- 30 April
- Potential Olympic medallist ruled out of Tokyo
- Medal winners and rising stars in the running for US Olympic dressage places
- Disabled riding faces national crisis in finding right horses
- 1 incredible playground and 7 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- Equestrian bodies back social media boycott against online abuse
- Laura Kraut on her Olympic hopes, injuries and supporting her partner Nick Skelton in Rio *H&H Plus*
- Badminton Horse Trials
- Katie Jerram-Hunnable: ‘It seemed like it was never going to happen’ *H&H Plus*
- Confusion around sanctioning of shows reignited at world class show centre
- Hovis’ Friday Diary: A glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel...
- 29 April
- Top rider’s 10-year ban for ‘deliberate, methodical and repetitive’ electric spur use
- Major event organiser appointed new British Eventing chief executive
- Tokyo Olympic Games: showjumping
- Tokyo Olympic Games: eventing
- Laura Tomlinson: ‘We owe much to our female trailblazers’ *H&H Plus*
- Tokyo Olympic Games: dressage
- Regal Realm: from Australian stock horse to Badminton winner and world champion
- ‘He never let me down’: Farewell to top event horse
- Horses to undergo mandatory pre-race CT scans in ‘world first’ for major fixture
- The Horse & Hound Podcast 48: Team Jinks | How vets work together | News round-up
- 28 April
- Understanding and support for whole team key to success *H&H Plus*
- Tom Price jailed after 240 horses removed from ‘appalling’ conditions
- ‘Cancel out cruelty once and for all’: tougher sentences for animal abusers made law four years on
- 4.30am starts, 40,000 steps a day and the ‘best time of my life’: Henry de Bromhead’s travelling head lass reflects on a ‘crazy’ few weeks
- H&H reader survey: don’t miss your chance to win Fortnum & Mason hamper worth £175
- Mark Phillips: ‘An unacceptable number of horse falls’ *H&H Plus*
- 7 things we let our horses get away with (but would never let our children do the same)
- Young British eventer in hospital after rotational fall
- Horse & Hound; 29 April 2021
- Upcoming British star makes a big impression on the international stage *H&H Plus*
- 27 April
- Green light for more equestrian activity to resume in Scotland and Wales
- ‘I just mugged her on the line’: Quorn hunt ride goes down to the wire *H&H Plus*
- SEIB Search For A Star and Racehorse to Riding Horse qualifiers announced
- Charlotte Dujardin leads impressive British performance at Hagen CDI4* *H&H Plus*
- A hidden gem set in a private location with a four-bedroom barn conversion, stables, paddocks and plenty of scope for more...
- ‘Truly one in a million’: Olympic eventer dies aged 34 after ‘idyllic’ retirement
- New name picks up showjumping’s Grand Slam baton *H&H Plus*
- ‘The modern greats’: Lester Piggott and Frankel inducted into new hall of fame
- 26 April
- Teenage Whitaker wins first five-star class: ‘it’s a bit surreal’
- Another major summer horse trials cancelled: ‘The financial risk is too great’
- Bright future for abandoned ponies rescued from flooded Wellingborough site
- Harry Skelton crowned champion jump jockey *H&H Plus*
- Meet the hunting farrier who is heading to his third Olympics *H&H Plus*
- Horse shot in the eye loses bullet 18 months later and returns to work
- Keeping a veteran active for longer
- Oliver Townend wins Kentucky on Ballaghmor Class: ‘It wasn’t the way I believed he’d do it, but we got there in the end’ *H&H Plus*
- 25 April
- Opinion: what makes a hero?
