Who is the best event horse in the world? Data experts build a ranking to find out…
Data analytics experts EquiRatings have built a ranking to identify the best event horse in the world – do you agree with their results?
Eventing
Dressage
-
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
-
H&H interview: Edward Gal — ‘riding to Totilas’ music again gave me goosebumps’ *H&H Plus*
-
Carl Hester: ‘Young riders must dig deep and learn’ *H&H Plus*
Showjumping
-
Legends of the sport: Monsanta — ‘whether it was Hickstead, Calgary or Dublin, he never let you down’ *H&H Plus*
-
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
-
Riders urged to stick to ‘vital’ Covid rules as sport restarts
“We would like to thank everyone who has been supportive of the protocols and assisted greatly in getting the sport to where it is”
Showing
-
Simon Reynolds: ‘Showing can be fickle and people easily forget’ *H&H Plus*
-
Showing 2019 nostalgia: best of December — a 32-year-old gelding, a Welsh who cost £600 and a palomino colt all land high titles
Who can remember any of these poignant show ring moments?
-
6 things you shouldn’t say to a showing rider
Do any of these sound familiar?
Racing
-
Fines and confusion for those breaking Covid sport rules *H&H Plus*
-
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
-
Record-breaking female jockey makes BBC Sports Personality award shortlist
“Now more than ever it will be amazing to champion those who have stood out this year in their field”
Hunting
-
Matt Ramsden: ‘There hadn’t been a strand of wire in sight and the going was perfect. And then I woke up’ *H&H Plus*
-
Family and friends of hunt supporter who died at 42 to ride out in his memory
“I think Adam would laugh and think it was amazing my dad was coming up with all these things”
-
Strap yourself in for a day with the Readyfield Bloodhounds *H&H Plus*
Point-to-Point
-
‘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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
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
-
‘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”
-
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’
-
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
-
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
-
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…
-
‘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...
-
Can gumshields help reduce concussion? We ask the experts *H&H Plus*
-
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
-
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’
-
‘He has the most amazing canter’: World famous stallion tries his hoof at vaulting
-
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
