London 2012: a year on, what has changed for horse sport?
The most successful Olympics ever for British riders piqued interest in horse sport.
A year on more people are competing, watching and hoping to work in the industry than ever before.
But key figures from Greenwich say that has not translated into new owners and sponsors coming through — crucial to replicating the success of London in Rio 2016.
So what does this mean for our sport and what can we do about it?
Find out what Olympic riders Laura Tomlinson, Carl Hester, Ben Maher and Tina Cook have to say in this week’s issue of H&H, out today (Thursday 15 August).
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A graduate of Exeter University, Amy joined our news team from Redpin Publishing in 2008 as news writer. She was promoted to deputy news editor in May 2013 and became news editor in April 2015. She left Horse & Hound in March 2016 to take up an editorial position in Dubai.