Eventing
Dressage
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#SundaySchool: how to sit deep and still in canter
Five-star event rider Kate Honey shares her top tips on how to sit deep in a canter and in the other paces too
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Riders’ reflections on short grand prix to be used in World Cup series
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No more FOMO! All the equestrian sport you want to watch via online streaming or on TV
Don’t miss out on any action with our useful guide of what to watch this week
Showjumping
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‘Pavarotti would wave his handkerchief at It’s Otto’ — Geoff Billington remembers the good old days
Geoff Billington is one of Britain’s most successful showjumpers. Here he takes us on an entertaining trip down memory lane and reveals the childhood obsession…
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No more FOMO! All the equestrian sport you want to watch via online streaming or on TV
Don’t miss out on any action with our useful guide of what to watch this week
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*New columnist* Geoff Billington: These are desperate times *H&H Plus*
Showing
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Life lessons: in-hand show horse producer Steve Pitt *H&H Plus*
The leading in-hand producer and breeder on finding the next generation of ridden superstars, his racing ambitions and why old friends are so important
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Springpod Diamond Legacy: ‘She wanted to win as much as I did’ *H&H Plus*
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6 things owners of native ponies can relate to during winter
Native owners keep on top of those wild locks (it can become an obsession)...
Racing
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Trainer who suffered cracked pelvis when run over by her own lorry has high hopes for Newbury
The trainer had jumped out of her lorry to check another driver’s wellbeing
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No more FOMO! All the equestrian sport you want to watch via online streaming or on TV
Don’t miss out on any action with our useful guide of what to watch this week
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‘I was a 34-year-old baby with no filter’: former jockey George Baker reflects on his life-changing fall
In February 2017, the life of then Flat jockey George Baker, changed forever when he suffered a life-threatening fall while racing on ice at the…
Hunting
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Great-grandfather marks his 90th birthday by leading the field in style
Asked for his secret to long life, the 90-year-old said: “Good food, good health, good Lord and good friends.”
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Charles Frampton: trying to understand the level of resources that were deployed *H&H Plus*
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Leaked webinars were promoting legal trail-hunting
The webinars “clearly dealt with the operation and promotion of legal trail-hunting and managing animal rights activism”
Point-to-Point
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‘The best I’ve ever trained’: How winning pointer has enjoyed a new lease of life *H&H Plus*
Trainer Joseph O’Shea bagged a double at Kimble
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Four-year-old point-to-pointer breaks records to sell for £570,000
The sale set a new record for the highest-priced point-to-pointer ever sold at public auction
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Meet the working point-to-point riders juggling a career with race-riding *H&H Plus*
Working full-time plus owning, training and riding a point-to-pointer is no mean feat. Stephanie Bateman finds out how some pull it off
Endurance
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Court rules on UAE federation’s suspension from horse sport
The Court of Arbitration held a two-day hearing on 12-13 November after the federation appealed the suspension of 24 September
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Rider blames ‘cocktail’ of drugs in horse’s system on ‘unknown’ operation
The FEI stated that to accept a “simple statement” as proof would undermine the whole anti-doping system and efforts to eradicate doping in the sport
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FEI contamination warning: another horse’s positive dope test caused by groom’s urination
The groom confirmed on the day of the event he had urinated “close to the horse” and inside the trailer on several occasions where grass…
Driving
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‘Great regret’ as coronavirus forces Olympia cancellation
‘I completely empathise with the sadness felt by our visitors, who will not be cheering, laughing, and clapping in the Grand Hall this year”
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British international rider and judge diagnosed with terminal cancer
‘I have to go on as usual – I’m still mucking out and driving the ponies around’
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Royal Windsor 1944: Princess Elizabeth makes her winning debut at the show
We’ve rewound the clock to remember those early days of this treasured British institution, which was due to run this week pre-coronavirus...
Team Chasing
Polo
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Polo makes its comeback with rule changes in place
The Prince of Wales tournament began on Monday (15 June) at the Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club
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Polo pushes ahead to return this week
“It’s about supporting a whole community that is hugely reliant on the sport getting back in some shape or form; farriers, feed merchants, drivers and…
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‘I didn’t really ride him, I just hung on’: top riders on their (memorable) first ponies
‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger’ has never rung so true when it comes to some top riders’ early equestrian memories on ponies...
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Can gumshields help reduce concussion? We ask the experts *H&H Plus*
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Unlikely locations and bright orange balls: 7 things you never knew about snow polo
The winter game is a high adrenaline alternative to traditional grass polo, and a fascinating sport in itself as we discover...
Vaulting
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Three members of same family receive prestigious FEI awards
‘The fact that we all received badges made it even more special, as we always worked towards our goals as a team’
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‘He has the most amazing canter’: World famous stallion tries his hoof at vaulting
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Top horse retires after successfully defending gold at WEG: ‘He is an absolute warrior’
This top campaigner has won two world gold medals, as well as a European Championship gold, and will now retire from competition
