Enjoy some of our favourite updates from equestrian social media channels during the past week. From a sneak peek into the new life of a former champion showjumper to the crowning of a new champion, we saw it all on social media.
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Equestrian social media posts of the week
Team GBR all settled in to the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, and they prove that five-star horses come in all shapes and sizes!
Very happy and relaxed ponies. Need to let them know that they are not here for a grass holiday.Parked in the wrong…Posted by Pippa Funnell on Monday, April 25, 2022
When you’re trying to train a team of ponies and donkeys to drive, but you keep getting mobbed…
When your trying to be good but there is an incoming herd of mini hooligans trying to sabotage your work! ? Claude, Seb & Charlie need a medal for putting up with them while trying to learn to drive random? (I should add they don’t live together, or even know each other really, Seb, Claude, Victor & Edgar make one herd, Charlie lives with the Connies & Mulie and Albert, Ernie & the minis make the other herd!)Posted by Emma Massingale on Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Adrenaline junkies, you’ll enjoy this one
Great weekend racing! We finished on a high! But we need more consistency. we have taken a lot of confidence as a team. Here’s our run which won us the last heat but only 3rd overall. Tom did some great boarding and nailed this run and the crowd was great! But the biggest star is paddy the superstar horse!! East Anglian Game & Country FairPosted by Limited Edition – Horseboarding Team on Monday, April 25, 2022
A birds eye view of Doug Payne and sandiver entering the dressage arena at Kentucky
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Brian Hughes, take a bow. The new 2021/22 champion National Hunt jockey became just the fourth ever jockey to ride 200 winners over jumps in a season
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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.
