The week on Twitter: Piggy French’s groom goes splat and Carl Hester wins on bangers and mash

Enjoy some of our favourite tweets from the past seven days. From an over-competitive event rider to a spectacular fall, 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

It might not bring your iPhone back to life, but the compensation of a free start fee is a lovely gesture by Wellington Horse Trials

Not that he is competitive or anything…Harry Meade punches the air with joy after he successfully pilots his borrowed ride around the JCB Champions Challenge at Barbury Castle Horse Trials

Oosh, sitting trot on bangers and mash — nothing can stop Carl Hester from performing

A big day for the Pipe household

It was excellent weather for ducks and ducks only during Ben Way’s CIC3* cross-country round at Barbury Horse Trials

Laura Tomlinson’s biggest fans were out to support her last week: baby Annalisa and her grandad, Dr Bechtolsheimer

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

There was a faller at Piggy French’s yard this week. Maybe her groom should stick to tackling jumps on a horse, but we admire her efforts all the same

Team @Piggy_French has a faller @AliceG_Graham pic.twitter.com/sVhMwl5Pr8

— Hannah Norvill (@HannahGirl_) July 14, 2015

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Tweet of the week competition

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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.