- Top-10 horse eliminated at Kentucky Three-Day Event final trot-up: ‘It’s very sad’ *H&H Plus*
- ‘He had a great life’: farewell to former racehorse who took showing world by storm
- Hunting emergencies: equine and human injuries and dangers and how to deal with them *H&H Plus*
- Personal trainer’s solo marathon effort in memory of lost riders
- ‘His buck was as good as his jump’: Anneli Drummond-Hay on her first few years with the legendary Merely-A-Monarch
- Campaign for indoor arena law change to protect riding schools
- The effects of fire on horses: what are the implications and can they return to health? *H&H Plus*
- Eight-year-old racing fan to complete running challenge with help from well-known trainers
- Take a look around this 6-bedroom home, set in 5 acres with stables and a large manège
- 24 April
- Kentucky Three-Day Event 2021 Sunday timetable: find out when the trot-up and showjumping take place
- Oliver Townend leads Kentucky after cross-country; dressage top three drop down the leaderboard *H&H Plus*
- 8 great pieces of horsey advice we wish we’d heard years ago
- Keystone Dawn Chorus: the ‘practically perfect’ mare who is a Tokyo medal hope *H&H Plus*
- Former show Clydesdale to enjoy second career as police horse
- Who is bidding for Rolex Grand Slam glory this weekend? Meet Swiss sensation Martin Fuchs
- Pony poo power harnessed to improve life for birds
- A guide to box rest — how to navigate this testing time
- Owner’s pledge to help colic research after mare’s ‘traumatic’ death
- Tamie Smith scores best in Friday’s dressage at Kentucky; Oliver Townend ‘close enough’ with two in top five *H&H Plus*
- 23 April
- Kentucky Three-Day Event 2021 cross-country times: find out when the top riders start
- ‘We owe him the chance to retire on a high’: prolific British grand prix horse bows out
- Changes to Olympic places as court rules on FEI mistakes *H&H Plus*
- Two masters suspended after investigation
- 1 de-fluffed horse and 7 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- The big guns come out to play at Sandown tomorrow: who will be your winner?
- Tipping the balance: why the levels of equine obesity are escalating *H&H Plus*
- Jessica von Bredow-Werndl: the top German dressage rider who nearly quit the spot *H&H Plus*
- Five-star horse due to compete at Kentucky retires owing to heart murmur
- Hovis’ Friday diary: this will never be spoken of again, but the trauma will be with me for life
- Marilyn Little leads Kentucky with ‘courageous’ mare, with British riders in second and third *H&H Plus*
- 22 April
- Racecourse ban for horsebox driver who drove at traffic stewards
- Eventing advocate Tim Holderness-Roddam dies aged 78
- The seven stages of equestrian life
- Merely-A-Monarch: A ‘superstar from day one’ who made the Olympic shortlist in all three equestrian disciplines *H&H Plus*
- Britain’s best dressage riders in action at Hagen CDI4*: how to follow and who to watch
- What time is your favourite riding? Kentucky Three-Day Event 2021 dressage times revealed
- ‘New era’ for para dressage as new freestyle to music series launched
- The diary of the home-made livery yard: The weather appears to have severe mood swings and I have a daily wardrobe to match, plus a farewell
- New home for Olympia for 2021 — and maybe longer
- The Horse & Hound Podcast 47: Anneli Drummond-Hay | CT scans | News round-up
- Late withdrawals leave a field of 63 after Kentucky Three-Day Event first trot-up *H&H Plus*
- Fence by fence: pictures of every jump on this year’s Kentucky cross-country course
- 21 April
- ‘We can’t thank the public enough’: charity delighted as stolen horsebox found
- Hickstead’s Royal International Horse Show to go ahead without key classes
- Unexpected April shower as snow blankets Kentucky Three-Day Event
- Three-year abuse ban for Olympic rider filmed ‘jabbing the mouth’ of small pony
- BSPS championship director Philip Hilton: ‘You have to rock and roll with the options’ *H&H Plus*
- Five-star event horse put down: ‘He forgave every mistake I made and always gave 100%’
- Andrew Nicholson: ‘Riders don’t learn and progress by keeping clean records’ *H&H Plus*
- Horse & Hound; 22 April 2021
- Detective work helps rescue mares from urban ‘mudbath’
- 20 April
- ‘Thank you for the beauty you left to global breeding’: farewell to top sire Heartbreaker
- Charity horsebox stolen en route to collect donkey: ‘we are incredibly sad’
- 29 stunning combinations H&H captured at the 2021 BSPS winter championships
- British horse withdraws and change to Kentucky Three-Day Event pathfinder
- #VaccinesWork: call for animal vaccination to be post-pandemic priority
- Carl Hester: ‘A man who did so much for horse sport’ *H&H Plus*
- Fall in love with this former polo yard and its 44 acres, gallop track, outdoor school and three-bedroom home
- ‘He’ll jump the moon’: young showjumpers emerge from lockdown in flying form *H&H Plus*
- Kitty King and Piggy March dominate at first British four-star of 2021 *H&H Plus*
- 8 absolutely gorgeous foals we just can’t get enough of
- ‘Lucky escape’: revving mopeds cause pony to fall down five-foot drop
- 19 April
- Harry Skelton versus Brian Hughes: who will be crowned champion jockey with 5 days to go?
