Eventing highlights: Rushbrooke’s Always on time *H&H Plus*
An opinionated home-bred mare wins on only her second novice outing
Eventing
Dressage
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Dressage highlights: Impressive treble for Millis *H&H Plus*
Exciting younger horses create a stir across the levels
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‘Back where I belong’: top dressage rider returns to the saddle following brain bleed
The rider was taken to hospital in a critical condition on 5 May
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Spencer Wilton’s Rio memories: ‘The first time I saw Usain Bolt was quite a moment!’
Showjumping
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The Horse & Hound Podcast: episode 10 – William Whitaker | Hard ground worries | News round-up
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‘It’s been a dark place’: rider whose health sparked serious concerns in spring wins national showjumping title #BestofBolesworth
‘To get in the ring was a bonus; to jump so well, and for Daisy to help me out, and have so much fun, was…
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Nine-year-old rider takes first and second in both her national championship finals #BestofBolesworth
The rider also came fourth in one championship and sixth in the other
Showing
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2019 showing nostalgia: best of August — Hickstead highlights, a hunter who feels like a Ferrari and a four-year-old takes a coveted supreme
What a month!
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When should you use studs on your horse?
Riders are often unsure when to use studs and how to select the right ones. Pippa Roome offers some expert advice
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#SundaySchool: What exercises can I use to sharpen up a lazy horse?
Showing producer Simon Charlesworth offers some schooling exercises to help a lazy horse become more responsive to the aids
Racing
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All in a day’s work: Racing silks maker Adrian Wray *H&H Plus*
Allertons managing director Adrian Wray on the glamour of silks, the royal colours and switching to scrubs during lockdown
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Horse sport spectator pilot postponed following government announcement
There will be no racegoers at Goodwood on Saturday (1 August)
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Legends of the sport: Seven-time champion National Hunt jockey John Francome *H&H Plus*
The seven-time champion was not only “poetry on horseback”, but changed the public perception of jockeys
Hunting
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Goodnight – Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary: Red tape and risk-free rallies *H&H Plus*
The one constant amid the chaos wreaked on the Pony Club summer programme is the hawk-eyed Pony Club mum, says Tessa Waugh, as she doffs…
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H&H discovers some of the most exotic hunt clubs across the globe *H&H Plus*
From a Japanese draghunt to a chasing jackal in Palestine, Will Cursham discovers some of the most extraordinary packs of hounds in the world –…
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Goodnight – Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary: What really floats my boat *H&H Plus*
Tessa Waugh’s renovation project is clouded by her reliving the tortured relationships of her youth, but a joyful hack erases the heartbreak of absent workmen
Point-to-Point
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Rider ‘overwhelmed’ by support after breaking back in fall
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Horse sport to lead the way in pilot for return of spectators
‘It marks an important day for the sports industry following a few challenging months’
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‘The harder you work, the luckier you’ll get’ — and other sound pieces of advice top riders live by
Surrounding yourself with experienced people and heeding their advice is a fast-track route to success. So we asked our top riders what the best (or…
Endurance
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Concerns raised new endurance rules will backfire on welfare *H&H Plus*
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Court confirms rider did abuse horse in competition, at appeal
The rider had claimed the abuse complaint was not admissable under FEI rules
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Endurance World Championships postponed until 2021
The decision comes following agreement between the FEI, the Italian national federation and the organisers
Driving
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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...
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Coronavirus: Royal Windsor cancelled and riders urged to ‘act accordingly’ to the danger
The show has become the latest to fall victim to the coronavirus pandemic
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
