Remembrance Day 2016: the equestrian community marks the occasion

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Across the country today (11 November, Armistice Day) and this Sunday (13 November, Remembrance Sunday), the nation will remember and honour those who have sacrificed themselves to secure and protect our freedom. And the equestrian community has been doing its bit to mark the occasion — with their horses (and a few canine companions) donning a poppy

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.