11 reasons we enjoyed the Festival of British Eventing as much as this dog…

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dogs enjoying the water after the competition
dogs enjoying the water after the compition
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Could this dog look any more chuffed to be at Gatcombe? We don’t blame him…
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Could this dog look any more chuffed to be at Gatcombe? We don’t blame him…

Those hills might mean you get your sweat on — but that view of Gatcombe House doesn’t get old…
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Those hills might mean you get your sweat on — but that view of Gatcombe House doesn’t get old…

Eventing might have taken centre stage, but we were pretty in awe of the fearless stunt riders from the Atkinson Action Horses as well
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Eventing might have taken centre stage, but we were pretty in awe of the fearless stunt riders from the Atkinson Action Horses as well

An equine celebrity: all eyes were on the Olympic dressage champion Valegro as he paraded in the main arena with groom Alan Davies
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An equine celebrity: all eyes were on the Olympic dressage champion Valegro as he paraded in the main arena with groom Alan Davies

Pony or dog? These St Bernards are bigger than your average canine spectators
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Pony or dog? These St Bernards are bigger than your average canine spectators

Celebrating the best of the British countryside: the Royal Agricultural College Beagles parade in the main arena
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Celebrating the best of the British countryside: the Royal Agricultural College Beagles parade in the main arena

What’s a spot of rain? Hannah Bate susses out the size of this fence
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What’s a spot of rain? Hannah Bate susses out the size of this fence

Zara Tindall’s daughter Mia is equally prepared for the wet weather…
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Zara Tindall’s daughter Mia is equally prepared for the wet weather…

… and the three-year-old looks to have her eye on this Shetland
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… and the three-year-old looks to have her eye on this Shetland

The three days of action provided plenty of thrills and spills — including this hairy moment for Melissa Joannides as In Vogue II takes a closer look at the water
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The three days of action provided plenty of thrills and spills — including this hairy moment for Melissa Joannides as In Vogue II takes a closer look at the water

On home turf: Princess Anne shares a joke with her son-in-law Mike Tindall, in the grounds of her home
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On home turf: Princess Anne shares a joke with her son-in-law Mike Tindall, in the grounds of her home

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Madeleine Silver
Madeleine Silver
Former features editor

A graduate from Durham University, Madeleine joined H&H in 2011 and became Features Editor — producing content across the magazine and website, including the popular inside back cover article ‘The horse that made me’ and the weekly ‘The best of my fun…’ interview. She has written on topics as diverse as hay making and headcams, to hot totty in the horse world and circus horses. Madeleine now works as a freelance feature writer for Country Life, The Telegraph, Horse & Hound, cntraveller.com, The Spectator and The Field, as well as writing obituaries for The Times.