News Archive | September 2020

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September 30th
- New anti-doping code aims to ‘clean up showing’ for all *H&H Plus*
- Two 2021 county shows cancelled already as Covid-19 pandemic continues
- Horse reunited with owner after helicopter rescue from 60ft ravine
- Carl and Charlotte lead the line-up as international dressage returns in Britain
- Piggy March dominates with a double at Keysoe international *H&H Plus*
September 29th
- NPS Autumn Festival showing report: Prolific mare is still Delicious *H&H Plus*
- ‘Why can’t riders do the same as footballers?’ Top indoor show plans to press ahead this winter
- Charity braced for a ‘horse welfare catastrophe’ despite new microchip laws
- Horse and rider injured: off-road bikers laugh when asked to stop
- Progression key to improving diversity in equestrianism
September 28th
- ‘You’re in labour aren’t you?’: eventer welcomes baby son straight after show
- William Whitaker takes the reins on ‘exciting’ new prospect
- New schemes to improve traceability of racehorses *H&H Plus*
September 27th
- Rider’s emotional reunion with puissance winner she had to sell eight years ago
- ‘I wanted it to last for ever’: rider’s 1,100-mile trek in memory of lost friend
- Delight as Grand National runner-up shows his talent in second career
- Rider ‘saved by horses’ all her life explores global equine obsession
September 26th
- ‘No stone unturned’: measures agreed to make Tokyo ‘fit for a post-Corona world’
- Severely lame horse left to suffer overnight: abattoir director found guilty
- Thinking outside the box to benefit the British show circuit *H&H Plus*
- ‘We’ve tried and failed to retire him’: 38-year-old part-Shetland is aimed for Olympia next year
September 25th
- 2020’s only five-star event to go ahead with limited masked spectators
- One Clarimo impresses at Bicton Arena, plus other showjumping highlights
- Social distancing on podiums, disinfected phones and ‘polite bows’ in new FEI rules
- Mare put down after savage knife attack: owner’s call for law change
- Delilah’s a dream at Brendon Stud, plus other dressage highlights *H&H Plus*
- All equestrian competition suspended in UAE after ‘clear intent’ to avoid new rules
- Treworra takes the spoils at Warwick Hall, plus other eventing highlights *H&H Plus*
September 24th
- Equestrian bodies back calls to Boris Johnson for urgent sport funding
- Carl Hester’s superb grand prix debut on field-kept championship prospect
- Clarification on what new coronavirus restrictions mean for horse sport
- Show ring champions of the future crowned *H&H Plus*
September 23rd
- Owners warned to be vigilant in laminitis ‘perfect storm’
- Howley does the double at Weston Lawns End of Season Bash *H&H Plus*
- Heartbreak as emaciated, maggot-ridden pony dumped too sick to survive
- Police warning after cars drove round fallen horse and rider on the road
- Future of Event Rider Masters series under discussion *H&H Plus*
September 22nd
- Study questions tight noseband ethics after bone damage found
- Lloyds’ black horse gallops through Britain in emotional new advert
- Limited Edition is top of the field at BSHA Autumn Gala *H&H Plus*
- What digital passports could mean for future horse travel *H&H Plus*
- Siblings ride 200 miles and raise more than £13,000 for hospice that cared for their late father
September 21st
- Top rider’s ‘terrible disappointment’ at losing the backing of key owner
- Edward Gal and Totilas’s son revive dressage star’s golden freestyle to win national title
- Praise for choice of options for young British horses *H&H Plus*
- ‘One of life’s characters’: farewell to top working hunter pony
September 20th
- Young British rider wins eight- and nine-year-old CCI4*-S at Burnham Market *H&H Plus*
- Oliver Townend scores final win on Cillnabradden Evo at Burnham Market: ‘He‘s very special’ *H&H Plus*
- Izzy Taylor wins Britain’s only CCI4*-L of 2020 as overnight runner-up drops down the order *H&H Plus*
- Rider who hunts and events with a prosthetic leg hopes to inspire others to push through
- Photographers’ concerns over new trend in copyright theft *H&H Plus*
- One horse held at Burnham Market CCI4*-L trot-up, plus two withdrawn *H&H Plus*
- Rider told she would not walk after serious injury overcomes huge odds to showjump again
September 19th
- Two for joy for Taylor *H&H Plus*
- Taylor still on top at Burnham Market *H&H Plus*
- Judy Murray rides Valegro as sporting icons meet to film exciting new series
- Showjumping highlights: Scott Brash lays down a challenge *H&H Plus*
- Investigation continues into financial dealings of major event backer *H&H Plus*
- ‘The best photo I ever took’: husband’s last cross-country picture of his wife wins national prize four years after her death
September 18th
- British star doubles up at Burnham Market on ‘beautiful’ young horse *H&H Plus*
- Top British rider takes the lead in Britain’s only CCI4*-L of 2020 *H&H Plus*
- ‘Harsh reality’: stud damage to top rider’s hat shows importance of the correct headgear
- Concern over more lenient approach to riders’ recreational drug use *H&H Plus*
- ‘Great sadness’ as Liverpool International cancelled, but hope some competition may still run
- Mounted volunteers take on rural crime-busting role
September 17th
- Eventer kicked in the face calls for riders to consider hats on the ground after ‘lucky’ escape
- ‘A very important part of our family’: long-serving police horse retires to the countryside
- Mary King and Blyth Tait feature in virtual Sydney cross-country to mark Games’ 20th anniversary
- Dressage highlights: ‘It was the test of my life’ *H&H Plus*
