
Hovis
Hovis shared his weekly diary each Friday on the Horse & Hound website between 2008 and February 2025. Initially located on the popular H&H forum, he moved to the main website in February 2013. He published nine books, each to raise funds for his local equine welfare charity Bransby Horses. You can read all his diary entries below. H&H also published a final tribute to our much-loved equine contributor.
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Hovis’ Friday diary: I am still firmly groundedBy Hovis Published
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Hovis’ Friday diary: I have to question how life can get any worse…By Hovis Published
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Hovis’ Friday diary: ’suddenly the mood went blacker than mother’s heart’By Hovis Published
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Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘please pray for my parts’Things have taken a turn for the worse for Hovis this week
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Hovis’ Friday Diary: A glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel…By Hovis Published
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Hovis’ Friday diary: this will never be spoken of again, but the trauma will be with me for lifeBy Hovis Published
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Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘She declared the session over and vaulted off me’“I spooked violently sideways, before dashing off across the school at full-pelt”
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Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘my foot is a lot more balanced than she is mentally’‘On Friday mother and I were reunited once more’
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Hovis’ Friday diary: we cannot un-see the sights we were subjected toBy Hovis Published
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Hovis’ Friday diary: dancing shoes on, then it’s time to board Hoverine airlinesBy Hovis Published
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Hovis’ Friday diary: a mane and man-garden massacreHovis has had an encounter with some scissors
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Hovis’ Friday diary: mother is looking for volunteers to pilot Hoverine airlines…“She should have just set fire to a bunch of £20 notes in the car park”
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Hovis’ Friday diary: ‘Five minutes in and she resembled the ‘before’ image on a Tena Lady advert’Hovis has had an encounter with a hosepipe...
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Hovis’ Friday diary: there is a sense of excitement in the air — we must curb it immediately“The last time they did any exercise was a jog across the car park as the Co-Op for more wine two minutes before closing time”
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Hovis’ Friday diary: my ‘save my self-esteem’ appeal urgently needs your helpBy Hovis Published
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Hovis’ Friday diary: how does mother sticking her marigold-clad hand up my man sausage cave count as her essential daily exercise?Hovis makes a plea...
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Hovis’ Friday diary: I remain at peace with the fact I am big bonedHovis discusses weight, and how he is actually quite content with his, despite what his mother might say...
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Hovis’ Friday diary: a very concerning prospectCool New Shoes Man has delivered some news...
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Hovis’ Friday diary: remember, karma comes in many forms…By Hovis Published
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Hovis’ Friday diary: my street cred was last seen running down the roadHovis is feeling a little embarrassed
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Hovis’ Friday diary: I have never been so happyHovis has some big news
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Hovis’ Friday diary: please, for the love of horses leave the tinsel on the tree…Hovis would like to make a Christmas plea
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Hovis’ Friday diary: a week to be celebrated‘This week has seen something amazing occur’
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Hovis’ Friday diary: the day the non-believers thought would never happen againIt has been a big week for Hovis...
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