
Carol Phillips
Website editor
Carol is an experienced journalist and editor, as well as being a passionate amateur rider and dedicated horse owner. She has been part of the Horse & Hound editorial team since the website’s launch in October 2000. Having worked her way up from sub-editor to site editor, under Carol’s guidance and expertise the website has grown into an extensive resource for equestrian information of all kinds, which is frequently top of google searches for key equestrian topics.
Carol is responsible for all of H&H’s digital content, including social media and e-newsletters, as well as overseeing the news desk for both print and online. She has her finger on the pulse of the latest equestrian news and opinions via social media. Her most recent projects include researching and writing content for the new H&H veterinary library, and supporting the introduction of Horse & Hound’s digital subscription model.
Carol has reported from numerous Badmintons and Burghleys, as well as the likes of Olympia and HOYS, most commonly as part of the H&H Live service, as well as running that service during numerous championships, including the London Olympic Games.
Not born into an equestrian family, Carol learnt to ride at her local riding school from the age of eight, and had a number of ponies on loan during her teenage years, while she was a member of the Flamstead branch of the Pony Club.
Carol has since owned a handful of her own horses, the first of which was gifted to her, and has enjoyed starting and schooling many others.
Her current horse is a 16.2hh Irish sport horse, who she backed as a rising four-year-old. Plans for him to follow his predecessor, a retrained Flat racehorse, into the world of grassroots eventing have gone on hold since a kissing spines diagnosis and surgery. He is currently undergoing a rehab programme combining work in-hand and under saddle.
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Revving up for Royal Windsor, brilliant Badminton grooms, and other things the horse world is talking about
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Celebrating Badminton Horse Trials’ winners: 1949 to current day
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Badminton, Badminton, Badminton: is the horse world talking about anything else right now?
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Save time and money with a subscription to Horse & Hound
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Swish Nylon Fly Cool Rug: first look
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The Horse & Hound Podcast 100: Dressage rider Becky Moody | Bit materials | News round-up
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A terrible loss, a positive update, and other things the horse world is talking about...
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8 horsey terms you’ve probably been getting wrong for years
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Weatherbeeta ComFiTec 600D/Mesh II Combo Neck fly rug: first look
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A British breed under threat, and other things the horse world is talking about
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Mark Todd returns to training, and other things the horse world is talking about
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Snow Leopardess as Grand National favourite, and other things the horse world is talking about
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Breeding and sourcing Elite horses | A Horse & Hound Podcast Advertising Episode
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How to prepare your horse for a quick and hassle-free sale
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16 horses dying in one week, a ‘self-made’ staffing crisis, and other things the horse world is talking about
