The week on Twitter: Airs above the ground at a trot-up and a racing hero looks ready to go

Enjoy some of our favourite tweets from the past seven days. From a rather lively horse at a trot-up in the States to sold out flights to Rio, 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

New Zealand event rider, Joe Meyer has to hang on tight at the trot-up at Richland Horse Trials in the US

There must be a big event happening in Rio next year then…Chilli Morning’s owner is obviously very organised

Aachen is full of surprises

Only in Ireland…

A very smiley Michael Whitaker at the trot-up in Aachen

And congratulations to this week’s Tweet of the Week winner

Dodging Bullets looks ready to rumble at home with Paul Nicholls and Harry Derham

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Tweet of the week competition

The winner of the Horse & Hound tweet of the week competition can also be found by searching Twitter for #HHTweetOfTheWeek. The winner will receive an Apatchy mini tablet case (pictured left) or an Apatchy cosmetic bag (pictured below right), personalised with their initials.

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Gemma Redrup

H&H features, racing and point-to-point editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, having been part of the H&H team since 2014, who 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 in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting talents have taken her to numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.