27 postcard-worthy photos of your horses frolicking in the snow

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'Beast from the East you say?' H&H news writer Lucy Elder's mare Poppy checks out this morning's dump of snow

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Kayla Philpot's horse looks toasty warm in his rug

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H&H news editor Eleanor Jones' Panther doesn't look too fussed about the white stuff...

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"Here’s a picture of my 25-year-old pony Toffee getting a little snowy this morning. She had a lovely big yard filled with straw to go in but decided she’d stay out in the cold instead!" — Amelia Williams

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“Here is my four-year-old part-bred native Wilkismoor Highwayman (William) enjoying his first real snow experience. We’re based in Royston, Hertfordshire and haven’t seen heavy snow for a number of years!” — Rebecca Sandell

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“This is my colt Tynyfid Mytopia by Uthopia. He lives out with his little Welsh section A friend Tynyfid Chocolate Button. We live in Coleshill, Warwickshire, but Buttons was born and bred on my family hill farm in Ebbw Vale, South Wales, so this is just a sprinkling of snow to him.” — Gaynor Edwards

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“This is a picture of my five-year-old Belgian warmblood mare Comet (Miss President) enjoying her first Irish snow day in Northern Ireland with temperatures dropping to -9C!” — Nichola Howarth

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“This is my nine-year-old gelding ‘Pinky’ enjoying a naked roll in the snow in Bockleton, Worcestershire during the snow. He normally events at BE100 level.” — Lydia Greenman

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Emily Denton’s six-year-old ex-racer Topaz (aka By The Light) in Northamptonshire

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Samantha Wall's horse strikes a pose in the snow

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“This is Duble the Grand National Shetland enjoying the snow at home in Ingatestone, Essex, owned by Poppy Dadson.” — Lianna Dadson

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“Miniature mum and daughter duo Sassy (daughter) and Belle (mum) at Dell Ridge Farm in Kentucky! Causing mischief they rotate within the various catch pens on the farm and sometimes encounter one of our broodmares Talk Show (difficult to catch) and Sassy loves to give her what for!” — Lauren Melissa

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“This is Lymebrooks Jenson, a three-year-old Irish Draught. We are based in Staffordshire and he had a lovely weekend prancing in the snow!” — Lauren Clarke

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“This is Gizmo, wondering where his legs have gone in Shropshire!” — Danielle Hignett

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“Here is a picture of Tiny Tony’s first time in the snow. He was a late foal born in September but thankfully he and his mum Indy have grown a very woolly coat like an Alpaca.” — Kirsty Simpson

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“This is what my Highland Pony, Bertie (Blaeberry’s St Cuthbert) thinks of the snow in Warwickshire — you can’t eat it can you?!” — Claire Shand

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“This is Lottie, a 10-year-old KWPN in the snow in Market Drayton, Shropshire” — Charlotte Thomas

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“This is my six-year-old ISH Lislan Hazel (Hazel) playing in the snow in Staffordshire.” — Kate Oakes

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“This is my pony Blue Cross Peggy. She is 18-years-old and 11hh. She lives out 24/7 and is never rugged. However, as you can see from the photograph she remains warm even during the harshest weather.” — Charlotte Bannister

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“Here is a photo of Lisa Warner’s five-year-old KWPN Zebedee, and my 19hh Clydesdale Josh playing in the snow yesterday. Best friends! We're based in Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire.” — Fay Jeffery

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“Here is my nine-year-old Section D Gwenin out in the Abergavenny snow yesterday.” — Bethan Powell

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“This is a picture of me on my young Connemara Riversdale Merryweather (Merlin) enjoying a bareback ride in our school on Sunday afternoon. Our yard is in south Birmingham and we had a good 15-20cm of snow.” — Imogen Norton

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“This is our Welsh Section D Maysmoor Ambassador (Russ) in the snow in Warwickshire.” — Amber Jackson-Fennell

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“This is my cob Ace of Spades enjoying the snow in Ringoes, New Jersey, USA.” — Di Huns

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“This is my lovely 14.2hh Jimmy loving the snow. We’re based in Belbroughton, in the West Midlands. He’s enjoying a snowy selfie and his surprise delivery of a large hay bale!” — Ali Sewell

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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.