When dressage horses try jumping, plus 8 other great bits of horsey social media this week

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Enjoy some of our favourite updates from equestrian social media channels during the past week. From alternative mounts for team training to that moment when you find out just what your children have been up to (and it’s decidedly messy), it all happened on social media this week.

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Whilst in patrol in.@ASPBrisCentre, Blaise stopped to have a chat & a cup of tea with Wallace.? @GromitUnleashed #WallaceandGromit #Goodtotalk #CommunityEngagement pic.twitter.com/utgz8uPAqhWhilst in patrol in.@ASPBrisCentre, Blaise stopped to have a chat & a cup of tea with Wallace.? @GromitUnleashed #WallaceandGromit #Goodtotalk #CommunityEngagement pic.twitter.com/utgz8uPAqh— ASPoliceHorses (@ASPoliceHorses) July 2, 2018— ASPoliceHorses (@ASPoliceHorses) July 2, 2018

Having arrived back at the yard from yesterday’s event with the children, I was checking the horses when the children emerged from the paint room looking a bit too pleased with themselves. And the clock started for Operation Clean Up before Rosie saw them! pic.twitter.com/qEKmfYMWXRHaving arrived back at the yard from yesterday’s event with the children, I was checking the horses when the children emerged from the paint room looking a bit too pleased with themselves. And the clock started for Operation Clean Up before Rosie saw them! pic.twitter.com/qEKmfYMWXR— Harry Meade (@Harry_Meade) July 2, 2018— Harry Meade (@Harry_Meade) July 2, 2018

My mother in law – 86 years old and hadn’t ridden for almost a decade. She fancied getting back in the saddle again. #Inspirational https://t.co/39M6AoikeRMy mother in law – 86 years old and hadn’t ridden for almost a decade. She fancied getting back in the saddle again. #Inspirational https://t.co/39M6AoikeR— Gabby Logan (@GabbyLogan) July 4, 2018— Gabby Logan (@GabbyLogan) July 4, 2018

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Carol is an experienced journalist and editor, who is also a passionate amateur rider and dedicated horse owner, having ridden since childhood. She has a particular interest in the emotional well-being and ethical training of horses, alongside veterinary matters, having garnered extensive first-hand experience of numerous equine health conditions through more than 30 years of horse ownership.

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