Features Archive | May 2023

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May 31st
- Who will be this year’s victor? Take a look back at Epsom Derby winners from 1780 to the present day
May 30th
- When deer invaded a gallop and 5 other great bits of horsey social media this week
May 29th
- Horses v humans: when our best efforts go unnoticed
May 28th
- ‘I’d do it all over again in a flash’: Jayne Ross on five horses she won’t forget
May 27th
- What do Charlotte Dujardin, Annabella Pidgley and Lottie Fry all have in common?
- ‘She remains one of the most beautiful stories of my life’: meet the breeder behind this global superstar mare
May 26th
- No more yapping: how to stop a dog nuisance barking
- Save 25% on all Equilibrium massage and magnet products
- 6 things you should never say to a show secretary
May 25th
- Check out Lottie Fry dialling up the fun factor in her grand prix schooling session (with a jump)
May 23rd
- Searching for somewhere to stay near Bramham? Look no further…
- The incredible Constitution Hill enjoys his holidays and 7 other great bits of horsey social media this week
May 22nd
- A small estate with nine stables, outdoor school, tennis court, a small pond and kennels
May 21st
- ‘Some laughed, some took me seriously – it was a journey’: a look back with ‘Rastafarian showjumper’ Oliver Skeete
- ‘He’s a star and I wish they all moved like him’: former top racehorse Blaklion thriving in new career
- A horsey haven with 16 stables, 22 acres, arena, horsewalker and swimming pool, plus pre-planning for an indoor arena, in a desirable location
May 20th
- Why Cian O’Connor is working on his team’s horsemanship: ‘There’s an onus on all of us to lead and educate’
- Carl Hester on what can cause poor mental health in dressage riders – and how to tell if you’re affected
May 18th
- 37 wonderful show ring winners snapped at the 2023 Royal Windsor Horse Show
May 17th
- Meet the former tent pegging pony who is now winning supreme sashes in the show ring
- When a Badminton rider received his swimming certificate and 7 other great bits of horsey social media this week
May 16th
- Dehydration in horses can be deadly — here’s what you need to know
May 15th
- A barn conversion next to the beach with two stables and over 13 acres of land
May 14th
- A home with 26 stables, two arenas, over 31 acres and grooms’ accommodation
May 13th
- ‘He’s almost asleep at the in-gate but big jumps are his forte’: meet Harry Charles’ Olympic hope
- Meet the amateur riders and their horses who reigned at Royal Windsor
- Rasping, ageing and helping the long in the tooth: 8 key questions answered about horses’ teeth
May 12th
- Which one would you take home? Meet the 12 M&M in-hand champions crowned at Royal Windsor
- Two ex-eventers, a working hunter and a 17-year-old gelding: meet Windsor’s eclectic puissance stars
- ‘I thought, can I still do it?’: Charlotte Dujardin on returning to riding after giving birth to baby Isabella
May 11th
- Could your horse jump the Royal Windsor working hunter track? Walk the course and find out
- Which riders washed horses off in The Lake? Who wore a hat silk knitted by their 82-year-old mum? 11 things you might not know about this year’s Badminton Horse Trials
May 10th
- A Carl Hester double bill, top horses’ comebacks and fresh faces stepping up: here’s what to expect from Hickstead CDI
- Meet Badminton’s special prize winners – from post-dressage climbers to a British-bred star
May 9th
- Watch a turbo cob jump around Badminton and 7 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- Buy a 54-acre estate complete with 3 arenas, 12 stables and a pet kangaroo
May 8th
- ‘Emotional’ first Badminton completion for rider with horse who jumps out of his field over 1.60m fences
- What a sport! Watch Badminton faller entertain the crowd after a ducking in The Lake
May 7th
- ‘He always looks for the flags’: meet Badminton Horse Trials leaderboard leapers James Rushbrooke and Milchem Eclipse
- Top Badminton mare primed to reap rewards of gym bunny routine
- A farm located in a desirable location with stables, arena and stunning views
- ‘I get very nervous when they go cross-country’: Pippa Funnell’s groom Emily Gibson on why Badminton’s so special
May 6th
- ‘Hot chestnut’ keeps his cool for local rider’s long-awaited Badminton debut
- ‘I sleep in my car and wake to the sound of hounds’: meet the hands-on breeder with two Badminton runners
- ‘We almost gave up on her’: meet the veteran home-bred five-star stalwart and her firefighter rider taking on Badminton Horse Trials
- Dressage disappointment for high-flying amateur at Badminton as jumps prove a distraction
- ‘Nerves are good for me – otherwise I’m in La-La Land’: cool Badminton first-timer rises to the occasion
- Why our Badminton horses have teddies – Harry Meade’s groom Jess Errington
May 5th
- Meet the youngest rider at Badminton Horse Trials 2023 and her five-star second-generation home-bred: ‘We adore him’
- ‘There are so many pins that you could make a dress’: riders’ reactions to the Badminton cross-country course
- H&H’s Badminton rider of the day: ‘I just thought I’d whacked it, but I had broken my ring finger’
- Tales from Badminton: the Pony Club horse and NHS dentist making their debut together
- Tales from Badminton: the surprising first-timer making a ‘fairytale’ debut
- Tales from Badminton: the Lithuanian rider finally making his Badminton debut after two failed attempts
- Tales from Badminton: ‘She looks like a pony and she rides likes a pony – but she’s a strong character’
- 21 star ponies H&H captured at the 2023 BSPS winter championships
- ‘He spends a lot of time under the shower’: Kitty King’s groom Chloe Fry on her Badminton charge
May 4th
- Spot the Coronation crown! Check out the best, brightest and most patriotic outfits from the Badminton Horse Trials trot-up
- Would you jump these? Take a virtual walk around the 2023 Badminton cross-country course
- ‘A lot of questions’: see all the fully dressed fences on Badminton’s grassroots championships BE100 cross-country course
- ‘A proper test’: see all the fully dressed fences on Badminton’s grassroots championships BE90 cross-country course
May 3rd
- Meet Badminton five-star first-timer Hollie Swain whose ride was third in the BE90 Grassroots Championship
- ‘I don’t really believe it was me’: Lucinda Green reflects on her six Badminton victories 50 years since the first
- 11 pairs to watch at Badminton Horse Trials: will one of these riders win this week’s five-star?
May 2nd
- When racehorses go on holiday and 6 other great bits of horsey social media this week
- Championship medallists and Olympic voices head up Badminton commentary team
May 1st
- Big family? How about a barn conversion with outdoor arena, eight stables and two extra homes
- ‘I like a goer’: Find out how to impress the 2023 Royal Windsor ridden coloured judge