Features Archive | May 2017

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May 31st
- The Shetland Pony Grand National: if only we were small enough to take part…
- Walk the H&H Grassroots Eventing Champs 70cm cross-country course
May 30th
- The story of the pony who came to live in a house (and slept on a four-poster bed)
May 29th
- Tales from the H&H Champs: meet the ‘super’ ex-polo pony who loves her new career
- 6 competitions you need to check out to keep half-term boredom at bay
- Tales from the H&H Champs: ‘I woke up and couldn’t move’
- Tales from the H&H Champs: ‘We stopped for a drink on the cross-country course’
- Tales from the H&H Champs: ‘I’m riding with a broken arm’
- What’s new in the vet world? *H&H VIP*
May 28th
- Tales from the H&H Champs: the former British high jump champion who took up riding three years ago — ‘People thought I was mad’
- Tales from the H&H Champs: a ‘horse of a lifetime’ enjoys his swansong
- Time as a child spent in a wheelchair — and other things you might not know about showing supremo Simon Reynolds
- Darren Edwards: Bumpers offer a boost *H&H VIP*
- Stay connected: 4 horsey homes with excellent transport links
May 27th
- Tales from the H&H Champs: ‘The doctors said I was very lucky’
- Five-star hotel or showjumping yard? It’s hard to tell…
- Rebecca Penny: Shouldn’t judges assess on both reins? *H&H VIP*
- The next Valegro? 6 mega-talented young dressage horses for sale
May 26th
- 1 miraculous recovery and 8 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- It’s showtime! The turnout transformations that make the elbow grease worthwhile
- Pammy Hutton: Gasping at judging discrepancies *H&H VIP*
May 25th
- What do you get for £10million? The properties you need to win the Lottery for
- H&H question of the week: Help! My horse is very head shy — how can I stop this?
- Harry Meade: Free streaming is the way forward *H&H VIP*
May 24th
- ‘I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas’: catch up with champs blogger Laura Szuca for the final time before the event
May 23rd
- 6 reasons children should learn to ride (in case anyone needs persuading)
- David Simpson: Opening up the sport *H&H VIP*
- 6 stunning pictures of Exmoor ponies (like you’ve never seen them before)
- Petplan Equine’s top five most claimed for conditions *Promotion*
- Meet Horse & Hound Grassroots Eventing Championship contender Tina Hollis
- John Holliday: A risk of complacency *H&H VIP*
May 22nd
- Throw your D-test out of the window: welcome to the mind-boggling world of polo
- 6 eventing-style competitions and one-day events you need to enter
- Meet Horse & Hound Grassroots Eventing Championship contender Jo Harris
- Janet Horswill: It’s now time for a fresh approach *H&H VIP*
May 21st
- Here’s why polo can be the ideal second career for racehorses
- Mark Phillips: Make the questions more forgiving *H&H VIP*
- 4 dream equestrian homes for sale — complete with a games room
May 20th
- John Whitaker: A Windsor to cherish *H&H VIP*
- Looking for a super-smart junior event horse? Drool over this selection for sale
May 19th
- Bolesworth International celebrates 10th anniversary *Promotion*
- Competitor information for the Horse & Hound Grassroots Eventing Championships
- ‘Eek! It’s getting closer’: find out how Champs blogger Laura Szuca’s event preparation is going
- 11 adorable hound puppy pictures to put a smile on your face
- 1 smiling Queen and 9 other brilliant horsey social media posts this week
- Nigel Hollings: Intermediates should be polished *H&H VIP*
May 18th
- What made Nick Skelton the master horseman?
