News Archive | October 2022

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October 31st
- ‘Don’t rule the oldies out!’ 28-year-old ‘pocket rocket’ mare and 75-year-old rider win national title
- Horse trials organisers react to end of ballot system and new approach to fixtures list
- Calls for change after frangible device costs riders top-10 results at Pau five-star
- Two brothers (and a 15hh gelding) clear 6ft 10in puissance wall, winning cupcakes, and a rider takes seven CSI5* classes in a row
- A ‘miracle baby’, Pau five-star, and other things the horse world is talking about
October 30th
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse brought to life on TV this Christmas
- ‘When I got on, I was howling’: rider given 48 hours to live in 2018 returns to the saddle
- ‘Normally I’m the king of screwing up one phase’: British rider finishes on Pau five-star podium
- ‘She jumped her socks off’: Pau Horse Trials winner revealed after tense final phase
- One horse spun and another withdrawn at final Pau Horse Trials trot-up
October 29th
- ‘She didn’t let me down’: Pau five-star leaderboard undergoes huge shake up after cross-country
- ‘She’s only survived thanks to her fight’: showjumpers pay tribute to their ‘miracle baby’
- Clydesdale’s canker cured thanks to top farriery – and 3D printed plates
- Chemical engineer swaps lab for horses – and boosts his career
- ‘I’m very lucky to ride such a special horse’: British rider leads Pau Horse Trials after cross-country
- Variety proves the spice of life for British rider in top three after Pau five-star dressage
October 28th
- Pau Horse Trials cross-country times: find out when your favourite riders will be tackling this five-star
- ‘I was quite nervous’: five-star winner overcomes atmosphere to sit pretty at the end of Pau five-star dressage
- Olympic champion explodes back into competition with huge score in brand new winning freestyle
- Major legal ruling on liability has implications for horse owners
- Fears of ‘prolonged distress’ for horses as major firework displays cancelled
- Clydesdale mania, a top dressage rider’s relocation, and other things the horse world is talking about
October 27th
- ‘He did as well as he could do and that’s all we can ask’: British rider thrilled to sit second at Pau after dressage
- ‘It’s pretty much unheard of for him’: British rider powers into Pau Horse Trials dressage lead
- ‘It’s magical – and important’: World Clydesdale Show held in Scotland for the first time in history
- ‘I was in the salon painting nails a year ago’: small-time racehorse trainer is chasing the Cheltenham dream
- Pau Horse Trials dressage times released: find out when key riders will start
- One key contender withdraws at Pau five-star trot-up, plus Burghley winner is a non-starter
- Vote now! Last day to decide who wins the 2022 Horse & Hound Awards
- The Horse & Hound Podcast 126: showjumper Jessica Burke | Horse training: rewards | News
- Rising costs, Lottie Fry’s up-and-coming stars, and more things the horse world is talking about
October 26th
- ‘His bar bill was extortionate!’ Sad farewell to 38-year-old ex-racehorse who enjoyed a Guinness a day
- Why owners and livery yards must acknowledge the true cost of keeping horses
- Horse sport to vote on rule changes for Paris 2024 Olympics
- A horse and rider’s plunge into a lake and other things the equestrian world is talking about
October 25th
- Bids in for rescheduled endurance World Championships
- ‘We plunged into a black abyss’: rider’s bridleway warning after she and horse disappear under water
- Why Carl Hester is behind top dressage rider’s 300-mile move
- Hopes new laws for animal sanctuaries will prevent ‘catastrophes’
- The King selling 14 racehorses, and other things the horse world is talking about
October 24th
- An eye-catching stallion, a €300k jackpot, a historic hat-trick and a dream double for a “feisty” mare
- Mother with terminal cancer hopes HOYS victory will show others to ‘dream big and don’t give up’
- 14 of The Queen’s horses to be sold this week
