Dressage star goes bananas and 9 other bits of social media that made us look twice

Enjoy some of our favourite updates from twitter and instagram during the past seven days. From miniature huntsmen to a jockey on the run, it all happened on social media this week.

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Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.

Dressage star goes bananas and 9 other bits of social media that made us look twice

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