ‘dress rehearsal’ pays off for rider
- Laura Tomlinson: ‘Accept the things we cannot change’ *H&H Plus*
- Herbie’s Quickie Super Bulldozer broom: ‘I would definitely recommend this broom’ *Score 8/10*
- Equerry British Bulldog yard broom: ‘It doesn’t clog up, which is great’ *Score 8/10*
- Harold Moore stable and yard broom: ‘Particularly good at sweeping shavings’ *Score 6/10*
- Red Gorilla Gorilla broom: ‘Worked really well on dry ground’ *Score 6/10*
- The diary of the home-made livery yard: please be kind to yourselves
- Looking for your next dream country nest? Check out this family home with stabling, arena and paddocks for £700k
- Four horses put down after 31-strong herd neglected
January 4th
- Urgent plea to save London riding school for the community it serves
- Licensing fly-grazing could help horses and people *H&H Plus*
- Leaping into the New Year — some of our favourite moments captured on camera from the final Newbury fixture of 2020…
- Botanica
- World-class show centre and national federation reach agreement after dispute
- Sign up for Horse & Hound’s eight-week online training challenge
- Supergrass quality equine forage
- Cranwell Bloodhounds: ‘A blur of galloping and jumping’ *H&H Plus*
- Twins, medals and Irish-breds: eight things you didn’t know about three-time Olympic medallist Phillip Dutton
January 3rd
- #SundaySchool: How to pick up the correct canter lead
- ‘Wonderful reflection of unwavering support’: charity hits £500k Covid appeal target
- Life lessons: Natasha Baker — ‘Lots of riders put so much pressure on themselves and forget why they do it’ *H&H Plus*
- Charity reports huge surge in demand from rehomers during pandemic
- Remember the name: Laura Gulliver — ‘I’m slightly in the shadows, but we’re aiming for Paris 2024’
- A change of view could help equestrian business viability *H&H Plus*
January 2nd
- Major dressage and eventing series announce new title sponsors, plus the latest partnership news
- Remember the name: Jessica Burke — the maths teacher bidding for Irish team selection
- All in a day’s work: racing commentator Richard Hoiles *H&H Plus*
- Former racehorse returns to Aintree in second successful career
- Hope of light at the end of the tunnel after a difficult year *H&H Plus*
January 1st
- Equestrians who change lives feature in New Year Honours List
- Remember the name: Allana Clutterbuck — the young rider hoping to emulate her hero John Whitaker
- Final tributes paid to five-star eventer who beat the odds to reach the top
- Dartmoors from Australia, New Zealand and US compete with British-bred ponies in online ‘extravaganza’
- Eventing dressage improving but not having more clout *H&H Plus*
- H&H interview: Scott Brash — ‘I could talk about them forever and I’m sure I will’ *H&H Plus*
- Remember the name: Megan Cookson — the NHS worker making waves in the show ring