- Positive dope test highlights risks of wood treated with creosote *H&H Plus*
- ‘Everyone in the world asked to buy him – I feel like the luckiest person’: meet Laura Kraut’s new superstar
- Kim Bailey: ‘Has Rachael Blackmore saved the public’s faith in racing?’ *H&H Plus*
- A beginner’s guide to betting
- Nattily Dressed
- Racing world in shock following death of amateur jockey Lorna Brooke
- Fred Eames bows out at the Cotley after 14 seasons of hunting hounds *H&H Plus*
- Will Plunkett: meet the breaker and trainer whose clients include the Billy Stud *H&H Plus*
- Riders’ relief as council U-turns on beach riding ban
- 18 April
- Part-bred mare dazzles to land restricted supreme at BSPS Winter Championships *H&H Plus*
- ‘Why should I?’: dog owner refuses to put out-of-control collies on leads as horse injured
- #SundaySchool: Laura Tomlinson — how to improve your horse’s flying changes
- Simon Reynolds: ‘Thank you, Robert Oliver’ *H&H Plus*
- Public asked to help name Shire filly who is pulling the crowds
- Meet Kentucky favourite Tsetserleg TSF: ‘He looked like an oversized pony – a bit fat, a bit woolly’
- Breeding and competition horses affected by new EU animal health law
- Ataxia explained: why a horse might become weak, wobbly or unable to stand *H&H Plus*
- A dream five-bedroom home with 27 stables, arena, gallops and over 96 acres of land...
- Rescued cob who ‘died’ for 45 minutes survives cancer and losing sight in one eye to return to work
- 17 April
- Show hunter pony crowned supreme novice – again – at BSPS Winter Championships *H&H Plus*
- Meet the vegan dressage rider with Tokyo Olympics ambitions
- Medal-winning stallion celebrates 32nd birthday with party and cake
- The sound of silence: the effect running events behind closed doors has on riders *H&H Plus*
- Battle for Tokyo spots is on as US showjumping team announces shortlist
- Remembering HRH Prince Philip and his passion for horses
- Horse traceability is key as competition restarts after EHV-1 outbreak *H&H Plus*
- Why is there no racing this afternoon (Saturday 17 April)?
- ‘I’m so delighted; he is the most wonderful horse’: Arthur conquers once more at the Wynnstay Hunt Ride *H&H Plus*
- Love ex-racehorses? Take a look at this bunch ready to be snapped up
- Pony fed roast chicken dinner undergoes £5,500 colic surgery
- 16 April
- Viable equine herpes virus survives on bedding for 48 hours, study finds *H&H Plus*
- How it started vs. how it’s going and 7 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- Who will win the Scottish Grand National? Have a flutter on your pick here...
- Uproar after British Eventing changes rules on number bibs
- Fancy a trip to Royal Windsor Horse Show? Here’s what you need to know...
- ‘The love of horses triumphs over anything else’: two horse die but 58 rescued in barn fire
- Fresh call to make pet theft specific offence in law
- Clare Balding: ‘It still makes me shudder and in a way it’s a good thing’ *H&H Plus*
- Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘She declared the session over and vaulted off me’
- 15 April
- Equestrian world to remember Prince Philip in unique book for The Queen
- Blistering gallop secures championship victory at North Of England Spring *H&H Plus*
- Oliver Townend names his Kentucky five-star rides as data analytics experts predict the winner
- Aintree pioneers: celebrating Rachael Blackmore and 7 other remarkable women
- Mary King: ‘Is eventing fading from public memory?’ *H&H Plus*
- Scholarship to ride a £30,000 event horse up for grabs
- The Queen’s home-bred colt returns to winning ways at Newmarket
- The Horse & Hound Podcast 46: US Olympic eventer Boyd Martin | Emergency vet referrals | News round-up
- 14 April
- ‘It’s not fat-shaming, it’s horse welfare’: saddle fitter’s warning on damaging effects of excess rider weight
- Equestrian events to observe national one-minute silence for Prince Philip’s funeral
- H&H’s guide to showing a small breed mountain and moorland pony
- Back with a bang: point-to-pointing returns with a power couple sending out 12 winners from 21 runners *H&H Plus*
- Michael Jung retires triple Kentucky and multiple medal-winning ride
- Valegro – ‘A name that will, quite simply, last for eternity,’ says Carl Hester
- Horse & Hound; 15 April 2021
- Show ruling boosts Olympic qualification hopes for top British riders
- 13 April
- EHV-1 update: self-certification forms for shows recommended but not compulsory
- Katie Jerram-Hunnable’s 11 steps to create your horse’s best ever plaits
- Eight of the best riders to watch at Kentucky Three-Day Event *H&H Plus*
- Who will be the pathfinder at Kentucky Three-Day Event and when will your favourite ride?
