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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Dressage riders allowed to ditch spurs completely, plus other horse sport rule changes for 2024
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‘The Galloping Nurse’ honoured with lifetime achievement award
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The King to follow in his mother’s footsteps as Royal Windsor unveils new plans
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Brits open London with a bang, a ‘miracle’ escape, and more things the horse world is talking about
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Abandonment fund, new charity and fixtures: British Eventing back on track after ‘facing going broke’
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MP calls for £12m to be diverted from prize money to racehorse aftercare
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‘We must clean up our industry’: experts debate how to solve the equestrian workforce crisis
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Whip ban, appeal following fatal collision, and more things the horse world is talking about
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Calls for all sports to track horse and rider falls after surprising new figures
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Top grand prix horse retires: ‘The best journey full of laughter and fun’
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Olympic tickets, Frankie in the jungle, and more things the horse world is talking about
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Nations speak out against allowing Russian and Belarusian riders to return to sport: ‘The situation has not changed’
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British Eventing marks end of multi-million pound ‘IT debacle’ with hopes of first profit in nearly 10 years
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‘A good life for horses’: why equestrian sport’s future rests on all our shoulders, and what are the next steps
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Top rider removed from national team, Black Friday, and more things the horse world is talking about
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Eye-catching ride switches from one sporting legend to another: ‘The sky is the limit’
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What happens when a horse tires across country? New research finds out
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Riders to be interviewed after horse falls as part of eventing safety move
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Pippa Funnell and Nick Skelton to train jockeys for London showjumping contest