Lucy Elder
Senior news writer
Lucy joined the H&H newsdesk in 2015, taking on the senior news writer position in 2018.
Since joining the Horse & Hound team, Lucy has interviewed many top riders and has reported on the ground from major global sporting events including the Tokyo Paralympic Games and multiple European Championships. She has also reported at countless other national and international fixtures, in the UK and abroad, including Burghley, Badminton and London, and has been part of the remote coverage team for Olympics and world championships.
Her news writing experience includes covering current affairs and sports news across the spectrum of equestrian disciplines and racing, as well as human and equine welfare, industry news and court cases.
Lucy grew up as a member of the Belvoir Hunt branch of the Pony Club and competed up to intermediate level eventing. She spent a year working in eventing yards before university, where she became a member of the Great Britain Student Riders squad and competed in Ireland, Spain and Germany.
After graduating from Oxford Brookes in 2012, Lucy trained as a journalist at News Associates in London where she received her NCTJ (National Council for the Training of Journalists) qualification. She spent two years as a news reporter and entertainment editor on the Windsor Express, Slough Express and Maidenhead Advertiser titles at Baylis Media, passing her senior NQJ (National Qualification in Journalism) exams in 2015 and joining H&H the same year.
In 2018, Lucy received the British Equestrian Federation’s journalist of the year award, which recognises “great journalism in equestrian sport, celebrating the work of a written journalist, broadcaster or photographer who has gone above and beyond to promote equestrian sport during the past year”. She has twice reached the shortlist for the Martin Wills Writing Awards (2013 and 2014), for writing on a racing theme, and is also vice-chairman of the British Equestrian Media Association.
Follow Lucy
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Britain is all systems go for Paris 2024 as Olympic equestrian places are reshuffled
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Exciting new five-star ride for John Whitaker – with Paris Olympics ‘a possibility’
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‘He was sublime’: Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning superstar retires from racing aged 10
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Top British horse sold, Paris 2024 predictions, and more things the horse world is talking about
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‘Sensational’ Olympic stallion retires from competition aged 16
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Glamourdale tops public vote to land prestigious accolade – again
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Company that stepped in to help secure Britain’s Nations Cup expands support, plus more sponsorship news
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A rider’s new baby, farewell to a five-star winner, and more things the horse world is talking about
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European medallist with Paris 2024 potential heads dazzling new purchases by US buyer
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New record prize money for Badminton’s 75th anniversary
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Abandoned pony’s future goes from bleak to bright: ‘I’m so glad we’ve given him a chance’
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Riders urged to speak out to shape horse sport’s future: ‘This is really important’
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‘A legend who owes us nothing’: Badminton campaigner retires ‘sound, fit and well’ after five-star career
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Olympic mare bows out, warning to owners, and more things the horse world is talking about
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Gold medal-winning mare bows out in front of home crowd: ‘Once she trusted me, everything just clicked’
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Olympic eventing gold medallist who made ‘dreams come true’ will not return to sport
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‘Potential to save millions of donkeys’: end of ‘brutal’ trade could be in sight
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FEI to work with riders on ‘chaotic’ tack app issues
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‘Miserably failed’: world’s top riders speak out over conditions at flagship events