The week on Twitter: Hugh Grant, Alice Plunkett and Sam Twiston-Davies
Enjoy the H&H team’s top tweets from the equestrian twitterverse this week.
The week on twitter
1 National Hunt trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies takes an interesting angle on optimum eyewear for the solar eclipse
2 Meanwhile, event rider Bruce Haskell has a fair point with regards to the eclipse
UK getting excited about the first solar eclipse in 60 years! Odd seeing as every day the UK sun gets blocked #rain #greycloudeUK getting excited about the first solar eclipse in 60 years! Odd seeing as every day the UK sun gets blocked #rain #greycloude— Bruce Haskell (@kiwieventer) March 20, 2015— Bruce Haskell (@kiwieventer) March 20, 2015
3 Alice Plunkett makes the most of her time filming at the Bradstock’s yard celebrating their Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Coneygree
Gold Cup #dreamrealised pic.twitter.com/3yG6cyu08vGold Cup #dreamrealised pic.twitter.com/3yG6cyu08v— Alice Plunkett/Foxpi (@aliceplunkett) March 14, 2015— Alice Plunkett/Foxpi (@aliceplunkett) March 14, 2015
4 A mare and foal trying their hand at equine spooning
5 We can taste the dirt from here — ouch
6 And finally, Notting Hill star and mega Hollywood actor Hugh Grant looks as though he could be finally joining us at Horse & Hound HQ — your desk is ready, Hugh
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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.