The week on Twitter: a vet in swimming trunks and is this the best Pony Club pony ever?
Enjoy some of our favourite tweets from the past seven days. From a vet who obviously keeps a keen eye on the weather forecast to children simply having the best time at Pony Club camp, it all happened on Twitter this week.
Don’t miss the exciting competition on this weekly page. Our favourite tweet each week will win either an Apatchy mini tablet case or an Apatchy cosmetic bag, personalised with your own initials. For more information about the competition and to find out who this week’s winner is, go to the bottom of this page.
Tweets of the week
Mark Todd and Anna Ross show off some skills while not in the saddle. We would never have guessed rapping would be in their repertoire
When #Brazil #UK #NZL eventing rappers get together for a bro meeting @Annalross @MTEventing #yehboy pic.twitter.com/fWz5X7F3pKWhen #Brazil #UK #NZL eventing rappers get together for a bro meeting @Annalross @MTEventing #yehboy pic.twitter.com/fWz5X7F3pK— Ruy Fonseca (@RuyFonseca) August 25, 2015— Ruy Fonseca (@RuyFonseca) August 25, 2015
British young rider, Bella Innes-Ker shows off her horse’s party trick at the young rider European Championships in Poland
Pops showing everyone she can do more than just jump big fences and look beautiful ?? #partytrick pic.twitter.com/jQoebsLwsOPops showing everyone she can do more than just jump big fences and look beautiful ?? #partytrick pic.twitter.com/jQoebsLwsO— Bella Innes Ker (@Bella_IK) August 25, 2015— Bella Innes Ker (@Bella_IK) August 25, 2015
Richard Davison meets dressage supremo turned reining pro Anky Van Grunsven at the European Championships
YeeHa! to dressage Olympic gold medalist @ankyvangrunsven for her first reining team medal @myfei_home @Aachen2015 pic.twitter.com/dCFuAFP74EYeeHa! to dressage Olympic gold medalist @ankyvangrunsven for her first reining team medal @myfei_home @Aachen2015 pic.twitter.com/dCFuAFP74E— Richard Davison (@davisondressage) August 16, 2015— Richard Davison (@davisondressage) August 16, 2015
Burghley bound four-star event rider, Ben Way, bravely watches the cross-country course preview from his desk
A bit of desk based course walking before @LRBHT_Official Am going to need to pack super glue, nappies & arm bands! ? pic.twitter.com/nqVpqC50GvA bit of desk based course walking before @LRBHT_Official Am going to need to pack super glue, nappies & arm bands! ? pic.twitter.com/nqVpqC50Gv— Ben Way (@BenWayEventing) August 24, 2015— Ben Way (@BenWayEventing) August 24, 2015
Some excellent lateral thinking here…
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Impressed with the forethought of our work experience vet student, it's rather damp today so he wore swimming trunks to work! #britishsummerImpressed with the forethought of our work experience vet student, it's rather damp today so he wore swimming trunks to work! #britishsummer— Alice Oppenheimer (@aliceopp15) August 24, 2015— Alice Oppenheimer (@aliceopp15) August 24, 2015
Loxley, the mount of event rider Emily King at the young rider European championships, settles into his surroundings
Foz has settled in well at Strezgom!! Enjoying the heaaat man – like being back in Oz again . @TeamGBR pic.twitter.com/KzJRarNfqvFoz has settled in well at Strezgom!! Enjoying the heaaat man – like being back in Oz again . @TeamGBR pic.twitter.com/KzJRarNfqv— Emily King (@emilykingg_) August 24, 2015— Emily King (@emilykingg_) August 24, 2015
And congratulations to this week’s Tweet of the Week winner
Old Berks Pony Club camp instructor, Spencer Sturmey gets old school with his pupils, and we love it (and the pony)
Pony Club camp Old Berks style #greatfun pic.twitter.com/dkrKNH67cbPony Club camp Old Berks style #greatfun pic.twitter.com/dkrKNH67cb— Spencer Sturmey (@SpencerSturmey) August 22, 2015— Spencer Sturmey (@SpencerSturmey) August 22, 2015
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Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.