Opinion
Welcome to the home of expert equestrian opinion on the Horse & Hound website. Below are the latest thoughts of our columnists, whose views are published in Horse & Hound magazine each week.
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‘Never underestimate the importance of a venue,’ says Tim GredleyBy Jennifer Donald Published
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‘My spine is tingling already,’ says Carl Hester ahead of World ChampionshipsBy Carl Hester Published
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‘To lift a trophy 51 years after your first is an achievement you can’t replicate in any other sport’, says Chris SmithBy Chris Smith Published
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‘Nobody wins when event organisers have large entries but aren’t allowed to hold an extra day’, warns Mark PhillipsBy Mark Phillips Published
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‘A sad time as we say goodbye to lifelong servants of equestrian sport,’ says Richard DavisonBy Richard Davison Published
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‘One minute I was on top of the world – the next wondering if I’d ever win another class,’ says Simon ReynoldsBy Simon Reynolds Published
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‘We must adapt to face new challenges,’ says top showing producer Vicky SmithBy Bethan Simons Published
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‘Who gets the Aachen call-up for Britain?’ H&H eventing editor Pippa Roome shares her thoughts on the final fiveBy Pippa Roome Published
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‘It was hot hot hot at Bolesworth,’ says Carmen Edwards, who thanks the show for their efforts to keep horses coolBy Carmen Edwards Published
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‘A relaxed expression, a quiet mouth, a swinging tail and a willing attitude say far more than the bridle a horse wears,’ says Anna RossBy Anna Ross Published
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‘This is a worrying time indeed,’ says top show horse producer Katie Jerram-HunnableBy Katie Jerram Hunnable Published
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‘How could this fiasco have happened with so many senior officials present?’ asks Mark PhillipsBy Mark Phillips Published
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‘It was a massive risk that paid off’: Carl Hester’s view on the return of international dressage to HicksteadBy Carl Hester Published
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‘I’m not completely sure it’s the right thing, but at least the FEI is making an effort,’ says William Funnell about changes to the five-year-old World Breeding ChampionshipsBy William Funnell Published
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‘A timely reminder that a good horse is never a bad colour,’ says Rebecca PennyBy Rebecca Penny Published
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‘It shouldn’t be a given that riders will go clear when stepping up to four-star’, says Andrew NicholsonBy Andrew Nicholson Published
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‘I couldn’t have been prouder of how our team rode producing lovely, harmonious pictures,’ says Laura TomlinsonBy Laura Tomlinson Published
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‘We need better conversations and a riders’ committee,’ says showjumper Chris SmithBy Sarah Radford Published
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‘Viability is always a tight balance,’ says British Eventing CEO Rosie WilliamsBy Pippa Roome Published