Horses having a ball in the snow

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As temperatures plummeted last week, parts of Britain were covered in anything from a dusting to a blanket of snow. But what did your horses make of the white stuff?

Postcard-worthy
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Postcard-worthy

‘Fred my warmblood lives out and loves the snow. Here he is with little Lucy, my friend’s Shetland, 
and Bella my whippet having a whizz.’ — Jane Mitchell

Enjoying the view (from a warm stable…)
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Enjoying the view (from a warm stable…)

‘This is Finn enjoying the snowfall in Mow Cop (Stoke-On-Trent)... Typically, after six months of no riding — due to lameness — it snowed!’ — Paige Pearce

High-five anyone?
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High-five anyone?

‘This is my horse Honey playing in the snow. High-five anyone? How high can her leg go?!’ — Heather Whiteford

Braving the elements
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Braving the elements

‘This is me and Ruby in the snow in Katesbridge, Northern Ireland.’ — Amy Lennon

Tongue out
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Tongue out

'Malaki in the snow...' — Claire Yearsley

Play time
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Play time

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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.