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Following the news that Mary King’s top horse Imperial Cavalier (Archie) has been retired from top-level competition H&H looks back at highlights of this special horse’s amazing career from our picture archives.
Here are some of H&H’s other picture collections:
WEG dressage: highlights in pictures
H&H’s Storm Johnson brings you dressage highlights from the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
WEG individual reining: in pictures
Action from the second individual qualifying round of the reining competition at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, which is being held in Caen Exhibition Centre. One British rider has qualified for the individual final after Team GBR finished in eighth place in the team competition.
Oliver Townend’s career in pictures
Never miss out on the latest happenings in the equestrian world
Before eventer Oliver Townend headed off to Normandy for World Equestrian Games (WEG) 2014, we took a look back at his career in pictures — from competing at WEG in 2006 with Flint Curtis to clinching the Badminton title in 2009.
Grand National winners: in pictures
The world’s most famous horse race, The Grand National, is watched by millions of viewers worldwide. Over the years many popular horses have taken the spoils — with some surprise winners too. H&H looks back in pictures at some of our favourite past victors including Red Rum and Mr Frisk.
Mother’s Day 2014: Celebrating top horsey mums in pictures
To celebrate this year’s Mother’s Day (30 March 2014), we’ve found some great pictures of competing mums at home and in action across the disciplines.
Top event horses on holiday: in pictures
We all love seeing pictures of horses just being horses — particularly when we’re more accustomed to watching them at the top events in the world being toned and honed athletes.
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Sophia Heath joined Horse & Hound in July 2013 having previously worked for the Daily Telegraph's Olympics website, CNN International and Omnisport. A Durham graduate with a Masters in journalism from City University, Sophia has evented, showjumped and hunted. Sophia left Horse & Hound in early 2015 to join an international boating website.