- Lynn Russell: Why were grooms brought in one at a time? *H&H VIP*
May 16th
- 24 magnificent show animals who impressed the judges at Royal Windsor
- Pauline Harkin: Playing mind games *H&H VIP*
- How to make fly spray for horses: Horse & Hound readers’ recipes
- Simon Reynolds: We lose a percentage after the pony years *H&H VIP*
May 15th
- Royal Windsor 2017: The Queen, tearful goodbyes and pint-sized jockeys
- Try something different: 6 things you need to enter with your horse
- Bernardo Costa Cabral: The test was in the approach *H&H VIP*
May 14th
- Nick Skelton and Big Star: how it all began
- Carole Mortimer: Why so few British-bred Badminton horses? *H&H VIP*
- Fancy having royalty on your doorstep? Take a look at these dream equestrian homes
May 13th
- Meet Horse & Hound Grassroots Eventing Championship contender Laura Bennett
- Carl Hester: Where have all the sponsors gone? *H&H VIP*
May 12th
- Think your cob can’t do piaffe? Think again…
- Meet Horse & Hound Grassroots Eventing Championship contender Hannah Williamson
- 1 superb celebration and 6 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- British equestrian fashion brand Equetech explains why customisation is big right now *Promotion*
- Mark Todd: Eric Winter nearly got it spot on at Badminton *H&H VIP*
- 8 reasons why we’re (very) excited about the Horse & Hound Grassroots Eventing Championships
May 11th
- Double-decker stables and a hidden horse walker: is this Britain’s most compact yard?
- Oliver Townend: Andrew Nicholson has a unique ability *H&H VIP*
- Choosing a bit, choose Sprenger *Promotion*
- Got your eye on the BE100 Mitsubishi Cup next year? Take a look at the 2017 cross-country course
- Peter Storr: Where the judging must improve at Badminton *H&H VIP*
May 10th
- Andrew Nicholson: do eventing careers get much better than this?
- What determines a horse’s height? *H&H VIP*
- ‘I’ve created an eight-week preparation plan’: meet H&H Champs blogger Laura Szuca
- Want to have a go at the BE90 Mitsubishi Motors Cup next year? Here’s what the 2017 cross-country looked like
- 12 essential pieces of first aid advice for an equine emergency
- Darren Edwards: It’s time to do a rain dance *H&H VIP*
May 9th
- 5 ways to get the most out of your ‘quirky’ horse (sometimes you have to sit and suffer…)
- Dan Skelton: A brief pause… then it’s all go again *H&H VIP*
- Badminton Horse Trials 2017: please can we do it all again?
- Harry Cobden: I’m glad I bit the bullet *H&H VIP*
May 8th
- 7 showing shows you shouldn’t miss out on
- Badminton winner Nereo: 7 reasons he’s an equine superstar
- Meet Horse & Hound Grassroots Eventing Championship contender Anna Crowe
- Richard Gurney: One last chance for resolution *H&H VIP*
May 7th
- How a top racehorse was sold through Horse & Hound
- Fancy living on Badminton’s doorstep? Check out these beautiful properties
- Walk the 2017 Badminton showjumping course
- Stuart Hollings: A work shrouded under secrecy *H&H VIP*
May 6th
- 8 reasons to make a beeline to the Royal Windsor Horse Show next week
- 6 super jumping ponies that we wish we were small enough to ride
- Brian Walker: Don’t fix what isn’t broken *H&H VIP*
- Is this the greatest view in the world?
May 5th
- 1 spectator goes plop in front of Zara Tindall and 7 other funny bits of horsey social media this week
- Meet Horse & Hound Grassroots Eventing Championship contender Debbie Jowett
- Heading to Badminton this weekend? 8 ways to make the most out of your day
- Anna Ross: Passing down wisdom is our duty *H&H VIP*
May 4th
- 6 fixes for the ultimate Thelwell addict (and you don’t need to be under the age of 10)
- Mark Phillips: Why I’m a proud dad this week *H&H VIP*
May 3rd
- Green shoes, no shoes, over-knee boots… Badminton trot-up fashion in pictures
- Would you jump these? Walk the 2017 Badminton cross-country course
May 2nd
- Meet Horse & Hound Grassroots Eventing Championship contender Carlene Goff
- Watch AP McCoy put a promising racehorse through his paces
- Limb fractures: can they be fixed? *H&H VIP*
May 1st
- 7 showjumping competitions you need to enter this week
- An eye-catching dun — and 10 other ponies recently crowned champions in the ring
- Julie Templeton: Why stifle up-and-coming talent? *H&H VIP*