News Archive | October 2019

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October 31st
- Cost of eventing to rise as more membership options considered
- ‘A big part of my life has been proving people wrong’: history-making teenager in TV documentary this weekend
- Trick or treat: equine photographer who ‘talks’ to horses produces amazing Halloween photos
- Charlotte Dujardin beats world number one to win World Cup grand prix
- Oscar winner to play legendary trainer Sir Henry Cecil in Frankel film
October 30th
- Man grabs young rider’s leg and horse’s reins: police appeal for information
- Injured rider given payout after unknown biker who spooked her horse left scene
- ‘He’ll leave a huge gap’: party as legendary pony bows out after £15,000 career
- ‘As well known for his sanity as for his tongue!’ Winning chaser takes racing to hunting title
October 29th
- Riders turn out in fight to save popular off-road routes
- Joe Stockdale and This Esme to judge rehomed horses and ponies
- Charlotte Dujardin kicks off World Cup campaign with Mount St John Freestyle
- Motorcylist ‘pulls wheelie’ past horse in shocking video
October 28th
- Powered by poo: horse manure heats and lights four-day World Cup show
- ‘He was unbelievable’: Whitaker secures sensational first World Cup win
- ‘The biggest heart in the world’: farewell to ‘part-pony’ who completed Badminton and Burghley
- Mounted service to commemorate horses lost in war
October 27th
- British rider wins first CCI5* title
- Rider pays tribute to event horse put down at Pau five-star
- All hail the great Clydesdale: new gin celebrates historic breed
- British rider responds to criticism following accident on Pau cross-country after his rein broke
- Leader held at Pau final trot-up plus two other British horses withdrawn
- Equine therapist calls for businesses to employ offenders
October 26th
- British rider on track for first CCI5* win at Pau: ‘My horse was unbelievable’
- ‘I spent 35 minutes editing out genitalia’: gung-ho vets strip off for calendar
- Rare wild horses use abandoned Chernobyl buildings for shelter
- ‘A mix of Black Beauty and Jilly Cooper’: Leading showing judge and commentator releases first novel
October 25th
- Brit in the lead after Pau dressage: ‘He feels in mega form’
- Possible shake-up for HOYS M&Ms as 2020 showing judges announced
- ‘Her whole life was abuse: filly battered, ‘burned’ and dumped to die *warning, upsetting images*
- Reassurance over equine joint injections after human study raises concerns
- Horse and rider both survive life-threatening conditions to excel at championships
October 24th
- ‘We’re putting our lives in their hands’: horse hit by car after driver ignored hand signals
- Tributes paid to amateur eventer who died after schooling fall
- Jonty Evans to inspire other as a speaker, a year after leaving hospital
- ‘The best feeling’: pony who faced death with grass sickness returns to show ring
October 23rd
- ‘We were very lucky’: driver sentenced after near-miss with riders on road
- Promising signs for young eventer who was in a coma following cross-country fall
- Runaway racehorse visits golf course and gardens after crashing through racecourse rails
- Cheltenham to Aintree fundraiser in memory of talented young rider
October 22nd
- what3words app helps rescuers locate horse stuck in deep ditch
- ‘I fell on the floor’: Dettori’s delight as wonder mare Enable stays in training
- Heartbreak as horse put down after bypass collision with car
- Olympic event horse put down: ‘He’ll be missed, he had the most enormous character’
October 21st
- ‘I just sat and worried about bills’: rider’s insurance warning after fall kept her off work
- Hobby horses help teach children about passing riders safely on the road
- ‘Galloping granny’ defies expectations to ride again after breaking her neck
- ‘If he was 16.2hh he’d be worth millions’: tethered youngster bought for £150 becomes ‘dream pony’
October 20th
- Top dressage rider to tackle London Marathon
- ‘I didn’t know whether to laugh, cry or pee myself!’ Rider beats the odds to event on horse who cheated death
- £1.1m on offer at new grand prix — with £96,000 entry fee
- Young rider injured in Manchester Arena bombing fights back to showing success
October 19th
- ‘A beautiful mare with a heart of gold’: farewell to long-serving police horse
- ‘This can’t be the end for me’: rider defies cancer and life-changing surgery to take on eventing challenge
- British champions Carl and Barney are heading to Liverpool
- Pony rescued as a frightened youngster excels in the show ring
October 18th
- Sainsbury’s praised by welfare charities for not selling fireworks
- ‘People want change’: pub cancels fireworks display in support of animal welfare
- Rescue pony scoops first British Eventing win by huge margin
- ‘My life has changed beyond recognition’: racing community backs Movember in support of men’s health
October 17th
- ‘You don’t want to run into tankers’: rider takes on daring English Channel swim
- ‘She will be missed’: retirement for mare who took teenager to the top
- ‘There is a clear appetite for change’: strangles campaign celebrates first anniversary
- Vote now! Finalists revealed in 2019 Horse & Hound Awards
October 16th
