Features Archive | September 2023

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September 30th
- A British-bred mare and a purple patch: revisit the previous winners of the world’s next five-star
- ‘She took a long time to trust people’: showjumper returning to HOYS as a showing rider on her formerly ‘nervous’ project horse
September 28th
- A true horsey heaven is on the market: make the base of eventing world champion Yasmin Ingham your own
September 26th
- The Waterford running gag bit: how does it work and what type of horse does it suit?
- £600,000 for a barn conversion, stables, outdoor school and stunning views? Yes please…
September 25th
- ‘I’ve seen what Dad’s been through’: why Eve McCoy is aiming for success in a different sport to her famous father
- How to stop a dog barking at the fence
- 5 clipping challenges you need to prepare yourself for…
September 24th
- ‘Making a dream the reality’: 10-year-old boy, who only started riding in lockdown, is off to HOYS
- ‘I tried to stay professional, but tears flowed’: HOYS first-timer recalls qualifying moment
- Take a look at this home set in over 47 acres with plenty of stables, two horsewalkers, equine treadmill, three gallops and more
September 23rd
- ‘Jagerbomb makes me feel like I can do it’: Becky Moody on why even top riders can suffer a crisis of confidence
- Is this a record? Meet the home-produced Dartmoor who has won 18 HOYS tickets over his career
September 22nd
- ‘I’m gaining a better understanding of my horses’: Annabella Pidgley’s gap year plans – and why she can’t wait to compete Pumpkin
September 21st
- Check out this family home in a desirable location with 10 stables, arena and 16 acres
- 10 British dog breeds everyone should own (at least one at some point in life)
September 19th
- Pay £750,000 for a home built in 1856 with space for horses, glorious views and useful buildings
September 18th
- From finance to horses: why Whickr was key to one rider’s successful career switch *Promotion*
- Puppy fear periods: why is my puppy suddenly scared?
- Cowboy saloons, Hawaii holidays, and historic wins: John Whitaker’s fondest memories of an outstanding show
September 17th
- ‘Carl Hester is my idol’: nationals success for 11-year-old dressage star and his Welsh gelding
- ‘He’s taught me so much’: coloured maxi cob – who has evented – is heading to HOYS
September 16th
- Top British rider impresses over testing Blenheim cross-country with two exciting horses
- ‘We never thought he’d be a HOYS pony’: success for former shepherding pony bought at auction
- Why ‘old school and simple’ works best for John Whitaker’s groom Kerry Finch
September 15th
- ‘He’s the gift that keeps on giving’: meet the Blenheim first-timer and her ‘pride and joy’ campaigner on an incredible journey
- Meet the $1 former racehorse making her Blenheim debut: ‘She’s independent and will tell you what she likes’
September 14th
- When should you bring your horse in at night, or would they be happier staying out?