- Pammy Hutton: ‘We owe our survival to social media’ *H&H Plus*
- More than 9,000 riders sign up for epic relay across the UK
- ‘I adore the horse’: Emilie Chandler has a Diamond day at Weston Park *H&H Plus*
- A southern gem for the small team: 3 acres, 5 stables, turnout pen and bridleway access for £650,000
- ‘We hope to use our tragedy to help others’: suicide prevention trust launched in memory of Aintree chairman
- 12 April
- ‘From a Ford Escort to a Ferrari’: young eventer enjoys run on her father’s five-star ride
- Tommy Hilfiger launches new equestrian clothing collection
- Davy Russell: ‘There’s no better person to pass the mantle to’ *H&H Plus*
- At home with native pony breeders Julian Walters and David Hodge
- William Fox-Pitt switches Kentucky rides – and explains elimination in final run before the five-star
- Equestrian ‘policing heroes’ and road safety ‘champions’ honoured in awards
- ‘I lived in a caravan for years and nothing was going to stop me’: What drives today’s young riders? *H&H Plus*
- Met Police horse famed for her courage to join equine colleagues in retirement
- 11 April
- Sadness as laminitis claims life of ‘powerhouse’ King’s Troop Welsh cob who starred in Downton Abbey
- The rise of the show coloured: why this type has become increasingly popular and how you can impress the judges *H&H Plus*
- ‘For that hour, I was me again’: Hospice patient enjoys visit from her ‘heart horse’
- Industry is measured by the care of its retired horses *H&H Plus*
- Taking care of the workers: how riding establishments manage their horses *H&H Plus*
- Check out this well-located equestrian property set in over seven acres with six stables and arena
- Mare who was a ‘handful’ to hunt turns police horse — and helps arrest knifeman in her first week
- 10 April
- ‘I don’t feel male or female right now — I don’t feel human’: Rachael Blackmore becomes the first ever woman to win the Grand National
- Sir Lee Pearson’s autobiography: love hexagons, nightclubbing – and 14 Paralympic medals
- An education in hunting: the role of school and college packs *H&H Plus*
- Who will win the Grand National? Have a flutter on your pick here...