- ‘He was looking great to the end’: sad farewell to star stallion who beat Mill Reef’s record
- Ben Maher makes history, a riding school horse off to Badminton, and other things the horse world is talking about
October 23rd
- ‘He deserves this’: pony found with severed tendon at six months old wins two national dressage titles
- ‘Quirky’ cob gelding who excelled as a police horse retires aged 20
- ‘Doctors said I would never be an athlete’: teenage rider excels with former racehorse despite heart condition
October 22nd
- ‘I’m so proud’: riding school horse qualifies for Badminton grassroots 2023
- Meet the silver and gold dressage supercob who changes colour throughout the year
- Ben Maher makes championship history in LGCT Final in Riyadh: ‘I couldn’t be prouder’
- British Eventing to scrap ballot system in moves to improve the sport
- ‘Hopefully we’ll be here for a long time’: riding school celebrates milestone 50th birthday
October 21st
- ‘Glamourdale 2.0’ and an eye-catching chestnut: Lottie Fry impresses with fresh faces at international grand prix
- Police deal with driver after riders were ‘met with a middle finger as he passed at speed’
- ‘A dear friend from down under’: farewell to top stallion who sired multiple HOYS winners
- ‘He’s a superstar’: Annabella Pidgley makes grand prix debut aboard ‘best teacher’ Gio
- Badminton’s date change, an often fatal threat, and other things the horse world is talking about
October 20th
- ‘He saved me, now I want to save others’: heartbroken owner speaks out on fatal atypical myopathy
- Badminton changes 2023 dates to avoid coronation cross-country clash
- A major competition venue returns, another in doubt, and more things the horse world is talking about
- The Horse & Hound Podcast 125: Richard Davison | Maryland five-star review | Classical conditioning | News round-up
October 19th
- ‘Hoofprints on all our hearts’: remembering a short life, one year on
- MP3s v CDs dressage music debate after riders ‘let down’ in competition
- ‘In it for the long haul’: new team sets out vision for major show centre
- ‘His last outing was the Grand National’: William Fox-Pitt’s high hopes for new ride
- A mighty leap, a lifesaving horse and other things the equestrian world is talking about
October 18th
- ‘Hero’ horse helps save the life of critically ill pony
- Better beginnings: why giving horses the best possible start in life is key
- ‘I committed a long way out!’ young rider qualifies for London International with last-fence flyer
- Future of point-to-pointing at Larkhill uncertain after 75 years
- New noseband tightness research and other things the horse world is talking about
October 17th
- Noseband tightness under review, as national federation looks to implement new tack rules
- A ‘special’ gelding resumes his winning ways, ‘an adrenaline kick like no other’ and Jack Whitaker scorches to a five-star double
- World number one wins fifth five-star, and other things the horse world is talking about
October 16th
- ‘I felt the pressure today’ – top-10 finishes for Oliver Townend and Harry Meade at Maryland 5 Star
- ‘I’ve had some fantastic days, but I think this beats them all’ – Maryland 5 Star wraps up in tense showjumping
- Drivers compete to be the slowest – and learn to pass horses safely – on Scalextric-style rural track
- Shire foal orphaned when walkers fed his dam thrives thanks to 33 pints of bottle-fed milk a day
- Horse sport needs to act to avoid being outlawed, warns experts
- One horse held at Maryland 5 Star final trot-up, plus one withdrawal
- Controversy over Maryland 5 Star cross-country’s lenient time: riders and designer debate
October 15th
- Oliver Townend moves up to podium place at Maryland 5 Star on ‘pony-like’ As Is
- Horse returns from broken withers to land Maryland 5 Star second after cross-country
- Tim Price and ‘young talent’ lead Maryland 5 Star as dressage leader faults across country
- ‘I am tiny but he’s a gentle giant’: determined showjumper with spinal disease wins championship qualifier
- ‘No chance’ of retirement for 86-year-old rider after showing success
