All content Archive | September 2026

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September 30th
- ‘An enduring figure in eventing history’: medal-winning Irish horse celebrated in US hall of fame
- Equestrian industry hit in the pocket as cost of diesel hits record high
- Can the Brits retain their crown? Meet the squad for the LLN Final in Barcelona, one of showjumping’s greatest team showdowns
- What’s in this week’s Horse & Hound, in shops from Thursday 1 October
September 29th
- Martyn’s Law: why equestrian events need to know about new anti-terror requirements
- Thinking about turning your horse away for winter? Here is what you need to consider first
- British-bred or shopping abroad? H&H investigates the current sport horse sales market
- ‘The nicest mare on earth’: grand prix and World Cup winner retires as a much-loved family member with her old friend
September 28th
- Equine welfare safety net ‘at breaking point’ thanks to perfect storm, horse world warned
- ‘Luckily she decided it wasn’t her time’: 22-year-old who almost died from laminitis stages stunning comeback for supreme title
- When forage runs short: smart, safe ways to keep your horse thriving this winter
- ‘He abused his position to intimidate her’: 77-year-old jailed for historic sexual assault at equestrian yard
- What owners need to know about castration in horses, including the risks and side effects
September 27th
- Turning horse poo into pumpkins – and eggs, and cash: ‘It’s amazing what you can grow on a muck heap!’
- ‘He will be remembered for his character and his horsemanship’: farewell to 55-year-old rider, trainer, yard owner and event organiser
- A better solution? Human cancer treatment used to eliminate sarcoids in horses
- ‘The changing landscape is giving developing riders and horses new opportunities to gain team experience,’ says Adam Cromarty
- ‘If I were a horse, I’d like to live at this yard’: Harry Meade rides out at Christian Williams’ seaside training base
September 26th
- ‘It can be soul-destroying’: support and awareness needed for those grieving the loss of a beloved horse
- ‘There was not a horse he could not ride, nor a horse he could not shoe’: farewell to a great horseman
- ‘She saved me as much as I saved her’: standardbred found in supermarket car park overcomes the odds to qualify for eventing finals
- Maximise the value of your equestrian property and you’ll set yourself up for life
September 25th
- Equestrian businesses warned of minimum wage complexities that can arise from staff accommodation
- ‘A real honour’: Olympic gold medallist returns to HOYS to judge supreme champions
- Badminton winner Classic Moet’s daughter and four other young stars who caught our eye at Blenheim
- Many equestrian grooms are still employed illegally, although progress is being made
- Zest in show: five-year-old Lemon is crowned champion Connemara
September 24th
- Horse racing’s most famous female jockeys: a celebration of Aintree heroes, Classic winners and brave pioneers
- Climate change increases risk of ‘devastating’ exotic equine disease in the UK
- ‘Alarmingly, the LA28 Olympics is only 19 shoeing cycles away,’ warns Anna Ross
- Harry Meade guest edits Horse & Hound magazine – and it’s a cracker
- Former racehorses provide focus, comfort and HOYS tickets for owner in difficult times
- The Horse & Hound Podcast 181 with Gemma Stevens: ‘Winning Burghley has changed my life, but I still have huge ambitions’
September 23rd
- England and Wales will not follow Scotland’s lead in forward-thinking equine guidance
- Rallying call to horse owners to take part in key project to protect equine and human health
- Are pre-purchase X-rays for horses worthwhile or a can of worms? Vets have their say
- What’s in this week’s Horse & Hound, in shops from Thursday 24 September
September 22nd
- Olympian wins gold after Typhoon Dujuan forces cross-country to switch at major championship
September 21st
- Meet the world’s oldest polo player, aged 86, who’s looking forward to next season: ‘Life’s treated me very well’
- Which Whitaker won? Cousins’ dead heat in grand prix: ‘I couldn’t go any quicker!’
- The Burghley winner’s brother, a former racehorse and emotional ties: Blenheim’s top 10 in pictures
- Heartbroken farewell to rider who died doing ‘something he loved so much’
- ‘The average family is being squeezed out of competing,’ warns Rebecca Penny
September 20th
- ‘He grew in confidence’: Olympic gold medallist seals first part of record-breaking Blenheim double with precocious talent
- Tom McEwen breaks new ground with historic Blenheim double: ‘What a day!’
