Horse & Hound’s hot topics: furious spectators, doping and WEG

Get a sneak preview of some of the topics discussed by our columnists and in our features in this week’s magazine:

• Royal Festival of the Horse: Find out what made visitors to the new show furious

• Showing columnist Stuart Hollings wonders whether supreme championships will become a thing of the past

• Trailblazers: The writer of our letter of the week explains why it might not be the cost-effective option

• Dope testing: We reveal whether exercise has an effect on drug detection times with the latest veterinary research

•Eventing columnist Mark Phillips speculates on the WEG team selection — but how many did he get right?

• Dressage columnist Pammy Hutton shares her mantra for correct dressage training

• Polo columnist Luke Tomlinson explains how polo could be improved

Find out what else is in this week’s magazine

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