The week on twitter: Snake jumping and a chicken on the run
Enjoy some of our favourite tweets from the past seven days. From a horse who just loves a blow dry to camel dressage, 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
You’re not meant to be in there are you?
Someone wanted to be in on the action for @allerton_horse this morning!! pic.twitter.com/MP6H0KWxOxSomeone wanted to be in on the action for @allerton_horse this morning!! pic.twitter.com/MP6H0KWxOx— Preci- Spark (@precihorses) September 19, 2015— Preci- Spark (@precihorses) September 19, 2015
We imagine it’s not that easy trying to perform dressage to radio travel news
Team Jones cleaned up this weekend ?? 70+ music result despite radio Devon's traffic cutting in half way through ?? pic.twitter.com/ANgbcyzgQkTeam Jones cleaned up this weekend ?? 70+ music result despite radio Devon's traffic cutting in half way through ?? pic.twitter.com/ANgbcyzgQk— Imogen Jones (@ImmieJ_Dressage) September 20, 2015— Imogen Jones (@ImmieJ_Dressage) September 20, 2015
Nice ‘do’!
Ollie sporting his new winter hat ? pic.twitter.com/1atf3249cPOllie sporting his new winter hat ? pic.twitter.com/1atf3249cP— William Whitaker (@Will_Whit89) September 19, 2015— William Whitaker (@Will_Whit89) September 19, 2015
Poor Paul Carberry — what a break!
Before and after pics pic.twitter.com/vZjsihULegBefore and after pics pic.twitter.com/vZjsihULeg— Paul Carberry (@paulcarberry) September 21, 2015— Paul Carberry (@paulcarberry) September 21, 2015
They always choose the worst moments to show off their camel impressions — a dressage test is one of them
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When you do the walk in your dressage test and your horse forgets that it's a horse, not a camel… #NiceOneReebs pic.twitter.com/SSltXQcECZWhen you do the walk in your dressage test and your horse forgets that it's a horse, not a camel… #NiceOneReebs pic.twitter.com/SSltXQcECZ— Pumbaa Goess-Saurau (@PumbaaGoess) September 11, 2015— Pumbaa Goess-Saurau (@PumbaaGoess) September 11, 2015
Just terrifying
My jump crew today pic.twitter.com/IBjwvaKbhJMy jump crew today pic.twitter.com/IBjwvaKbhJ— Leslie &Lesley Law (@LeslieLaw2127) September 18, 2015— Leslie &Lesley Law (@LeslieLaw2127) September 18, 2015
Grass always wins
How to train your horses to go long and low! #Bart #classicaltraining pic.twitter.com/fpl3nL1fVmHow to train your horses to go long and low! #Bart #classicaltraining pic.twitter.com/fpl3nL1fVm— Jay Tiger Halim (@JayTigerHalim) September 24, 2015— Jay Tiger Halim (@JayTigerHalim) September 24, 2015
And congratulations to this week’s Tweet of the Week winner
This stallion needs a wind machine installed into his stable
Exclusive skipped the wash and cut, he went straight for the blow dry! @Emily_Llewellyn #sillystallion pic.twitter.com/UwupH2J08hExclusive skipped the wash and cut, he went straight for the blow dry! @Emily_Llewellyn #sillystallion pic.twitter.com/UwupH2J08h— Zoe Brown (@zoebrown77) September 22, 2015— Zoe Brown (@zoebrown77) September 22, 2015
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Tweet of the week competition
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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.