Features Archive | March 2017

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March 31st
- 1 rider flies from the sidelines and 6 other great horsey social media posts this week
- Grand National-winning jockey versus rugby player: who comes out on top?
- Pippa Roome: Blazing sun, but under water *H&H VIP*
March 30th
- Tim Stockdale and William Whitaker’s top tips on how to jump clear
- 6 things you might not know about US showjumper Kent Farrington
- Peter Charles: A sport solely for the wealthy? *H&H VIP*
March 29th
- ‘Something wasn’t right’: how the Animal Health Trust solved a mystery lameness
- Here’s why everyone needs to go to Newmarket (ASAP)
- Exploring the equine ear *H&H VIP*
March 28th
- Parelli Natural Horsemanship: what’s the verdict?
- David Simpson: Foxhunter: pro or no? *H&H VIP*
- The perfect dressage warm up: Andrew Gould’s ultimate guide
- Simon Reynolds: Is safety at the cost of tradition? *H&H VIP*
March 27th
- Prefer to keep your feet on the ground? Here’s 7 competitions you need to enter
- Fancy galloping alongside giraffes? You need to watch this…
- Brian Walker: Making the break over the Atlantic *H&H VIP*
March 26th
- ‘Even a cross pole makes me nervous’: meet 8 inspirational Wobbleberries
- 8 things for you and your horse to do now that the hunting season has finished
- John Holliday: Police stitched up like giddy kippers *H&H VIP*
- Dreaming of an all-weather gallop? Take a look at these amazing horsey homes
March 25th
- Mark Todd: We could end up chasing US prizes *H&H VIP*
March 24th
- 1 twitchy leg and 7 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- 6 reasons it’s okay to be a little bit nervous when you go eventing (you’re not alone)
- Photographing dressage horses: how to show your horse off to the max
- Emma Hindle: Balance — for the horse and your life *H&H VIP*
March 23rd
- Ben Pauling: Luckily my wife didn’t go into labour *H&H VIP*
- 15 reasons why dressage is better than showjumping
- Dan Skelton: Brits need better build-up to Festival *H&H VIP*
- Meet Brian Walker: ‘The mental side of many sports is often overlooked’
March 22nd
- 9 dressage questions you’ve been meaning to ask your trainer
- How a 12.2hh pony kept a seven-year-old budding jockey going while critically ill
March 21st
- 10 famous horses we’ve spotted out hunting this season
- Buzzy horse? Allister Hood reveals how to banish rushing in the show ring
March 20th
- It’s time for an adrenaline rush: 8 events you need to enter this week
- Cheltenham Festival: 15 moments that make us want to turn back the clock
- Hock fusion: diagnosis, treatment and prognosis *H&H VIP*
- Allister Hood: how to make first impressions count
March 19th
- ‘A ponies in the garden affair’ — take a peek at an Olympia and HOYS champion’s yard
- Allister Hood: how to present the right picture in the show ring
- Graham Fletcher: ‘finance is vital to climb sport’s greasy pole’ *H&H VIP*
- Do you dream of living in Oxfordshire? Check out these properties for sale
March 18th
- 5 top tips to support optimum body condition this spring *Promotion*
- 8 ways to set your child up for success in the show ring
- Carl Hester: riders need to know the BD code of conduct for warming up *H&H VIP*
- The next big thing? 6 promising ponies for sale this week
March 17th
- 1 amazing transformation and 8 other brilliant bits of horsey social media this week
- Betway’s Cheltenham Festival Day 4 Racing Tips: Native River for Gold Cup glory *Promotion*
- How do you know when to report a neglected horse?
- Pauline Harkin: jockeys need to learn how to ride a finish from the start line *H&H VIP*
- 8 tips for home-producing a winner in the show ring
March 16th
- The showing base you need to see: go behind the scenes with Martin and Michaela Wood
- Harry Meade: safety is the rider’s responsibility *H&H VIP*
- Does your horse stand up correctly? Get it right every time with Allister Hood
March 15th
- The risks of ammonia *H&H VIP*
March 14th
- 5 ways lungeing will transform your riding
- A fear of missed calls — and other things that a horse owner on holiday experiences
- Betway’s Cheltenham Festival Day 1 Racing Tips: Moon Racer has a big chance in the Champion Hurdle *Promotion*
- William Fox-Pitt’s head groom, Jackie Potts: 22 unmissable facts and golden nuggets of advice
- Darren Edwards: Life’s too short *H&H VIP*
March 13th
- Want to take your horse somewhere this weekend? You need to enter one of these
- The OTHER reasons you know spring is here (we’re not talking about the primroses…)
- How many of these typical Cheltenham Festival racegoers will you spot this week?
- Julie Templeton: Forget the fancy browband *H&H VIP*
March 12th
- William Fox-Pitt: 17 pearls of jumping wisdom
- William Funnell: UK needs a shop window *H&H VIP*
- Festival fever: move into a dream horsey home on Cheltenham’s doorstep
March 11th
- Going to the Cheltenham Festival? Don’t know what to wear? Get the look here…
- Anna Ross: A golden dilemma *H&H VIP*
March 10th
- 1 unceremonious dumping and 6 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- Consider yourself an eventing geek? Put yourself to the test with our Mark Todd quiz
- Andrew Sallis: An inexact science; an enigmatic art *H&H VIP*
- 12 winter winners who dazzled in the show ring
March 9th
- Unowhatimeanharry: 11 things you need to know about the Cheltenham prospect
- 19 signs you’re an incurable eventing nut
- Mark Phillips: The promise of 2017 *H&H VIP*
March 7th
- Is it a man’s world? How women are making their mark on racing
- 10 ways to improve your hunter’s turnout (start stocking up on the Head & Shoulders)
- Faster than Usain Bolt (we imagine) and careful as a cat — celebrating Cedric’s career
- Carole Mortimer: lazy advertisers and false siblings *H&H VIP*
March 6th
- It’s time to impress the judges: 7 dressage competitions you need to enter this week
- The mysterious shrinking saddle — and other disastrous pre-competition discoveries
March 5th
- ‘Horses are miracle workers’: how one gypsy cob saved a woman after she lost her baby
- Is this the most beautiful hunt country in Britain?
- A former dairy farm — and other properties that we’re hankering after in Cheshire
- Richard Gurney: ‘This is a bloody war but we will never give in’ *H&H VIP
March 4th
- Hot competition: the secrets to bagging a place on top equestrian courses
- 6 cracking competition horses for sale
- Pammy Hutton: ‘dedication, drive, determination and discipline — are assets becoming harder to find than hen’s teeth’ *H&H VIP*
March 3rd
- 8 foals that have hit the headlines (and that we’ve fallen in love with)
- When Valegro met his dad and 10 other fantastic horsey social media posts this week
- Cian O’Connor: A working (and winning) holiday *H&H VIP*
- Are you ready for the eventing season? Test your knowledge with our testing quiz
March 2nd
- 12 reasons why horses are better than cats (just in case you were in any doubt)
- Dan Skelton: ‘You just think, ‘what if ?’ That’s the hardest part; not knowing’ *H&H VIP*
March 1st
- Natasha Baker: ‘Cabral was a horse like no other, a true legend’
- A fear of blackthorns — and 24 other signs you’re addicted to hunting