- Double bridle debate continues – as FEI dressage committee has its say
- Five-star stalwart to retire at Maryland 5 Star: ‘He’s my best friend and I’ll miss him’
October 14th
- When does leader Woods Baughman start? And Oliver Townend? Maryland 5 Star cross-country times released
- Tim Price takes second in Maryland 5 Star dressage: ‘He’s a proper five-star horse’
- ‘His brain’s beautiful’ – Oliver Townend and As Is in competitive position after Maryland 5 Star dressage
- Dressage disappointment for Harry Meade at Maryland 5 Star as warm-up plan disrupted
- The King’s coronation to clash with Badminton Horse Trials cross-country
- Household Cavalry horses loose in London traffic are home safe and well
- ‘He was always there in good times and bad’: final farewell to British team farrier
- ‘I’m trying to get people to talk about dying’: charity calls for owners to put plans in place for their horses
- Farewell to a top pony, saddlery fitters’ weight concerns and other things the horse world is talking about
October 13th
- A rider from Europe and ‘a giant goof’ of a horse hold podium places at Maryland 5 Star
- ‘The weather was a bad joke’ – 26-year-old grabs Maryland 5 Star dressage lead despite tricky conditions
- ‘He was a joy’: final farewell to medal-winning ‘family pony’
- Popular equestrian journalist and former jockey dies aged 81
- A terrifying road incident, five-star eventing and other things the horse world is talking about
- Weight issues and owners’ lack of knowledge among top concerns for saddlery fitters
- The Horse & Hound Podcast 124: Event rider Bubby Upton | HOYS review | *NEW* Equine behaviourist | News round-up
October 12th
- Maryland 5 Star dressage times released – when does your favourite rider start?
- Top contender eliminated at Maryland 5 Star first trot-up plus a British withdrawal
- ‘Millimetres from going under the tyres’: terrifying moment lorry hit horse and rider caught on video
- ‘I’ll tell Liam Neeson all about HOYS!’ child film star contests prestigious pony finals
- ‘They won’t knock me off my perch yet!’ John leads gathering of nine Whitakers at a successful HOYS
- Mare ‘aggressively beaten’ after collapsing on road to be rehomed: men sentenced
- Perfect Prices, autumn five-stars and more things the horse world is talking about today
October 11th
- ‘The loveliest horse’: four-timer Cheltenham Festival runner-up delighting in life after racing
- Horse insurance policy offering lifelong cover among new innovations
- ‘Two small town kids dreamt they could take on the world’: husband and wife top eventing world rankings
- ‘Bosty’ sees a long one, a Whitaker-packed jump-off, and a father and daughter win 500 miles apart
- An outstanding horse bows out at the top, and other things the horse world is talking about
October 10th
- Sharpening the cutting edge: what next for British para dressage?
- ‘It’s ruined my life’: rider wins personal injury case four years after car hit her horse
- Tom McEwen and Pippa Funnell among 31 Brits entered for Pau five-star
- Reiners come out in force against ‘horrifying’ US doping policy
- What happens now to The Queen’s pony Emma? And other things the horse world is talking about
October 9th
- The Queen’s horses line up as HOYS presents award for a ‘devoted horsewoman’
- ‘I’ve never ridden anything with this much scope’: fiery stallion wins HOYS grand prix
- Working hunter pony and 10-year-old rider are supreme at HOYS after going for the gallop
- ‘He’s been a formidable horse’: fairytale finish for hunter who is retired after second HOYS supreme win
- ‘The best feeling in the world’: John Whitaker on his half-century competing at HOYS
- Meet the narcoleptic equine superstar who jumps fences as they blow down
- ‘He came untouched from the field two years ago’: miniature stallion wins his first HOYS tri-colour
- ‘I always knew she had this in her’: coloured mare takes HOYS crown home to Scotland
- ‘I bred the horse and the rider!’ Son pips father to win 1.90m HOYS six-bar
