Is Britain set for equestrian reality TV show?

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Henry Fisher (1), Agustin Merlos (2), Sebastian Merlos (3)&Joachim Gottschalk (4) for Les Lions (Blue/White) vs Edouard Carmignac (1), Juan Juaretche (2), Lucas James (3)&Juan Martin Nero (4) for Talandracas (Grey) in the sub-final of the Cartier Queen's Cup at Guards Polo Club on 16 June 2013
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As US reality TV fans settle down to a new fashion series set within the horse industry, might an English equestrian reality show pop up to rival The Only Way is Essex and Made in Chelsea?

Glasscock: the Ladies of the Horse World, set in Kentucky, is due to start filming this week, coinciding with the Kentucky Derby (3 May). The producers have promised that “personalities from all disciplines of the equestrian industry” are starring, within their private homes and estates.

Martha Terry
Features editor

Martha is an experienced journalist who is mad-keen on horses and dogs. Her reporting CV includes the Paris Olympics, European championships, Aachen World Equestrian Festival and World Cup finals. After growing up with assorted liver and white springer spaniels, she enjoyed 14 years with two rescue dogs. Now, her constant companion is Fidget, an extremely energetic and habitually muddy black and white springer. Martha has written on topics as diverse as a top horse’s clone to the best GPS trackers for dogs, as well as equestrian and rural matters for Country Life, The Field, The Times, The Spectator and The Telegraph alongside Horse & Hound.