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Man-drawn cart completes 300-mile challenge

‘Getting into a wet bed in the evening was pretty horrible’

Why racing and horse sport need to work together *H&H Plus*

The British Horseracing Authority has commissioned a project to develop a welfare and wellbeing assessment to identify factors that contribute most to horses’ quality of life

Jilly Cooper to judge former racehorses with ‘personality’ for special new award

‘We hope this award will get people talking passionately about the rewards of owning a former racehorse’

Equine charity ‘overwhelmed’ by support after devastating floods hit

‘We’re managing but only by digging deep and putting in an incredible amount of hard work and dedication 24 hours a day’

Rodrigo Pessoa leaves Irish team to focus on riding at Olympics

‘From an Irish perspective, his decision to seek a position on the Brazilian team, which will compete against Team Ireland in Tokyo, makes it impossible for him to continue as senior high performance jumping director’

Calls for action to help stamp out bullying *H&H Plus*

As national anti-bullying week comes to a close, more needs to be done to combat the problem across the equestrian world

Athlete classification in paralympic sports to be reviewed *H&H Plus*

‘I don’t want anyone else to suffer’: teenage rider says #GoodbyeBullies in new campaign

‘We can’t change the world but we’re trying to do things in a different way’

Heartbreak as ‘unique’ elite event horse put down

‘We made a lot of progress through partnership and it showed the importance of that with horses’

‘The worst day of my life’: BHS releases emotive new road safety film

‘The aim of this video is to clearly demonstrate the devastating impact these incidents can have on riders and horses’

‘We won’t be forgiven if we fail to act’: sector urged to take responsibility for equine welfare

‘I can’t help thinking that if we all thought about responsibility, the world would be a better place’

Showing world acts on first positive bromide case *H&H Plus*

The British Show Horse Association was ‘disappointed’ with the low penalty imposed by the independent tribunal

‘Strong message’ sent as nine jailed for Goodwood brawl

‘The sport will not tolerate any incidents of serious anti-social behaviour and, in this case, gratuitous violence’

‘I do not use illicit drugs’: Tokyo 2020 hopeful provisionally suspended after positive test

“My teammates, my team in the barn, our horses and I, have all put a lifetime of effort towards an Olympic goal and I would never do anything to jeopardise that for my teammates or for myself’

Heartbreak as horse found dead with broken leg after fireworks

‘If someone had let us know we could have been with the horses and had staff on at night, but no one told us’

‘An outstanding human being’ — racing industry honours nine-time champion jockey diagnosed with pancreatic cancer

‘I got to travel the world, and meet great people through the years and that was achievable only by one thing — the horse’

New industry standard for freelance grooms *H&H Plus*

The self-certification system aims to highlight freelancers’ professionalism

Horse Trust welcomes new equine residents after years of public service

‘It’s our privilege to provide a dignified and relaxed retirement for these wonderful equine civil servants’

Top riders to battle it out in ‘must-watch’ grand prix final

The ‘high-calibre spectacle’ will be against the clock, featuring showjumps at a maximum of 1.25m, with three added seconds for each fence knocked down, and the cross-country fences will be at BE intermediate level

‘Wonder’ cob to retire after 13 years’ service helping neglected horses

The ‘super friendly’ 19-year-old gelding joined the charity in 2006