- Blenheim field reduced by two ahead of showjumping final following overnight withdrawals
- ‘I would rather see simple perfection than complex chaos,’ says HOYS judge Graham Dunkley
September 19th
- Oliver Townend leaps onto provisional podium – plus the other major leaderboard climbers you need to know about on Blenheim cross-country day
- McEwen masters the field on influential cross-country day at Blenheim Horse Trials
- ‘We had to try’: orphaned foal born with feet ‘pointing to heaven’ and facing euthanasia saved by dedication of her top team
- Olympic medallist Tom McEwen springs back to the top at Blenheim Horse Trials with exceptional young talent
- ‘The best test we’ve ever done’: two-time world dressage champion Lottie Fry reveals how it all came together for her and Glamourdale in Aachen
September 18th
- Leaderboard shake-up in Blenheim’s feature class as fresh names join the provisional podium
- New leader heads Blenheim’s kingmaker class: ‘I’m not used to these scores – I’ve been running after them all my life!’
- Where does a vet’s role end, and what happens when human desire and equine welfare are in conflict? Experts debate major issues
- Discover the heart-warming story behind Ros Canter’s Blenheim ride
- ‘I don’t know what eventing is going to be like without him’: British eventer retires first horse, who took him all the way to five-star
- ‘We forget how good Suffolks were at our peril’: Princess Anne on how and why we should harness the skills of this rare breed
September 17th
- Meet Beltane’s Prince Chilli – the gorgeous big skewbald winning hearts on his Blenheim debut: ‘He’s incredibly genuine and lovely’
- Blenheim’s busiest rider Tom McEwen holds his pathfinding lead with rising star
- ‘He will be sorely missed’: farewell to classical horseman who revolutionised saddle design
- Five-star winners re-route from World Championships to lead Blenheim Horse Trials dressage
- ‘Horse sport is alive and well, and as popular as ever with spectators,’ says Carl Hester as he looks back at Aachen
- The Princess Royal on her passion for Suffolk horses inside today’s Horse & Hound magazine
September 16th
- Angles, mounds and plenty of water: five* key cross-country questions that will decide the Blenheim winner
- Nervous moment as one horse held at first Blenheim Horse Trials trot-up
- ‘We’re determined to get answers’: new campaign launched after increase in grass sickness cases and fatalities
- ‘A great loss to the equine community’: farewell to tireless campaigner for equestrians
- Good faith not enough to protect buyers as one in nine horseboxes and trailers checked have serious issues
- What’s in this week’s Horse & Hound, in shops from Thursday 17 September
September 15th
- Sabotage by former staff member ‘likely cause’ of two positive dope tests
- ‘Imagine it’s Burghley’? Gemma Stevens goes straight from five-star eventing win to two Hickstead victories
- ‘Reunited in heaven’: sad farewell to ‘one in a million’ mare who represented her country
September 14th
- Check out the official 2026 Blenheim Horse Trials merchandise
- ‘I’m very proud of him’: 12-year-old rider shows the adults how it’s done in Hickstead’s International Arena
- ‘I wanted to finish feeling good about how I was riding’: Olympic eventer retires from top-level competition
- From riding school to the podium: how eventing silver medallist worked her way from a city childhood to the under-25 World Championships
- ‘One day we can be on the floor, the next we can be winning’: Ben Maher battles through injury to win showjumping’s richest prize
September 13th
- ‘I thought she was dead’: one year on, the survivor mare who nearly died on way home from National Championships returns to win an emotional title
- ‘He’d literally never done the floorplan before’: Charlotte Dujardin wins the freestyle to be crowned national champion
- ‘I said I had to do something’: rider who lost five stone to compete her horse stands champion and qualifies for London
- ‘I hope Badminton’s ready for a patchy cob!’: teen who started riding in lockdown qualifies for championships with her ‘hairy’ superstar
- Rising equine stars to join glittering dressage line-up in London
- ‘Aachen really is the Mecca of horse sport,’ says Graham Fletcher
- HOYS judge Helen Starkie reveals she is ‘a big fan of tradition’ when sharing what she’ll be looking for in the ring
September 12th
- Saffie Osborne makes racing history as first female British Classic winner: ‘I definitely didn’t have this on the bingo card for this week!’