- Talented young eventer in coma following cross-country fall
- Heartbroken owner’s myopathy warning after two yearlings die within hours
- ‘She does her ponies every single day unless she’s in hospital’: Six-year-old leads Welsh section A to supreme title on in-hand debut
- Changing lives: rescued horses’ new start helping troubled young people
October 15th
- ‘We haven’t forgotten’: memorial ride for horses killed in suspected arson attack
- ‘He was everyone’s favourite’: heartbreak as 32-year-old RDA pony dies
- After a 60-year wait, Egyptian riders are off to the Olympics
- Deluge forces more cancellations with unsettled weather set to stay
October 14th
- Horse movement receives green light post-Brexit
- Top horse bought for leading British rider – new partnership wins two weeks later *H&H subscribers*
- Injured Jockeys Fund opens new £6m rehab centre in Newmarket
- Pony’s zebra haircut aims to raise awareness of rare condition
October 13th
- Major title sponsors announced for new series, plus more equestrian sponsorship news
- Farming eventer swaps wellies for heels in Miss Great Britain pageant final
- ‘He always makes people giggle’: Shetland pony raises spirits and vital funds for charity
- Former eventer has heart set on racing glory after double hip replacement
October 12th
- Staff devastated after RDA pony stabbed in malicious attack
- ‘I’d rather ride than have a longer life without horses’: inspirational young rider will not let illness control her life
- Dressage for AP McCoy while Big Star and Valegro join parade of heroes at Cheltenham
- Blisters, hills and floods will not stop determined animal lover on 300-mile challenge to help horses
October 11th
- Top employers to be honoured along with grooms in ‘exciting’ awards development
- Three world gold medallists among Britain’s 20 entries for Pau five-star
- ‘It makes you feel sick’: thieves steal Shetland pony then dump him ‘hopping lame’
- Pony bought unseen from city centre allotments goes on to HOYS glory
October 10th
- #buddydontbully: online campaign aims to combat nastiness in the equestrian community
- ‘It’s close to all of us’: stallion services auctioned for World Mental Health Day
- Helmet ‘saves young rider from breaking her neck’ in rotational fall
- Arabs ‘unrecognisable’ a year after being rescued from horrifying conditions
October 9th
- ‘She died doing what she loved’: event rider suffers fatal injuries in cross-country fall
- Calls for surgeon who rebuilt young rider’s face to be knighted
- ‘Heartbroken, gutted, devasted’: eventer loses the ride on four top horses
- ‘I’ve never screamed like it’: van brushes horse in terrifying ordeal
October 8th
- HOYS thanks retiring stalwarts after decades of service
- Rehoming drive to prevent funding bad breeding
- Badminton winner sets new eventing record
- Do you have what it takes to look after the Queen’s horses?
October 7th
- ‘Without the horses, we’re nothing’: rider salutes his HOYS winner
- Badminton winner dies aged 34: ‘he will never be gone from our hearts’
- Formal warning for driver who verbally abused rider in shocking tirade
- Pony falls on to car bonnet in frightening hit-and-run
October 6th
- HOYS 2019: Jayne Ross clinches seventh supreme horse title with heavyweight superstar
- HOYS 2019: working hunter with unknown breeding gallops to supreme pony championship
- ‘Beyond proud’: Ireland wins the Nations Cup Final — and Olympic qualification
- Williams and Whitaker clear 7ft2in for HOYS puissance honours
- Bittersweet victory for Spain; GB third in Nations Cup
- Firefighters called to rescue foal with her head stuck in a wheelbarrow
October 5th
- ‘My face took the impact and I bit my tongue clean in half’: brave rider returns from horrifying fall to win dressage debut
- Miniature ‘unicorn’ brings joy to seven-year-old with brain tumour
- ‘Massive’ support as venue reopens following strangles outbreak
October 4th
- Coroner recommends significant changes to improve eventing safety after riders’ deaths
- Charlotte’s ‘sheer talent’ secures fourth HOYS championship title
- Ireland’s Olympic hopes remain while Great Britain misses the cut for Nations Cup final
- Four-time winner makes HOYS history with horse who started jumping eight months ago
October 3rd
- ‘It’s an honour to share this win’: amazing dead heat in HOYS championship
- ‘I burst into tears’: Pammy Hutton’s missing horse found after Facebook appeal
- HOYS 2019: Five-year-old is crowned working hunter of the year
- ‘An absolute joy’: H&H celebrates all-time top horses in special collectors’ edition
October 2nd
- HOYS 2019: Jo Bates and Grandeur scoop SEIB Racehorse 2 Riding Horse championship
- Celebrating our readers: your chance to star in the pages of Horse & Hound
- ‘She saved Beth’s life’: Fundraiser in memory of horse put down after road collision
- End of the road for racecourse where AP McCoy made history
- Events work together to share international competitions
October 1st
- World’s best head to Spain for end-of-series showdown
- ‘I’ve been very lucky’: rider speaks out on air jackets after freak cross-country fall
- Hannah Francis’ legacy: charity funds new research into rare bone cancer
- Rider who lost her sight takes part in ‘dream’ beach ride