- Motorcycling vets turn virtual in innovative marathon attempt
- Ban for leading figure who falsified horses’ FEI passports
- Competition mare helps save colicking pony by jumping out of her field
- 9 April
- Julie Templeton: ‘Children don’t go into the ring to get it wrong intentionally’ *H&H Plus*
- Celebrating rare equine breeds’ abilities to ensure their survival *H&H Plus*
- 1 brilliant save and 7 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, dies age 99
- Graham Fletcher: ‘messengers of doom might cease’ *H&H Plus*
- ‘I still ride in my dreams’: rider whose life has been destroyed by motor neurone disease calls for more research funding
- ‘We were in tears of joy’: what it was like to look after Grand National winner Aldaniti according to his groom *H&H Plus*
- Seven equine breeds classed as ‘highest concern’ in Rare Breeds Survival Trust watchlist
- Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘my foot is a lot more balanced than she is mentally’
- 8 April
- ‘A true legend’: former European champion showjumper dies aged 87
- 11 of the most memorable Grand National moments
- ‘This is good for Britain’: Carl Hester passes ride on world medallist to fellow Olympian
- Delight as five stolen basset hounds found
- Which race? Which day? What time? The full Grand National meeting racecard
- Princess Anne welcomes grassroots eventers to compete at Gatcombe
- Behind the scenes of a Shetland pony stud on the edge of Dartmoor
- The Horse & Hound Podcast 45: Kitty King | Sustainability in equestrianism | News round-up
- 7 April
- ‘Welcome news’ as UK EHV-1 risk drops to near ‘normal’ levels
- Centres speak out on impact of indoor arena restrictions *H&H Plus*
- On trend in the ring: pet hates and modern day looks that have become fashionable in the showing world *H&H Plus*
- Education key to protect people, landscape and animals as countryside popularity booms
- *Opinion* Laminitis: a harsh reality and lessons learnt
- 13 winning mares and 16 other Grand National records you need to know about this historic race
- Anna Ross: ‘Is trolling synonymous with success?’ *H&H Plus*
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- 6 April
- H&H’s guide to showing a large breed mountain and moorland pony
- Pacino Amiro: the grand prix showjumper that is ‘obsessed’ with bananas *H&H Plus*
- Who won which race? Your one-stop shop for Grand National results
- 150-1 outsider makes history with shock Irish Grand National win
- EHV: safety measures in place as competition due to restart *H&H Plus*
- ‘It would mean all the clichés to win’: Tom Scudamore ahead of riding this year’s Grand National favourite *H&H Plus*
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- A four-bedroom home, 10 stables, 22 acres, arena and rural location for £725,000
- Research finds over half horses studied had mouth lesions after cross-country
- 5 April
- Concerns as European studbooks refused UK permission since Brexit
- Man dies in road traffic collision between car and horse-drawn carriage
- ‘An inspiration to many’: tributes paid to Olympic dressage rider and trainer
- Lowmoor Windsor: the characterful and prolific champion middleweight show horse *H&H Plus*
- Riders’ frustration at council’s beach-riding restrictions
- 4 April
- 15,000km, 11 time zones and eight countries: rider to take on epic around the world trek
- Finding the key to talented but strong horses *H&H Plus*
- The Grand National fences: we take you around the course
- ‘Reluctance and ignorance can mean signing horses’ death warrants’: top vet busts laminitis myths
- Four-time champion jockey Richard Johnson announces shock retirement with immediate effect
- Injunction issues in Totilas semen legal dispute *H&H Plus*
- Riding routes map tool aims to prevent riders becoming ‘the forgotten road user’
- 3 April
- ‘In the zone to kill’: dogs tried to ‘take down’ pony in frightening beach attack
- ‘I was like a sponge’ — show producer Jo Bates on her dressage career and the mentor who set her on a path to glory
- Use your head: how riding hats are tried and tested before use
- ‘My story gave people hope’: Bob Champion marks 40 years since Grand National victory with new challenge
- Pony make-up warning and new showing opportunities *H&H Plus*
- Hounds of a lifetime: the best ones huntsmen have been privileged to work alongside *H&H Plus*
- From beginner rider to showjumper while stuck in four-month lockdown on South African safari
- 2 April
- Suspension for farrier who harassed girlfriend and threw dog out of car
- ‘Being brave’ can affect horse and rider safety and welfare *H&H Plus*
- Horse or spider? And 7 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- The power of perception: how dressage appears to the non-horsey world *H&H Plus*
- Warning of spike in dog attacks as ‘pandemic puppies’ visit countryside for first time
- Connections in ‘deep mourning’ after top showjumper fatally injured
- Inside the stifle: explaining injuries in horses within this joint *H&H Plus*
- Enjoy a virtual feast of donkeys — on International Carrot Day
- Hovis’ Friday diary: we cannot un-see the sights we were subjected to
- 1 April
- Three five-star winners, a medallist and an unusual mare: 17 top horses have fun in the sun at Aston-le-Walls elite event
- Monkeying Around grows up at Aston-le-Walls Elite *H&H Plus*
- Showjumpers unite to support those affected by equine herpes outbreak
- Dressage rider mental health: the struggles people face in a ‘judged’ sport *H&H Plus*
- ‘We will not let this rest’: frustration as Government refuses to allow indoor arena use
- Feeding a horse for weight gain — don’t miss this expert advice
- Self-proclaimed Facebook horse ‘experts’ know the least, study finds [April Fool]
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