
Flora Watkins
Flora Watkins spent several years working for BBC News before moving into print, first as a staffer at Horse & Hound, before going freelance.
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Polly Williamson to do Bath half marathonThe event rider who suffered a severe head injury in 2011 is hoping to complete the half marathon in March
By Flora Watkins Published
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London Marathon 2014: will the trainers get the trip?Seven racehorse trainers are planning to run the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon for charity
By Flora Watkins Published
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Six-figure Lottery grant for Riding for the Disabled groupThe money will be used to pay the West Yorkshire RDA group's day-to-day running costs, including looking after its horses and ponies
By Flora Watkins Published
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Protestor dumps lorryload of manure on French parliament buildingThe pungent protest was against a rise in VAT for riding clubs
By Flora Watkins Published
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Britain to host record number of international showjumping shows this year [H&H VIP]Organisers say they are feeling the effects of the London Olympics legacy, as Windsor and Bolesworth gain 3* status for the first time
By Flora Watkins Published
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Former trainer Henrietta Knight in hospital after breaking leg and ankleThe much-loved trainer of triple Gold Cup winner Best Mate has had an awful month, with the death of her husband and now surgery to a broken ankle
By Flora Watkins Published
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Riding hat ‘saved teenage boy’s life’ in fallJames Hooker received serious facial injuries when he was kicked in the head after falling in the arena at home in South Wales
By Flora Watkins Published
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Grand prix win for John Whitaker and Argento in AmsterdamThe veteran showjumper and his consistent campaigner Argento II posted an exciting win in front of the Dutch crowd — narrowly beating a home rider
By Flora Watkins Published
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Royal Mail issues set of stamps saluting working horsesThe set of stamps features horses working in settings including policing, forestry, the military and Riding for the Disabled
By Flora Watkins Published
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Eventer Harry Meade delivers his second baby at homeHarry's midwifery skills were put to the test when his wife Rosie went into labour at home — and the ambulance could not get to them in time
By Flora Watkins Published
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Top riders criticise decision not to send British team to World University ChampionshipsBritain won't be sending a team on the grounds the contest "does not help future Olympians". But Olympic silver medallist William Fox-Pitt disagrees
By Flora Watkins Published
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Microchip all UK horses, say equine industry leaders [H&H VIP]By Flora Watkins Published
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Carriage driver whose horse bolted and killed a woman walks free from court
Duncan Drye was giving carriage rides at a country fair in Suffolk in 2011 when his horse was spooked and ran into the crowds, killing a woman
By Flora Watkins Published
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Supplements company rebuked by advertising watchdogThe Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said claims about two Nupafeed products had not been "adequately substantiated"
By Flora Watkins Published
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Dressage tests put too much stress on limbs, says Olympic riderBritish Olympian Richard Davison is concerned that some high-level dressage tests are causing too much wear and tear
By Flora Watkins Published
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Reporter who exposed Middle East endurance scandal receives awardPippa Cuckson, a former deputy editor of H&H, was praised for her "intrepid reporting" uncovering the extent of doping in Sheikh Mohammed's endurance operation
By Flora Watkins Published
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Boy killed by horse at showjumper’s yardThe little boy was fatally injured when a horse stumbled and fell on him at his uncle, showjumper Alex Barr's yard in Lanarkshire
By Flora Watkins Published
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Betfred owner attempts to resurrect Great LeighsBetfred owner Fred Done is leading an attempt to resurrect the beleaguered racecourse Great Leighs
By Flora Watkins Published
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MOD pays out over Chinook spookThe Ministry of Defence has been made to pay £200,000 in compensation for horses spooked by military aircraft
By Flora Watkins Published
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Tom Price out of jail but back in courtThe serial fly-grazer has been back in court on fresh charges
By Flora Watkins Published
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Support for Boxing Day meets shows strength of support for huntingAround 250,000 will turn out to support their local hunt's Boxing Day meet today — but disquiet is growing over the Government's failure to make good on its promise to tackle the 2005 hunting ban
By Flora Watkins Published
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Facebook attracts new hunting recruitsHunts are turning to social media to help attract new members
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Global Champions Tour showjumpers return to London in historic new venueNext year's London leg of the lucrative GCT showjumping series will be held on Horse Guards parade on Whitehall, home to the Trooping of the Colour
By Flora Watkins Published
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Horse ‘onesies’ firm Shwmae Products in trouble with customersH&H has received complaints about poor customer service and rudeness from Shwmae Products — whose equine 'onesies' featured in the magazine earlier this year
By Flora Watkins Published
