Eleanor Jones
News editor
Eleanor joined Horse & Hound as news editor in March 2016, having spent eight and a half years working for local and national newspapers. During her time with H&H, Eleanor has attended numerous industry conferences and events, including the FEI sport forum, the British Equine Veterinary Association annual congress and the National Equine Forum, and has spoken at the NEF and the Saddle Research Trust conference. She has reported on all disciplines and aspects of the industry, from Brexit to anti-bullying campaigns and from dressage rules to dressage mules. She spent time travelling across Europe with World Horse Welfare to see first-hand the experience of horses being transported thousands of miles to slaughter, producing reports for print, online and in video format, and has also reported on showjumping events from national qualifiers to international grands prix, as well as the 2021 and 2023 Europeans and 2022 World Championships.
Eleanor has been riding since she was seven, and was given her first pony, a £300 Welsh section B mare, at the age of 12. She worked for dressage and showjumping riders, and now has two warmblood mares who she competes at British Showjumping events, although one mare is out of work having given birth to a beautiful filly in summer 2023. She has competed in dressage but since her mark sheets have contained phrases such as “unexpected manoeuvre between C and M” and “well sat”, tends to stick to the jumping.
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Last chance for Olympics tickets and other things the horse world is talking about
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Growing equine guts in a lab and tracking weather to help beat fatal disease
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Owner who ‘forfeited right to have horses’ after two died admits breaching ban
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Britain’s first international Black para rider hopes to break down barriers
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‘A wonderful man’: farewell to former eventer and leading course-designer
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Delight – and jobs saved – as major equestrian brand saved from administration
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The loss of an equine king, copying Charlotte Dujardin and other things the horse world is talking about
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‘The grandstands are up, the fences in place’: Badminton battles on after washout spring
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‘Goodnight, my king – in dreams we’ll meet again’: five-star eventer put down after stable injury
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Global bids as Princess Margaret’s riding boots sell for £7,000
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A horse on a train platform, Badminton updates and other things the equestrian world is talking about
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‘He got colt feet’: shock as horse spotted on railway platform
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‘Thank you for backing the Brits’: Lordships Graffalo rocking horse in prize draw to boost Olympic fund
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‘Like losing a friend’: colic claims the life of brilliant police horse
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Equestrian community devastated as rider dies before her dream was fulfilled
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‘She leaves a wonderful legacy’: farewell to hugely influential equestrian
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Meet the part-Clydesdale showjumper ‘living his best life’ aged 30
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‘No one else will chase your dreams’: meet the inner-city rider hoping to change lives
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‘I heard a massive splash’: horse falls into river after rider unseated