The Pidgley family have welcomed home Vamos Amigos, the horse who Denmark’s Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour rode to team gold and double individual silver at the World Dressage Championships. The Vitalis gelding will now be campaigned by Britain’s Annabella, who has trained with Cathrine for several years. Vamos joins the double Olympic bronze medallist Gio as part of Annabella’s growing string, alongside the nine-year-old mare Espe, who also spent several years with Cathrine before returning to the Pidgleys earlier this year, and Annabella’s 2021 junior Europeans double silver medallist Sultan Des Paluds. Annabella, 17, said she is looking forward to getting to know Vamos Amigos under Cathrine’s watchful eye.
Tom Jackson at his yard; The Barn in Loxhill near Godalming in Surrey in the UK on the 21 September 2022
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)
The 11-year-old ride of Tom Jackson has shone on the British five-star circuit this year. The pair were runners-up at Burghley earlier this month, just four months after they made their Badminton debut, where they were 16th. Capels Hollow Drift started his career with Georgie Campbell, before Tom took over the ride in 2018. “We’ve been working quite hard for a while, and I do hope that a lovely horse like him can keep progressing and get us closer to team selection,” said Tom.
As the temperature drops and the dark nights draw closer, thoughts might already be turning to winter rugs. Most equestrians dread heaving wet rugs across the yard, or trying to get them dry in freezing conditions, so we have rounded up some of our readers’ best rug hacks. From the generous use of mane and tail conditioner, to keeping supplies of cable ties and dental floss – check out our top 17 tips to make your life a little bit easier this winter.
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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.
