16 photos that will make you want to plan a trip to the beach with your horse ASAP

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Forget lying on a sun lounger with a piña colada in hand — in our opinion there’s only one way to enjoy the seaside... Take a look at these H&H readers making the most of the sand and sea with their horses

Norfolk
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Norfolk

Sue D'Arcy on Rolex at Holkham beach in Norfolk

Carmarthenshire
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Carmarthenshire

Sarah Russell and her intermediate eventer Mister Tea enjoying some playtime at Pembrey, Carmarthenshire

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Co Donegal

Sarah Sproule and Duke on Rossnowlagh beach in Co Donegal

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West Cork

Louise Good and her horses on Inchydoney beach in West Cork. "I was lucky enough to live there for four years," she says. "It is a beautiful beach and a fantastic place to ride"

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Pembrokeshire

"Poppit Sands is where I go to for fitness and exercise on my dressage horse Lemon — a great place for trotting in the surf and cantering fitness on the beach," says Leanne Pittam

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Pembrokeshire

"This was my first beach ride and it was incredible. Eagle, who was then six-years-old was very eager!" says Polly Middleton, about riding from Nolton Stables in Haverfordwest, Wales

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Anglesey

"This picture was taken last Saturday at Red Ward Bay on Anglesey, North Wales. Yes, surprisingly we do have golden beaches and the occasional sunshine over here!" says Rebecca Parry

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Northumberland

Rebecca Lowes riding Heidi at Seaton Sluice Beach in Northumberland

North Yorkshire
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North Yorkshire

"This is my Connemara Elmo at Redcar Beach, North Yorkshire," says Lauren Green

Norfolk
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Norfolk

"This is me and my friend Candice Pottage at Holkham beach in Norfolk. My horse (the piebald) is called Mikey," says Laura Szuca

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Pembrokeshire

"Here is a picture of my daughters Olivia and Poppy and their Shetlands playing on the beach in Pembrokeshire," says Kate Canton

North Yorkshire
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North Yorkshire

Jenny Tombs on Saltburn beach near Huntcliff in North Yorkshire

Dorset
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Dorset

"My friend Jo Tibbles and I went to Studland Bay at the end of March this year. We were amazingly lucky with the weather and had a wonderful time," says Claire Stevenson

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East Sussex

Georgina Grey riding Truffle on Camber Sands in East Sussex

Anglesey
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Anglesey

"This is a picture of me and my six-year-old horse Archie at our first beach ride together in Anglesey. We were also joined by my partner Tom," says Jess Evans

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Norfolk

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.