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From festive dressing up to Christmas Days hacks and Boxing Day hunting — including our four-legged friends into our Christmas is easy enough when you use a little imagination. Here, you share your festive horsey antics…
1. Aimie Preece and her family dress up on Christmas Day every year without fail
2. Emma Gorman: “We dress up every year to deliver Christmas presents to our friend’s youngest grandson. All the other kids living in the close love to come out and have cuddles with the ponies as well.”
3. Susanne Redfern loves a pub ride (in festive fancy dress of course) on Christmas Eve
4. Georgie Wood: “We love Christmas present jumping as you can see from our antics last Christmas 2017.”
5. Debbie Harrison enjoys a family Christmas hack.
6. Jeanette Jackson: “Poppy and Dawn enjoy dressing up at Christmas time.”
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7. Charlotte Simms’ horse looking great in Rudolph gear
8. Helen Rutherford and her coloured looking great in festive fancy dress
9. Jessica Horridge and ‘Rudolph’ enjoy a festive hack
10. Billy-Jo’s pony sporting a great pair of antlers
11. Julie Williams looking great in Christmas gear
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Stephanie Bateman began her career working for Horse & Hound’s sister title HORSE magazine in 2009 after studying a BSc Equine Science degree at Hartpury university. After a few years working in-house for a national equestrian title, she went freelance in 2011, and now writes for a variety of print and online platforms, editing sections of national monthly magazines and contributing regular features and event reports to Horse & Hound. She juggles working with being a mummy and wife, and riding her coloured mare Matilda.