
Amy Mathieson
A graduate of Exeter University, Amy joined our news team from Redpin Publishing in 2008 as news writer. She was promoted to deputy news editor in May 2013 and became news editor in April 2015. She left Horse & Hound in March 2016 to take up an editorial position in Dubai.
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Equine apprenticeships radically redesignedThe equine groom and senior equine groom apprenticeships’ standards were approved this summer
By Amy Mathieson Published
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New showjumping league to go ahead, but FEI isn’t giving up appealBy Amy Mathieson Published
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LATEST: William Fox-Pitt ‘remains stable’ in hospital after serious fallThe top British eventer suffered a head trauma when he fell on the cross-country course at Le Lion d’Angers
By Amy Mathieson Published
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Horse with ‘injuries consistent with an attack’ died of natural causesPolice have said there is “no suspicious activity” linked to the death of a horse in Hampshire
By Amy Mathieson Published
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AP McCoy to try his hand at dressageThe 20-time champion jockey, who retired earlier this year, will be under the tutelage of Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin
By Amy Mathieson Published
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‘Brave’ four-star eventer put down following field accidentDeltry Connoisseur, known at home as Nano, was put down aged 26
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Two horses put down after being dumped dying in a laneA pony and a foal have been down after being found dumped and dying in a remote country lane
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Rescue pony found dumped in a field wins first rosetteA pony who was rescued from a field in Hertfordshire has claimed his first rosette at a show
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Claire Lomas raises more than £500,000 in mission to cure paralysisFormer event rider Claire Lomas has bypassed the half a million mark in her fundraising efforts.
By Amy Mathieson Published
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UPDATE: William Fox-Pitt ‘stable’ in hospital after serious fallWilliam Fox-Pitt remains in hospital following a fall at Le Lion d’Angers in France on 17 October. He is stable and under observation.
By Amy Mathieson Published
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Showjumping legend from Britain’s golden era diesRonnie Massarella was manager and chef d'equipe of the senior British showjumping teams for more than 30 years
By Amy Mathieson Published
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Pioneering technology aims to draw in showjumping fansA pioneering system to help the wider public understand showjumping is to be used at the CHI Geneva
By Amy Mathieson Published
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£1m racing bonus offered in Kauto Star’s memoryThe reward has been put up by Jockey Club Racecourses for the horse who wins the “Chase Triple Crown” this season
By Amy Mathieson Published
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Horse abandoned and left to die after being ‘dragged’The RSPCA is appealing for information after a horse was abandoned with serious injuries in an isolated spot
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Denman ‘absolutely loving’ team chasingThe National Hunt hero finished second in an intermediate team chase
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Foal living on a rubbish tip rescued thanks to fly-grazing lawA foal has been taken in by World Horse Welfare after being abandoned on a rubbish tip in Suffolk
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Stranded riders rescued at 2am from Norfolk beachWells Lifeboat crew is warning riders to be aware of the dangers of hacking on the beach
By Amy Mathieson Published
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One of the world’s oldest horses diesA horse believed to be among the oldest in the world has died aged 50
By Amy Mathieson Published
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Spooky or tense horse? TRT method designed to help horses copeA method to teach horses to cope in a human environment is set to be demonstrated at The Dressage Convention
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Olympic showjumper swaps nationalitiesA top showjumper has decided to revert back to competing for her country of birth after 10 years of representing the Ukraine
By Amy Mathieson Published
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FEI ‘confident’ equestrian events will go ahead in RioThe FEI is trying to calm fears that the Olympic equestrian events might have to take place outside the host country
By Amy Mathieson Published
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Ex-racehorse that fell off bridge makes successful return to the show ringGolden Feather was being hacked out when the horrific accident happened. He suffered liver and kidney damage as well as secondary laminitis
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Olympic champion calls for doping rule changesOlympic champion Steve Guerdat has called for a change in FEI rules following a contamination case in which two of his horses tested positive for banned drugs
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Henrietta Knight pens new book: ‘a story of triumph and tragedy’Former National Hunt trainer Henrietta Knight has written a new book about life with her late husband Terry Biddlecombe
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