- Harnessing horse power to fight wildfires – and benefit people
- ‘I couldn’t be happier’: Charlotte Dujardin storms to grand prix victory at the National Championships
- ‘Everything I’d want to feel in a future superstar’: meet Laura Tomlinson’s exciting new ride
- ‘A brilliant way to encourage young people into the sport’: AP McCoy backs Pony Club raceday alongside other stars of the racing world
- ‘Cherish every moment’: farewell to eventer who ‘brought joy to many people’, aged 15
- British horse sport backs suicide prevention campaign launched by Prince of Wales
September 11th
- Arrests made following major international operation into suspected horse trafficking
- British equine studbook takes steps to stamp out ‘awful disease’
September 10th
- World medallists, a clone and the Burghley winner’s brother among Blenheim entries
- ‘It’s about time!’ British world gold medallists in new arena eventing class at London International
- ‘I hope horses come out better for going round’ – Blenheim’s new cross-country course-designer on what to expect
- Relive all the action from the 2026 National Dressage Championships
- ‘I am disturbed young British riders have to find +£5,000 to represent their country,’ says Mark Phillips
- ‘Always at a gallop’: farewell to equestrian who devoted her life to the horse world, aged 84
- Meet the horse bought for £1 who overcame kissing spines – and a broken leg – and is competing at the national championships
September 9th
- ‘A life filled with horses and adventure’: farewell to showjumper, jockey and zoo founder, aged 92
- What’s in this week’s Horse & Hound, in shops from Thursday 10 September
- New combination who almost didn't make the show help land stand-out victory for team
September 8th
- The importance of turnout and giving horses choices covered in new Government welfare guidance
- ‘Taking part doesn’t count in my eyes, you’ve got to win’: football’s Michael Owen targets top of racing’s Premier League
- ‘Clockwork’ thoroughbred tops former racehorse line-up at Burghley as rider’s daughter and granddaughter cheer her on
- ‘Amazing to see the flag flying’: Irish team makes history at championships
- ‘You couldn’t write it!’ Construction boss and eventer in showjumping dead heat at Hickstead
- What does five-star parasite control look like?
September 7th
- ‘Because of him, my dreams came true’: tears, carrots and one last standing ovation as eventing legend is cheered into retirement at Burghley
- Calls for owners to use science-backed colic information over ‘old wives’ tales’
- ‘Some showing qualifiers are hairy to watch, both figuratively and literally,’ says Bethan Simons
September 6th
- ‘I just can’t believe it’: the new face on Burghley’s podium, just two years into a five-star career
- ‘I’m really happy, but it’s bittersweet’: podium place for a World Championships faller at Burghley
- ‘I’m so proud of that little horse and proud of myself for holding it together’: Gemma Stevens wins her first Burghley title by a wide margin
- ‘No shortcuts, and lots of purple shampoo’: Paige Watson on winning Burghley’s £1,000 groom’s prize with Deerpairc Revelry
- ‘I could just be normal and go home for dinner’: the lawyer trading courtrooms for cross-country at Burghley
- Research spreads hope for new osteoarthritis treatment in humans and animals
- Rider jumps clear round Burghley as she continues recovery from serious injury: ‘It was a horrible winter; I was extremely depressed’
- One horse leaves the competition at Burghley final trot-up
- Stop your horse rushing with this simple one-fence jumping exercise as used by Scott Brash
September 5th
- ‘I shouted, prayed, screamed and told him how much I loved him’ – Gemma Stevens leads Burghley after one hairy cross-country moment
- How an afternoon nap to ‘reboot’ turned Harry Meade’s Burghley cross-country day around: ‘I rode like an absolute moron’
- ‘I don’t know why I was worried’: Yasmin Ingham leads Burghley’s British first-timers through a mixed cross-country day
- Refusals, falls, jumping the string – what happened to the leading dressage pairs who didn’t finish the cross-country at Burghley?
