Stephanie Bateman

New horse? Or moving yards? Be prepared with Horse & Hound’s ultimate checklist

It's always exciting bringing a new horse home, so to ensure it runs as smoothly as possible, here is our ultimate guide to the process

#SundaySchool: using cavaletti to improve the horse’s canter and balance

Take a look at this exercise from five-star Irish event rider, Clare Abbott (pictured), designed to steady and balance the canter, both on the approach to a fence and on landing

#SundaySchool: how to develop and nail counter-canter

Take a look at this simple exercise, as explained by dressage rider Amy Stovold, to help improve any horse’s counter-canter

#SundaySchool: controlling the canter with Jessica Mendoza

The international showjumper uses a canter-on-a-circle exercise to help develop balance and control, which can be used in the ring

#SundaySchool: Sarah Bullimore’s figure-of-eight jumping exercise

The five-star eventer shows how the figure-of-eight jumping exercise can help develop balance, rhythm and the ability to land on the correct canter lead

#SundaySchool: perfecting pirouettes with Rebecca Hughes

The international dressage rider and young horse producer explains how walk pirouettes can improve engagement for medium trot

Former showjumper takes first win of winter dressage championships

Winter Dressage Championships day one: a former showjumper lands a title, while a 17-year-old scores her first big win

Horse & Hound’s ultimate towing checklist to keep your horse safe on the move

Put your mind at rest before setting out on a journey with your pride and joy stowed in the back with PRP Rescue Services’ Jon Philips’ top tips

#SundaySchool: Georgie Spence and the benefits of working over bounces on a curve

Event rider Georgie Spence explains how performing bounces on a curve can teach a horse to be quick and neat over a fence

#SundaySchool: ultimate suppleness and engagement with a top dressage rider

Sarah Millis (pictured), an international dressage rider, explains how you can improve the quality and rhythm of the trot by training with half-10m circles and shoulder-in

Why has it become so expensive — plus other things you want to know about insurance

Understanding insurance policies can be mind-boggling. H&H asks the experts to answer the questions that you thought were too obvious to ask

How to achieve ultimate suppleness and engagement in trot

International dressage rider Sarah Millis explains how you can improve the quality and rhythm of the trot by training with half-10m circles and shoulder-in

Learn how to stretch your horse to help improve suppleness

Veterinary physiotherapist Hayley Marsh offers a variety of strengthening exercises to do at home — including stretches to increase muscle length, flexibility, suppleness and joint range of motion

Therapy regimes: how do the pros keep their horses at the top of their game?

What therapy regimes do top riders follow in order to keep their horses in peak condition? Stephanie Bateman investigates...

Watch how to strengthen your horse at home using polework

Veterinary physiotherapist Hayley Marsh offers a variety of strengthening 
exercises to do at home in between treatments using polework

5 top tips for improving your riding fitness (while you’re in the office)

If you work full time in an office and can’t ride before or after work in the week, there are ways to exercise at your desk to help with your riding fitness. H&H finds out how

7 ways to help you secure your dream equestrian job

Are you wondering how you’re going to land your dream job in the equestrian industry when you leave college or university? Horse & Hound finds out how to make yourself as employable as possible

Christmas present jumping and other horsey antics you get up to on Christmas Day

From festive dressing up to Christmas Days hacks and Boxing Day hunting — including our four-legged friends into our Christmas is easy enough when you use a little imagination. Here, you share your festive horsey antics...

19 horses get into the festive spirit with some very snazzy outfits

There’s nothing better than getting in the festive spirit with a little dressing up, both human and equine. Here, we share your fun Christmas outfits from Santa’s little helpers to the big man himself...

9 ways to survive Christmas with a horsey partner

Surviving Christmas with a horsey partner isn’t easy, but forewarned is forearmed so bears these tips in mind and you’re festive period with your horsey partner will go swimmingly