- A 206-acre estate with 10 stables, cross-country course and more
September 13th
- Water complexes, accuracy questions and great big ditches: take a peek at the Blenheim cross-country course
September 12th
- Charlotte Dujardin’s horses to watch at the National Dressage Championships this week – and other big names in action
- Settle at this four-bed home with 14 stables, two annexes, kennelling and over 10 acres
September 11th
- Las Vegas’s calling for Gemma Stevens – H&H’s exclusive chat with this top eventer
September 10th
- ‘The vet said he’d choke to death’: European team gold medallist’s unusual fight for survival
- Want your horses at home? Check out this family pad with stables, arena, and a lake…
September 9th
- ‘He is my gold’: 19th medal for seasoned star following rider’s new approach of science and self-connection
- ‘Our word fell apart’: mare who suddenly lost her colt foal books her HOYS return
- ‘I don’t like to keep horses in a cage’: European champion on listening to her dancing partner’s needs
- ‘I had to change my dream’: how the red-collared jacket spurred on European medallist
- ‘He has a character like no other’: 18-year-old hunter pony wins his 12th HOYS ticket
September 8th
- ‘Social media makes things look easy’: Gareth Hughes reflects on dreams, horsemanship and advice for younger riders
- Medals for Britain, the Olympic champion on peerless form and Paris fever: the stories you mustn’t miss from day three of the dressage Euros
- A 16th Century estate with arena, Derby field, stables, planning for an indoor arena and loads more, set in 58 acres
- ‘Whirlwind spell’ for para rider making championship debut just months after giving birth
- How to get your hands on tickets for the BD National Dressage Championships
September 7th
- ‘Riding Dalera is always a gift’: Olympic heroes make magical return to championship squad
- ‘I hear them doing the Grand National at night!’ Carl Hester on the joys (and worries) of top horses living out
- ‘I can’t slam doors and withhold dinner!’ Top Armenian rider compares horses with husbands
- Watch Carl Hester’s incredible grand prix test at European Dressage Championships
- Alan Davies on speed-dial and perfect plaits: a day in the life of Charlotte Dujardin’s groom Francesca Gorni at the Europeans
September 6th
- The superstar keeping Carl Hester keen, dark horses and team standings: 9 stories not to miss from the European Dressage Championships
- One-horse working rider competes with the elite at European Dressage Championships
- ‘It means so much’: Irish rider marks second championship start in as many years with another stable star
- Is this the dressage team flying under the radar on the eve of Paris Olympics?
- How to calm an overexcited puppy
- Carl Hester’s Euros groom Lucy Scudamore on self-belief, staying calm in a crisis and why she could ‘feed the entire showground’
September 5th
- Simple, sporty; red jackets and an emerald dash – the dressage Euros trot-up in pictures
- ‘I Googled everything and made step-by-step notes’: how Burghley’s top groom learnt the ropes
- A super mare, the best first-timer and a British-bred star: who won the special prizes at Burghley?
- ‘Thank you Tilly for all the amazing days you have given us’: Vanir Kamira officially retired at Burghley
- Recognise that voice? Find out who’s commentating on the European Dressage Championships live stream
- Who will win medals at the 2023 European Dressage Championships?
- How to watch the European Dressage Championships 2023
- Fancy a barn conversion with gallop track, stables, arena and duck pond? Look no further…
September 4th
- Pippa Funnell’s 2023 Burghley week – 20 years after her Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing
- What breed is my dog? (and why you need to know)
- Who will win the medals at the European Para Dressage Championships 2023?
- 9 dog breeds that don’t shed (much)
September 3rd
- ‘It’s been trial by fire’: Burghley first-timer Richard Coney hits the ground running with inexperienced ride
- ‘He will always give 100%’: youngest Burghley competitor marks major milestone with first five-star completion
- ‘She’s taken a while to get to this stage’: failed showjumper makes her Burghley debut
September 2nd
- ‘She bossed it!’: promising mare comes of age with sparkling Burghley cross-country performance
- The best job, ‘the time of my life’: meet the British grooms at the European Showjumping Championships
- ‘I took me three laps to pull him up after his first jump’: meet Burghley first-timer Emma Thomas and her ‘wild child’ horse
- ‘He didn’t go in a stable until he was nine’: meet Sparkles Watson, the groom of ‘wild’ Burghley runner SAP Talisman
- ‘I love the chaos of the job’: meet Boyd Martin’s groom Steph Simpson who hails from a non-horsey family
September 1st
- ‘I was knocked out and stopped breathing’: meet the Burghley rider who’s back from a serious fall
- ‘I’ll always think of him as a special Burghley horse’: 19-year-old five-star stalwart to retire after eighth top-level start
- From young event horse winner to five-star contender: meet the talented mare returning to Burghley
- ‘Everyone calls him Grandad’: meet Emily King’s groom Sarah Morrilly, who looks after Valmy Biats
- ‘Bold, brave’ horse who had kissing spine operation makes Burghley debut