September 16th
- Tributes paid to ‘one of life’s true gentlemen’ Pat Smullen
- CHAPS Summer Championship ‘Covid Show’: Mares are crowned queens *H&H Plus*
- 22 horses and a llama rescued after £500k cannabis farm found 20ft underground
- Cornbury House eventing report: Spence keeps her cool *H&H Plus*
- Support and inspiration for riders in the fight against the bullies *H&H Plus*
September 15th
- Equestrian community pulls together to care for horses caught up in devastating US wildfires
- Farewell to police horse with a ‘personality as big as his size’
- ‘Excellent work’ between riders and authorities to secure new warning road signs
- Cash boosts and detailed plans as pointing aims to return safely *H&H Plus*
September 14th
- ‘Digital passports’ cited as future in post-Brexit international equine travel
- How a cloned Przewalski’s foal could help save species from extinction *H&H Plus*
- ‘Great regret’ as coronavirus forces Olympia cancellation
September 13th
- Farewell to gentle giant police horse who adored humans and Likits
- Rider overcomes effects of a stroke at age 31 to jump 1.40m class at Hickstead
- FEI rider rep resigns over international sport’s resumption during pandemic *H&H Plus*
- Dust off your legwarmers: Disco Dressage has arrived
September 12th
- ‘On cloud nine’: Equestrian realises her dream of riding over the Clifton Suspension Bridge
- Calls for horse owners to help fund disease tracking service *H&H Plus*
- Rider who survived cancer and her daughter to sing in Britain’s Got Talent semi-final
September 11th
- ‘It’s okay not to be okay’: Cold Feet star teams up with equine film company in new project
- Riders and horses can wear plastic as equestrian world goes greener *H&H Plus*
- ‘You’re not alone’: new website aims to support bullied riders
September 10th
- ‘A brave but gentle boy who loved people’: final farewell to long-serving police horse
- Equestrian sport gets nod to continue within new Government restrictions
- Dressage highlights: ‘She gives you the world’ *H&H Plus*
- Foal who was at death’s door bounces back as supreme at his first show
- Eventing highlights: Maverick makes the right moves *H&H Plus*
- ‘NHS thank you’: event celebrates health heroes with new cross-country jump
September 9th
- Transformation for Wellingborough horses saved from floods in large-scale rescue
- ‘What he went through spurred me on’: stud owner’s wheelchair marathon in memory of Rory Gilsenan
- Brilliant British one-two in world’s richest grand prix of 2020
- Horse and rider chased on cross-country by loose dogs in terrifying ordeal
- Pyecombe showjumping report: Happiness is a winning mare *H&H Plus*
September 8th
- Hope from darkness as riders share powerful accounts of addiction recovery to help others
- Changes to number of helpers allowed at events in new Covid guidance
- Wellington eventing report: Dargun dares to win *H&H Plus*
- ‘At least I didn’t slip!’ Rider’s extreme bareback jumping raises over £2,300
- Bury Farm High Profile Show dressage report: Double delight from Durable *H&H Plus*
- Research finds cause of many failed equine pregnancies
September 7th
- Racing With Pride launched as horse sport’s first official LGBT+ network
- Questions over 2020 straw and hay yields as harvest continues *H&H Plus*
- Dream horsey trip to Australia among amazing prizes on offer to riders this autumn
September 6th
- Holly Smith adds grand prix win to brilliant week at Hickstead *H&H Plus*
- Horse-drawn barge business closes after 33 years owing to ‘entitled’ towpath users
- Hunting prepares for autumn with new Covid-19 protocols *H&H Plus*
- ‘Horses don’t see Black or white’: mother of young Black rider hopes to nurture future talent
September 5th
- Cheers for a speedy mum and a Funnell one-two at Hickstead on Saturday *H&H Plus*
- Five-star eventer loving life in new schoolmistress role
- Concerns over merit versus money as shows emerge from lockdown *H&H Plus*
- Move over Carpool Karaoke: here comes Celebrities in the Saddle
September 4th
- Young horses rise to the Hickstead challenge with Nick Skelton a winning owner *H&H Plus*
- RDA’s appeal to equestrians as social distancing proves a major challenge *H&H Plus*
- Two horses put down and 100 others removed from ‘awful conditions’
- ‘Believe and nothing can stand in your way’: King’s Troop captain swaps horses for goggles with Channel swim
September 3rd
- Flying 128s and a win for Holly Smith at Hickstead *H&H Plus*
- ‘I’ve got the balls’: rider set to jump stallion bareback and in the buff
- Top rider tests positive for coronavirus following international show
- Pulling through a tragedy: Boyd Martin looks back on loss and recovery nine years after devastating yard fire
- Nominations for the 2020 Horse & Hound Awards are now open
September 2nd
- New eco-friendly turnout rug made from 110 plastic bottles
- Reunited: Household Cavalry horses meet former comrades as Britain goes back to work
- Dressage highlights: Quivantos makes a winning return *H&H Plus*
- Showing highlights: ‘The best one we’ve ever had’ *H&H Plus*
September 1st
- Former racehorses from around the world crowned in British show
- Eventing highlights: Mason makes a comeback *H&H Plus*
- 40 sanitiser stations and compulsory face masks: excitement as jumping returns to Hickstead
- Showjumping highlights: ‘A winning machine’ *H&H Plus*
- FEI Dressage Youth European Championships report: Team Germany dominate *H&H Plus*
- ‘We’re only here for one life’: rider who spent weeks in a coma this spring aims for Tokyo Olympics
- Strong evidence in support of new strangles vaccination