The H&H picture desk looks back at the past week of elite competition, ahead of our in-depth reports and analysis in this Thursday's magazine
Pic 1: H&H’s showjumping editor Jennifer Donald catches up with new British star Spencer Roe in Dublin, after British Showjumping announces that he will represent Great Britain at the World Equestrian Games in Normandy in September. Read the exclusive interview in this week’s Horse & Hound, out 14 August (p22-23)
Pic 2: The USA take the Aga Khan trophy in Dublin for the first time in 20 years, with the team of Beezie Madden, Katherine Dinan, Charlie Jayne and Jessica Springsteen finishing just a fence ahead of Great Britain. Find out how the British team avoided relegation in this week’s report, out 14 August (p44-48)
Pic 3: Rock legend Bruce Springsteen looks on as daughter Jessica is part of the victorious American Nations Cup team in Dublin.
Pic 4: Judges Ian Stark and Jenny Banks deliberate over the entries in Saturday’s hunter classes at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show. Read the full report in this week’s issue, out 14 August (p58-61).
Pic 5: Showjumper Oleg Krasyuk and Quinlan 2 battlethrough the storm during Sunday’s grand prix in Dublin.
Pic 6: Celebrations all around as Ballard Big Bang takes the Pembroke Cup at the Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show.
Pic 7: Cob judge Guy Landau gets a kiss from a winning connection after Sock-Et-Set takes the Dublin title for Lesley Webb.
Pic 8: Christopher Burton enjoys a stellar week, taking the spoils in both the CIC3* and the CCI* with Graf Liberty (pictured) and Santano II respectively at the NAF Five Star Hartpury International Horse Trials. Catch the full report in this week’s Horse & Hound, out 14 August (p24-26)
Pic 9: Aoife Clark unlocked her tackroom for H&H before sharing her secrets for staying organised while saving time and money, plus why everyone need an indestructible saddle-horse (p80-81)
Pic 10: Jock Paget takes 3rd in the CCI2* with Clifton Signature at the NAF Five Star Hartpury International Horse Trials, shortly after the FEI cleared both Jock and Kevin McNab of any malpractice relating to the doping charges brought against them following positive tests for reserpine after Burghley Horse Trials last September. Sophia Heath reports on the ruling in this week’s issue, out 14 August (p4-5)
Pic 11: Alison Mercer books her ticket to the nationals with Remix after winning the medium restricted class. Find out what Alison believes gave her the edge in this week’s issue, out 14 August (p32-33)
Pic 12: H&H meets Jan Tops, the president of the Longines Global Champions Tour, in an exclusive interview ahead of the tour’s arrival in London this week (p50-51).
Pic 13: Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire Minkhounds’ Cedric & Cecil are H&H’s favourite exhibits at Honiton. Find the hound show report on p70-73 of this week’s issue, out 14 August