- ‘He is one in a million’: coloured cob continues to make dreams a reality at HOYS
- ‘She’s been in and out of hospital’: HOYS joy for star young rider and home-produced pony
- ‘He won this for his mum’: home-bred stallion makes up for dam’s HOYS seconditus with win
- ‘She’s been the super sub’: five-year-old mare steals the show for Team Ross at HOYS
- ‘She rides like she’s 16.2hh’: career first for Scottish showman and ‘fabulous’ mare at HOYS
- ‘Beautifully schooled’ riding horse answers all the right questions en route to first HOYS championship
- ‘You have to chase your dreams’: former maths teacher takes amazing HOYS hat-trick
- ‘I should like to be a horse’: HOYS’ walls adorned with Queen’s horses and words in her memory
- ‘If she said no I would have been royally screwed’: couple get engaged in the ring at HOYS
- ‘She will continue to be loved’: new picture released of The Queen’s pony Emma
- ‘Though she be but little, she is fierce’: history making Shire mare wins HOYS heavy horse crown
- ‘I feel like I haven’t been to bed!’ From puissance runner-up to Grade C champion in 11 hours
- ‘I knew I had a star on my hands’: part-bred Dartmoor leads HOYS lead rein hunter ponies in first season
October 8th
- ‘He never says no’: former Olympic eventer takes thrilling HOYS puissance
- ‘He’s our boy’: pony of a lifetime, from the same stud as Charlotte Dujardin’s first top ride, reigns at HOYS
- ‘I was in the dog house, but I think I made up for it’: husband beats wife on cob before lifting HOYS title
- ‘I thought, why not have a go?’ Fantastic HOYS win for ‘dopey’ pony
- ‘I knew he had it in him’: two HOYS wins in 12 hours for combination who went above and beyond
- ‘We’ve been trying to win here for years’: Farrier and his five-year-old daughter enjoy championship win at HOYS
- ‘I wasn’t expecting to ride so I’d been on the Prosecco’: rider nets HOYS Arab title on catch ride
- ‘I’ve pinched him off my sister’: small contender shines to lift intermediate championship at HOYS
- ‘He handled himself like a little pro’: young intermediate exceeds expectations at HOYS
- ‘He doesn’t believe he’s 19!’ Meet the ‘real-life unicorn’ turning heads at HOYS
- ‘He’s a fun all-round cob’: versatile maxi cob, who also hunts, gives rider first HOYS title after 26 years of trying
October 7th
- ‘I’ve been second in just about every class!’ Rider’s dream achieved as she wins that coveted purple rug
- Former HOYS winners do battle in ultimate in-hand showdown
- ‘I was sliding downstairs on my bum!’ showjumper shines at HOYS days after London Marathon
- How a special pony helped his 11-year-old rider in recovery from bone marrow transplant
- ‘He’s oblivious till you put a mare in front of him!’ pony stallion takes fabulous HOYS win
- ‘Dressage is definitely the safer option!’ Gemma Owen on her first visit to HOYS
- ‘I’ve been showing at HOYS for almost 40 years’: first HOYS triumph for Malcolm Salter and ‘observant’ young horse
- £2.94m colt is highest-priced yearling sold in the world this year
- ‘Showing has been an ode to my late horse’: nurse takes 2022 SEIB Search For A Star title
- Noble Peppermint reclaims HOYS working hunter pony title with 10-year-old jockey
- ‘Less daunting than teaching maths!’ Former teacher wins on first HOYS visit
- ‘My heart was racing’: consistent combination keep their cool to win HOYS 143cm worker final
- Who will take the 2022 HOYS hunter championship? Find out the class results here…
- ‘He’s finally had his day’: 17-year-old legend of a pony is a HOYS winner on his last appearance
- ‘She’s grown up in herself this season’: chestnut mare jumps to her first HOYS title
- Top pony bows out at HOYS, and other things the horse world is talking about
October 6th
- Rising star who was driving a fruit and veg truck two years ago takes superb HOYS win
- ‘That was the most magical moment’: Jo Bates takes HOYS hack spoils with young mare
- Dales stallion performs like a ‘true superstar’ to be crowned HOYS M&M champion
- ‘He’s my pride and joy’: versatile home-bred stallion shines at HOYS
- ‘I might have a Jagerbomb tonight!’ star combination nudge 85% in HOYS spectacular
