9 great ideas to help keep your horse-mad child occupied during the summer holidays

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Trying to keep a child amused during the lengthy summer holidays can be challenging at best. Here are our top ideas for keeping the pony-mad child entertained in 2018

1. Pony Club Camp

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Since joining H&H in 2018, Becky has covered a broad range of equestrian news including welfare matters, veterinary studies, FEI Tribunal hearings and road safety campaigns. She has also interviewed top riders including Scott Brash, John Whitaker and Ian Stark, to name just a few. Becky’s reporting has taken her to Canada for Spruce Meadows and France for Pau five-star, as well as the Royal Highland and Blair Castle International Horse Trials closer to home. She was also a key part of the remote reporting team for the Tokyo Olympics and the Europeans.

9 great ideas to help keep your horse-mad child occupied during the summer holidays

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