- Pre-event Burghley favourite’s competition comes to a disappointing end on cross-country day: ‘Up until there, he was amazing’
- A new name will lead Burghley after cross-country, as the dressage leader drops down the order
- How Ros Canter turned a one-week partnership into a Burghley Young Event Horse win
- Meet the 67-year-old groom working at Burghley – why Mags Hill loves going to events, the time she met the Queen Mother and more
- Sharpen your aids for bending and straightness with this diamond exercise
September 4th
- One withdrawal before Burghley cross-country: ‘I’m erring on the side of caution’
- Check out the Burghley cross-country times for Saturday’s action
- ‘Who are you without the horses?’: Nicola Wilson’s former head girl Ruth Asquith on losing everything and finding her way back
- ‘Hopefully I’ll put it behind me and make my country proud’: from a World Championships fall to Burghley
- ‘I don’t think they had any gin and tonic at lunch’: judges hold their standard as best Friday dressage test at Burghley takes third
- How a horse ‘like a spaniel on speed’ earned a perfect 10 at Burghley
- ‘So nice, so balanced, so gorgeous’: how this five-year-old stole the show at Burghley
- ‘As long as I breathe, you will be there’: heartbroken rider’s tribute to beloved horse after sudden death at show
- ‘I’m 52… I’ve probably made a bad life choice coming here!’ – meet Burghley’s oldest first-timer
- ‘Bits can always be better, but I am disappointed with the mark’: Burghley favourite slots into sixth as dressage progresses
- Rhinegold Equestrian launches new affordable riding hats, from £49.50
- This simple but demanding groundwork exercise will boost your horse’s coordination and core stability
September 3rd
- Yasmin Ingham’s other Du Loir: meet Goliath, the horse following in Banzai’s hoofprints
- ‘We call him Buster The Bull because he’s full of it’ – Jess Elliott on grooming for Sixmilewater and Austin O’Connor at Burghley
- ‘No particular fence says, “I’m impossible” – but there’s a lot to do’: Gemma Stevens, Harry Meade and more react to Burghley cross-country course
- A 19-year-old horse stands top after day one, but disappointment for Harry Meade: how things stand at Burghley
- Meet two quite distinct Burghley first-timers: the one who started mucking out horses aged 17, and the one who’s dreamed of this since childhood
- ‘The biggest thank you is to the horses’: gold medallist tops world rankings
- ‘I’m doing it on her behalf’ – Tim Price on riding the late Georgie Campbell’s favourite horse at Burghley
- New warm-up pays off as horse who ‘shuffles rather than trots’ takes the early lead in Burghley dressage
- ‘Is five-star experience necessary for World Championships and Olympics?’ Pippa Roome analyses Aachen
- ‘It’s been really hard: Gemma Stevens bounces back from Aachen disappointment to four-star win
- Test your seat stability in canter with this no-stirrups exercise
September 2nd
- Summer dresses, sharp suits and transitional dressing: H&H’s favourite outfits from the Burghley trot-up
- Burghley dressage times released – what time does your favourite start?
- Two horses held at Burghley’s first horse inspection
- Shock late withdrawal of Burghley title contender before first horse inspection: ‘Absolutely gutting’
- Open corners, skinnies and big ditches: all the fences riders must tackle at Burghley this week
- Burghley Horse Trials 2026 as it happened: review every day’s action
- Olympic rider suspended for 18 months maintains whip use caught on video was ‘last-chance rescue’ of a dangerous horse
- Yearling colt pulling cart was repeatedly whipped after he collapsed in the road from ‘extreme submission, fatigue or despair’
- Which nations secured Olympic and Paralympic dressage qualification at the World Championships – and who missed out?
- ‘He leaves lots of broken hearts’: sad farewell to double Cheltenham Gold Cup winner aged 10, days into retirement
- What’s in this week’s Horse & Hound, in shops from Thursday 3 September
- Defender Burghley entries with Horse & Hound’s expert form guide for 2026
- Build three simple fences for multiple lines to hone your horse’s rhythm, canter quality and flying changes
September 1st
- ‘It’s like Christmas morning’: special Burghley memories on the eve of 65th anniversary event
- Digital system set to make moving sport horses into Europe easier – once ‘teething issues’ are fixed
- Heartbreak as world medallist Laura Collett withdraws Burghley ride, explaining ‘her welfare is more important’
- Can you define horse-rider harmony – and how do we measure it? Experts debate
- Should the same blood rules apply across all horse sports? FEI reviewing ‘harmonised’ approach, plus other revisions
- Five-star winner heads to Burghley after World Championships run: ‘I’ve been guided by him and he’s very happy’
- Use this exercise to train yourself to judge your galloping pace – and boost your horse’s fitness