- ‘We did our HOYS practice in the field in the dark’: HOYS win for home-produced Welsh A
- ‘He regularly visits the sweet shop’: Shetland scores HOYS open win with 10-year-old jockey
- Home-produced Welsh section C takes HOYS M&M working hunter championship
- ‘He’s her best friend’: 17-year-old Welsh jumps to first ever HOYS junior M&M worker title
- ‘This win is my first placing at HOYS’: Exmoor one-two in HOYS 122cm working hunter final
- ‘Robert always admired him’: first HOYS small hunter victory for Claire Oliver
- ‘We always knew he had a jump in him’: home-produced Welsh C wins on HOYS debut with 12-year-old rider
- ‘He’s finishing at the top’: Connie wins HOYS on his last appearance as a working hunter
- ‘He jumps clear after clear’: consistent Connemara gives rider seventh HOYS worker win
- ‘I’m delighted to carry on the family tradition’: Alice Homer scores 2022 HOYS worker crown
- ‘I thought I was just making up the numbers’: home-bred mare tops Welsh cobs at HOYS
- The Queen’s home-bred wins at HOYS, and more things the horse world is talking about
- The Horse & Hound Podcast 123: Show horse producer Will Morton | Becoming a farrier | News round-up
- ‘He keeps coming out with his ears pricked’: another big title for ultra-consistent Welsh section C
October 5th
- ‘She hates everyone!’ one-woman mare takes superb HOYS win
- Back by popular demand! Fancy dress relay returns to London International Horse Show
- Carl Hester’s former team horse sold to new rider: ‘It’s like something out of a dream’
- Final farewell to pony who brought joy to numerous children ‘every day’ for decades
- ‘The Queen wanted a home-bred to win at HOYS… and I’ve done it’: SEIB Racehorse to Riding Horse champion crowned
- ‘He’s such a genuine pony’: perfect child’s pony takes HOYS mini title for the second time
- ‘Today she was exceptional’: mare lifts HOYS ladies’ sash at final show before retirement
- ‘I love the bones of him’: meet the blue roan HOYS New Forest champion
- ‘I’m really motivated to win’: Highland stallion and sprinter retain their HOYS title
- ‘It’s hard juggling horses and family life’: Connemara who ‘loves hacking’ wins HOYS breed title
- ‘This is really special’: Fell gelding impresses en route to first HOYS win
- ‘Things like this don’t happen to me’: young Dales stallion springs surprise HOYS victory
- ‘We wish Mum could have been here’: special home-bred stallion produces emotional HOYS win
- The King’s win, HOYS excitement and other things the horse world is talking about
October 4th
- Sea The Stars son crowned as The King’s first winner in the royal silks
- Government accused of ‘tunnel vision’ by ‘excluding’ riders and cyclists from new national trail
- Grey Shires perform final act of service for The Queen
- A video every horse owner needs to watch and other things the equestrian world is talking about
October 3rd
- British 2012 Olympic gold medallist returns to the ring and Ben Maher wins on new horse
- ‘He’s always been one of my favourites’: young British rider takes over the reins of popular international grand prix horse
- ‘Pain-free horses don’t react like that’: film aims to help riders hear what their horses are saying
- Fell pony filly foal is top lot in breed’s first online sale
- Double bridles in competition, driving fines and other things the horse world is talking about
October 2nd
- Check your horsebox tyres for safety – and to avoid ‘unlimited’ fine
- European medal-winning event rider and RDA pioneer dies aged 92
- ‘So much pressure!’: Nations Cup Final winners also claim Olympic qualification
- British rare breed’s eventing prowess celebrated with performance award
October 1st
- ‘It was touching’: top rider comes to the rescue when amateur’s stirrup snaps moments before supreme
- ‘The longer the journey, the more horses can suffer’: new hope for change to long-distance horse transport laws
- Final farewell to respected and much-loved horsewoman, trainer and judge
- Swapping four legs for two: Olympians among riders taking on London Marathon