Horse & Hound’s equestrian week on Twitter
Enjoy the H&H team’s top tweets from the equestrian twitterverse this week.
The week on twitter
Doughnuts and a policeman — very cliché. The inclusion of a horse is quite original though.
#Caption Tuesday! pic.twitter.com/gLNsoiLHl2#Caption Tuesday! pic.twitter.com/gLNsoiLHl2— Boot Barn (@bootbarn) February 24, 2015— Boot Barn (@bootbarn) February 24, 2015
A tongue-in-cheek tweet from the currently suspended Flat jockey Hayley Turner
Not even the stewards could stop me. pic.twitter.com/xabrJxTM5lNot even the stewards could stop me. pic.twitter.com/xabrJxTM5l— Hayley Turner (@Hayleyturner123) February 24, 2015— Hayley Turner (@Hayleyturner123) February 24, 2015
The student loan of university student and young event rider Talia Laghzaoui probably wasn’t intended to be spent on vet wrap
This is one of the most weird and wonderful cross-country schooling fences we have seen in a while
But we have built a fence suitable for the weather pic.twitter.com/MuYLq4jvl0But we have built a fence suitable for the weather pic.twitter.com/MuYLq4jvl0— Russ Hardy (@boomerangXC) February 22, 2015— Russ Hardy (@boomerangXC) February 22, 2015
Only in America would you find a horse trailer mailbox
Kinda bored out hacking so looking at the mailboxes…check this one out! I want one…with a pop out! pic.twitter.com/vpBDja1P5pKinda bored out hacking so looking at the mailboxes…check this one out! I want one…with a pop out! pic.twitter.com/vpBDja1P5p— Daisy Trayford (@exmooreventing) February 24, 2015— Daisy Trayford (@exmooreventing) February 24, 2015
Piggy French has a point — at least there aren’t 5.3 million people watching you at your local one day event
Never miss out on the latest happenings in the equestrian world
Suddenly falling off a horse in public is a lot less stress #perspective #MadgeDown #brits2015Suddenly falling off a horse in public is a lot less stress #perspective #MadgeDown #brits2015— Piggy French (@Piggy_French) February 26, 2015— Piggy French (@Piggy_French) February 26, 2015
Before they were famous — Olly Murphy and Sam Twiston-Davies circa early 2000s
Two wee cuties @o_j_murphy and @samtwiston….. and then they grew up 😉 !! pic.twitter.com/VYgFEHkJKpTwo wee cuties @o_j_murphy and @samtwiston….. and then they grew up 😉 !! pic.twitter.com/VYgFEHkJKp— Louise Armour (@louisemarmour) February 26, 2015— Louise Armour (@louisemarmour) February 26, 2015
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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.