Horse & Hound’s equestrian week on Twitter
Enjoy the H&H team’s top tweets from the equestrian twitterverse, from the Alltech World Equestrian Games (WEG) to Burghley and beyond.
The week on twitter
Amazingly this jockey got straight back on this horse moments after this picture was taken and cantered down to the start as if nothing had happened.
Wowzers – look what happened at Laytown today (pic: @IndoSport) pic.twitter.com/1D6KuBwx0GWowzers – look what happened at Laytown today (pic: @IndoSport) pic.twitter.com/1D6KuBwx0G— Channel 4 Racing (@Channel4Racing) September 4, 2014— Channel 4 Racing (@Channel4Racing) September 4, 2014
We have to agree with Gemma Tattersall’s groom on this one – enormous fence 6 at Burghley Horse Trials
Nice "let up" fence! #really? pic.twitter.com/PENiHz4xHSNice "let up" fence! #really? pic.twitter.com/PENiHz4xHS— Elodie Frost (@FrostLod) September 3, 2014— Elodie Frost (@FrostLod) September 3, 2014
Team Fox-Pitt welcome home silver and bronze medal-winning Chilli Morning from the World Equestrian Games
Team Fox-Pitt are home from WEG14 pic.twitter.com/dlPPmkhz0tTeam Fox-Pitt are home from WEG14 pic.twitter.com/dlPPmkhz0t— Fox-Pitt Eventing (@foxpitteventing) September 2, 2014— Fox-Pitt Eventing (@foxpitteventing) September 2, 2014
Chilli Morning’s owner assesses the double gold medal-winning competition at WEG
Hmmm. Opgun Louvo looking vv classy. Horse to own, not compete against!Hmmm. Opgun Louvo looking vv classy. Horse to own, not compete against!— Christopher MR Stone (@ChristopherMRSt) August 30, 2014— Christopher MR Stone (@ChristopherMRSt) August 30, 2014
Owner of Ben Hobday’s 2014 Burghley ride, Mr Mulry reveals what he was originally bought for.
Brought as our hunter, just wanted him to be able to compete at an @BEventing Intro, we've made it to a 4*..Just come home safe @Mr_Mulry.?Brought as our hunter, just wanted him to be able to compete at an @BEventing Intro, we've made it to a 4*..Just come home safe @Mr_Mulry.?— VANESSA BINNIE RYLE (@V_Binnie_Ryle) September 3, 2014— VANESSA BINNIE RYLE (@V_Binnie_Ryle) September 3, 2014
Valegro obviously has exceptional taste
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My two favourite words begin with "G" – Gold and Grass! pic.twitter.com/a0KNxtEK2qMy two favourite words begin with "G" – Gold and Grass! pic.twitter.com/a0KNxtEK2q— Carl Hester MBE (@HesterDressage) August 30, 2014— Carl Hester MBE (@HesterDressage) August 30, 2014
The white flag on the first question of the WEG cross-country course spent more time on the floor than on the fence thanks to its skinny nature
Bet that fence judge at 4b is getting quite weary of putting the flag back now. I imagine she'll ask for a nice wide parallel next time.Bet that fence judge at 4b is getting quite weary of putting the flag back now. I imagine she'll ask for a nice wide parallel next time.— GJM Eventing (@GJMEventing) August 30, 2014— GJM Eventing (@GJMEventing) August 30, 2014
Perhaps he wanted to show off his freestyle?
There's a bat in the vaulting arena #WEG #awkwardThere's a bat in the vaulting arena #WEG #awkward— Horse & Hound (@horseandhound) September 5, 2014— Horse & Hound (@horseandhound) September 5, 2014
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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.