Mary King: Girls prove they are on the up *H&H VIP*
H&H’s eventing columnist looks at gender equality and reveals her new challenge
Eventing
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Credit: Peter Nixon Ros Canter’s useful jumping exercise to help improve performance
The European eventing team gold medallist shares a simple exercise to help develop your horse’s balance, turning and accuracy, using just two fences
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Are you an eventing rules guru? Test your knowledge of the 2019 rule changes in our quiz
Do you consider yourself an expert on the changes to the British Eventing and FEI eventing rules this year? Take our handy quiz to find…
Dressage
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Credit: Peter Nixon Gary the foal who nearly died goes on to win international event
Then, of course, he repaid all my love, patience and vets’ bills by making it clear, as a six-year-old, that he didn’t really like dressage’
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Credit: Joanna Thurman-Baker Joanna Thurman-Baker’s dressage blog: a whirlwind of stress and acrobatics
One of Joanna’s horses has undergone extensive surgery while she has been battling staying on some youngsters
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Maria Eilberg: ‘Horses need care come what may’ *H&H VIP*
Maria Eilberg on preparing for the big shows and a sense of responsibility
Showjumping
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Marcus Ehning and Cornado NRW at the 2014 London leg of the Global Champions Tour Credit: Peter Nixon Elite showjumper returns to top level after losing an eye
The 16-year-old stallion has made a successful return to the highest level of the sport following an operation to remove one of his eyes
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Lake Geneva Credit: Alamy Stock Photo New stunning venue for glitzy elite showjumping series
The European venue joins Paris, Hong Kong and New York in the now four-strong intercontinental series
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‘We’d basically given up on her’ — how a winning rider took inspiration from Rowan Willis’s virtually unrideable mare
A mare previously written off as “too quirky” has returned to the showjumping
Showing
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Credit: TREVOR MEEKS 7 things adult riders who have ponies are sick of hearing
While most can see the positives of having a pint-sized companion (cheaper to run and equally as fun) there are something adult pony owners are…
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Credit: Dan Williams Dan Williams’ showing blog: we all have to start somewhere (and mine was a disaster)
Dan shares his advice on how to get started in showing
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Credit: trevor-meeks-photography.co.uk 19 delightful show ring moments H&H captured during 2018…
What’s your best showing moment of 2018?
Racing
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Credit: PA Archive/PA Images Ben Case: Days like this at the Cheltenham Festival make it worthwhile *H&H VIP*
H&H’s guest racing columnist reflects on a well-earned, but unexpected, win for Croco Bay
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Saphir Du Rheu, left, with Ballycasey during a schooling run over Cheltenham’s cross-country fences earlier this year. Credit: Charlotte Alexander Retired racing star Saphir Du Rheu makes eventing debut
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Credit: Jon Stroud Henrietta Knight: the magical, infectious and electric Festival *H&H VIP*
H&H’s guest racing columnist on strategic Gold Cup build-ups and an undeserved ban
Hunting
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Credit: Alamy Stock Photo 8 things to do now the hunting season’s (nearly) over
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Credit: Peter Nixon Charles Frampton: If you want to be on TV at the Festival, go slowly *H&H VIP*
H&H’s hunting columnist on leading in Festival winners and visiting packs
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Credit: Trevor Meeks Robert McCarthy: I smile to myself when people ask ‘what will you do when hunting finishes?’ *H&H VIP*
Robert McCarthy reveals what he gets up to when the season ends
Point-to-Point
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Credit: Brian Armstrong Darren Edwards: ‘Plenty dream it and few achieve it’ *H&H VIP*
Darren Edwards reveals who he’s backing in the Foxhunter Chase at Cheltenham today
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David Simpson: Why I still keep going back pointing *H&H VIP*
H&H’s point-to-point columnist explains why he returns to the sport and shares his views on e-tickets
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Credit: Brian Armstrong Darren Edwards: Steps must be taken to improve the fixture list *H&H VIP*
H&H’s point-to-point columnist discusses balancing the fixture list and satisfying wins
Endurance
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Credit: Annie Joppe Army riders to bid for glory on borrowed horses
‘I really didn’t think there would be so many offering to help by loaning our army riders their precious horses’
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Credit: David Saunders Try something new in 2019 – endurance riding
To continue this series, here we investigate how you can get involved with endurance riding this year
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FEI investigates after video shows top-placed horse ‘injected’ in competition
‘The FEI is looking into it and is currently collating a dossier of evidence’
Driving
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Credit: Sarah Radford Youngsters get the chance to drive HOYS champion for a day
‘It was wonderful to see the smiles on some of the kids’ faces’
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(c) Kathryn Howard Credit: Kathryn Howard Try something new in 2019 — carriage driving
Would you like to have a taster of a new equestrian discipline this year? Sara Walker talks us through how you can get started in…
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Credit: Liz Gregg/FEI USA takes team driving glory as Australia’s Boyd Excell claims third WEG gold
The home side were celebrating after finishing the World Equestrian Games with team gold, while Australia’s Boyd Exell remains the one everyone has to beat
Team Chasing
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Saphir Du Rheu, left, with Ballycasey during a schooling run over Cheltenham’s cross-country fences earlier this year. Credit: Charlotte Alexander Retired racing star Saphir Du Rheu makes eventing debut
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Yvonne Goss at Chastleton Credit: Andrew Sydenham/Horse & Hound Meet the queen of team chasing: 8 things you need to know about Yvonne Goss
Find out more about the team chasing stalwart, who has been in the sport for 40 years
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Credit: Addie Carter Three generations join forces for team chasing victory
A grandmother, auntie, mother and daughter teamed up to win in style at Fair Oak Hunter Trials and Team Chase
Polo
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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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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Joan Wakeham/REX/Shutterstock (4905954o) UAE (white) v King Power Foxes (blue) Jaeger Le-Coultre Gold Cup, Cowdray Park Polo Club, West Sussex, Britain - 19 Jul 2015 The Final of the Jaeger Le-Coultre Gold Cup for the British Open Polo Championship at Cowdray Park Polo Club on Sunday 19th July, contested between UAE and King Power Foxes. Coming straight from their win in the Cartier Queens Cup in June the team from Thailand were always tipped to be favourites. The team set up by , CEO of King Power Duty Free and owner and Chairman of Leicester City Football Club is ran by his son Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, vice chairman at the club, known as 'Top', who plays at number 1. The family entered two teams into the prestigious tournament with 'Tops' brother Apichet 'Tal' Srivaddhanaprabha and his team King Power, their aim is to put Thailand on the world polo map. Final score: King Power Foxes 14 - UAE 8 Credit: Joan Wakeham/REX/Shutterstock Equestrian world pays tribute to racing and polo magnate killed in helicopter crash
The Leicester City Football Club chairman was also a big player in racing and polo, investing heavily in his sporting passions
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Airport prepares to host polo tournament
The venue is to be temporarily transformed to host the competition
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Find out how Prince Harry spent his weekend
Find out how Prince Harry and Prince William kept busy during the weekend just gone
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Are these the most amazing losers’ prizes ever?
In a sport like polo, where there can only be one winner, you’d think being on the losing team would mean going home despondent and…
Vaulting
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Lambert Leclezio and Poivre Vert, lunged by Francois Athimon, take gold in the individual male vaulting at WEG 2018. Credit: FEI/Liz Gregg 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
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Credit: Paul Thompson Vaulting stars in new Galaxy advert
The short film has been viewed more than 22,000 times
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Get Britain’s vaulters to WEG: squad needs funds for Tryon
The squad is raising money to get themselves and their horse to the 2018 World Equestrian Games in North Carolina
