Flora Watkins

Not only has the 2013 Tynedale nude calendar sold out, but it has also appeared in The Field and The Sun. And now it has been picked up by men’s magazine Penthouse

By Flora Watkins Published 4 April 13

The behaviour of some Pony Club parents has deteriorated to the extent that one area has introduced its own code of conduct — for mums and dads

By Flora Watkins Published 1 April 13

The people behind the new London leg of the Global Champions Tour (GCT) now hope to stage the show next to the Olympic Park in east London, after plans for Kensington Gardens were rejected

By Flora Watkins Published 1 April 13

Efforts are continuing to form a syndicate to keep Valegro in the UK, but his Greenwich team-mate Uthopia looks set to be sold imminently

By Flora Watkins Published 28 March 13

Top dressage names have pulled out of this weekend's competition at Addington as more cases of equine herpes are confirmed. The venue says it is taking all necessary bio-security precautions

By Flora Watkins Published 28 March 13

Friends of the ‘Voice of Racing’, Sir Peter O’Sullevan, say he is making a good recovery after suffering a mild stroke

By Flora Watkins Published 27 March 13

William was a successful event rider before turning to coaching, and taught many aspiring eventers from his yard in Cirencester

By Flora Watkins Published 26 March 13

Hunt staff were verbally abused for three-quarters of an hour by activist Nick Maffia, after they returned from hound exercise last summer

By Flora Watkins Published 25 March 13

For the first time, fillies on this side of the Atlantic will be able to moisturise their manes with a cult beauty product that has its roots in the stables

By Flora Watkins Published 22 March 13

British Eventing is reminding riders to check they have clipped in their air jacket before going cross-country

By Flora Watkins Published 20 March 13

The horse's owner — who had asked Laura to form a syndicate to keep the ride — now says Rayef can stay with her, and she can keep him when he retires

By Flora Watkins Published 20 March 13

The EHV-1 outbreak in Gloucestershire has spread to Badminton, just six weeks before the start of the horse trials

By Flora Watkins Published 19 March 13

Horse trials organisers are having to shoulder steep event insurance increases and another wet year could render some events uninsurable, an expert has warned

By Flora Watkins Published 18 March 13

Rain, snow and hail have combined to force another slew of cancelled competitions

By Flora Watkins Published 18 March 13

The amateur rider is having surgery today after fracturing two verterbrae in his neck at the Cheltenham Festival on Thursday

By Flora Watkins Published 15 March 13

Opinion was divided as to whether it would have been better to cancel Tweseldown due to the ground conditions

By Flora Watkins Published 15 March 13

Proposals from the FEI would see the number of riders in each equestrian discipline harmonised to four with eventing losing one rider per team and dressage gaining one

By Flora Watkins Published 13 March 13

Sub-zero temperatures at Prestbury Park had put the first day of jump racing's premier meeting in jeopardy. But racing will go ahead, albeit with a later start

By Flora Watkins Published 12 March 13

Jess Gill, who worked for Chiltern & Thames Rider magazine, suffered severe head injuries when her horse fell out hacking

By Flora Watkins Published 8 March 13

Side saddle enthusiasts will have their own class at the Avon Vale’s spring hunter trial next month

By Flora Watkins Published 7 March 13

Organisers of Blair Horse Trials are celebrating landing a high-profile headline sponsor — Barclays has signed up for the 2013 event

By Flora Watkins Published 7 March 13