Piggy March speaking out on safety in horse sport, plus other things the horse world is talking about
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1. Piggy March on moving eventing forward safely
In her column for Horse & Hound this week, Piggy March talks about how she feels eventing needs to adapt in order to keep the sport moving forward safely. The answers, she believes, are in having the right courses, investing in estates that run on old turf, looking for the brilliance in sharp cross-country horses rather than those who are easier to ride on the flat, and taking advice from the world’s best – including asking the likes of Andrew Nicholson or William Fox-Pitt to call time on a rider’s round if they do not look fit to continue.
2. The trainer banned for a second time this year
A trainer who was suspended in February has breached his ban by competing under a false name at an event in Furusiyya, UAE. Hicham Gharib denied the allegations and the case was submitted to the FEI Tribunal. The Tribunal was satisfied Gharib had violated his suspension and he was suspended for an additional year.
Find out more about this incident
3. How the horse world is getting in on Black Friday
Black Friday is technically on 25 November 2022, but let’s face it the retail world has been drip-feeding us deals for the past fortnight already. For those who want to get ahead on their Christmas shopping but don’t have time to scour the internet for the best equestrian sales, deals and special offers, we’ve done this for you…
The best Black Friday equestrian deals
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Sarah has worked at an equestrian journalist and editor since 2004 and has held the position of Horse & Hound Editor-in-Chief since 2014. She has reported for Horse & Hound from major championships including Europeans and World Equestrian Games. She has co-written books on horses and horse sport including The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horses & Ponies. She has owned and ridden horses since 1993, and worked for and trained with Olympic gold medallist event rider Leslie Law prior to going to university. While studying for a BSc at London School of Economics Sarah also worked for top British dressage rider Louise Spate.