Kitty King at Fence 27, Lion Bridge, during a cross country preview of the Defender Burghley Horse Trials 2023 at Burghley House near Stamford in Lincolnshire in the UK on the 17th August 2023.
British showjumper Jodie Hall McAteer reflects on where it all started, while jumping at the home leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour in her exclusive H&H column. Jodie’s mother Mandy Hall runs nearby Hyde Park Stables, which was sponsoring some of the classes and providing the pony rides. Circumstances meant that Jodie’s first pony, Rosie Lee, now aged 29, made a visit to the show. “Having her here was a nice reminder of how it all started. You can get caught up in results, but at the end of the day all of the top-level riders were once boys and girls riding round on their ponies,” says Jodie.
An on-duty mounted officer and police horse were both injured after a dog ran out of a London house and attacked on Friday afternoon (18 August). A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the police constable who was riding the horse was unseated and the horse “bolted from the scene” and was recovered a short distance away. The horse was bitten by the dog and sustained injuries to one leg.
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Lucy is an experienced news journalist, reporter and presenter. Since joining the Horse & Hound team in 2015, Lucy has reported from major global sporting events including the Tokyo Paralympic Games and multiple European Championships, as well as Badminton, Burghley and London, to name a few. She has covered current affairs and sports news across the full spectrum of equestrian disciplines and racing, as well as human and equine welfare, industry news and court cases.
