Enjoy some of our favourite updates from equestrian social media channels during the past week. From some very jolly horses and ponies to dreaming over warmer climes, it all happened on social media.
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Equestrian social media posts of the week
Whoops — Richard Johnson’s wife, Fiona, incurs four faults
Reigning European showjumping champion, Martin Fuchs, bid farewell to the Swiss snow yesterday (14 Januray), en-route to the warmer climes of Palm Beach for the Winter Equestrian Festival (we would quite like to be able to join in right now…)
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And here is Cian O’Connor and his superstar PSG Final having a school in Palm Beach — scopey or what?!
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No rider? No problem
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Sound on for this one — Stratagem sprouted wings under Harry Cobden when en-route to winning at Doncaster on Monday
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Superstars Tiger Roll and Envoi Allen were among the Gordon Elliott horses who headed to the beach on Monday
We took to the beach yesterday with 15 horses for a little change of scenery. Safe to say they had a good timePosted by Gordon Elliott Racing on Monday, January 11, 2021
The snow is beautiful but it’s not terribly practical, still Jedd O’Keeffe’s string plough on, on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales nonetheless
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Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor
Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.
