Galloping in the dark and 9 other social media posts that caught our eye this week *PICTURES*

Enjoy some of our favourite updates from twitter, instagram and facebook during the past seven days. From two dogs on horseback to an eventer making a star appearance on a dating show, it all happened on social media this week.

Don’t miss the exciting competition on this weekly page. Our favourite tweet each week will win either an Apatchy mini tablet case or an Apatchy cosmetic bag, personalised with your own initials. For more information about the competition and to find out who this week’s winner is, go to the bottom of this page.

Tweets of the week

Hickstead-on-sea

What hardy souls these work riders are

We particularly like the grey colt. Richard Fahey has obviously feeding his horses plenty of carrots as they go up the gallops an hour before the sun rose in North Yorkshire

What a masterpiece!

Meanwhile, here is a pug riding a horse

Ben Hobday makes sure that each and every one of his horses (and ponies) gets exercised

Could this be a future superstar?

Former England and Gloucester rugby player and part-owner of the great National Hunt horse Monbeg Dude, watches his 2016 Grand National hope enjoy a steady canter up the gallops (although it looks like Monbeg Dude has other ideas about the “steady” part)

We were as shocked as Craig Barr when young event rider Sam Ecroyd popped up on our TV screens on Saturday night on the ITV dating show, Take Me Out (he got a date)

And congratulations to this week’s Tweet of the Week winner

It looks like eventer Lauren Shannon’s dog is gearing up for the 2016 season

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Tweet of the week competition

The winner of the Horse & Hound tweet of the week competition can also be found by searching Twitter for #HHTweetOfTheWeek. The winner will receive an Apatchy mini tablet case (pictured left) or an Apatchy cosmetic bag (pictured below right), personalised with their initials.

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Gemma Redrup

H&H features, racing and point-to-point editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, having been part of the H&H team since 2014, who 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 in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting talents have taken her to numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.