10 RIHS moments that made us forget about the rain (nearly)

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The Team Colosso Skewbald & Piebald Horse and Pony Classes on the first day of the show had cameras snapping
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The champ
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The champ

Brazilian showjumper Yuri Mansur won't be forgetting this weekend in a hurry, after taking the King George V Gold Cup on his first time riding at Hickstead. Earlier in the week he was part of the first ever Brazilian team to claim a leg of the Longines FEI Nations Cup

Supreme ridden horse champion Diamonds Are Forever struts his stuff with Allister Hood

Gripped by the action? We hear you
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Gripped by the action? We hear you

This canine spectator can't keep his eyes off the hot competition — and we don't blame him

Have we missed the punchline?
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Have we missed the punchline?

Something tickles showman Robert Walker. Picking up this rosette could have done the trick...

This visitor got the dress to impress memo on ladies’ day
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This visitor got the dress to impress memo on ladies’ day

There was no shortage of floral flair (and champagne) on Saturday for ladies' day

We recognise that face…
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We recognise that face…

Course designer Bob Ellis embraces the social media campaign. We're just wondering if he went viral?

Caught on camera
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Caught on camera

Nothing was left to chance with this selection of photographers to snap the action

What a sight!
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What a sight!

Flying feathers
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Flying feathers

Muddy, you say? We want to know the secret for getting these feathers quite so gleaming

Did we mention that it rained?
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Did we mention that it rained?

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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.