1 horse hits the snooze button and 7 other great bits of horsey social media this week
Enjoy some of our favourite updates from equestrian social media channels during the past week. From one very sassy pony to a horse in full snooze mode, we saw it all on social media.
Equestrian social media posts of the week
Mornings like this one — you can’t beat them
#lambourn pic.twitter.com/FgH7Ksj7AN#lambourn pic.twitter.com/FgH7Ksj7AN— jamie osborne (@osbornejamie) April 19, 2021— jamie osborne (@osbornejamie) April 19, 2021
Carl Hester’s support team in full swing
What a great tradition
This little chap has got bucket loads of character…
Piggy March’s son, Max, fashions his mum’s competition boots very nicely
No horses, but very cute
Never miss out on the latest happenings in the equestrian world
Frankie Dettori proving age is just a number after his recent successes
But our favourite social media post this week is…
Sound on for this one
Sort of hoping that retirement is like this for everyoneSort of hoping that retirement is like this for everyoneApres Le Deluge obviously enjoying life with @_nikitaclark #RetiredNotRescued pic.twitter.com/ep1CahpwQjApres Le Deluge obviously enjoying life with @_nikitaclark #RetiredNotRescued pic.twitter.com/ep1CahpwQj— Fergal O’Brien Racing (@FOBRacing) April 28, 2021— Fergal O’Brien Racing (@FOBRacing) April 28, 2021
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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.