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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‘A timely reminder that a good horse is never a bad colour,’ says Rebecca Penny
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‘It shouldn’t be a given that riders will go clear when stepping up to four-star’, says Andrew Nicholson
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‘I couldn’t have been prouder of how our team rode producing lovely, harmonious pictures,’ says Laura Tomlinson
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‘We need better conversations and a riders’ committee,’ says showjumper Chris Smith
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‘Viability is always a tight balance,’ says British Eventing CEO Rosie Williams
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‘Running reins do not feature in the British Horse Society’s teaching’, plus other responses to Pammy Hutton’s column
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‘History was made’: Nigel Hollings shares his Royal Windsor 2026 highlights
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‘I’ve been warned never to discuss this, but here goes,’ says Pammy Hutton as she tackles a taboo topic
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‘Being able to access shows like Royal Windsor from another route is a godsend,’ says British showjumper Adrian Whiteway
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Could LeMieux’s new grazing muzzle help make tackling equine obesity cool?
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‘Will rising costs force showing competitors to stay closer to home?’ asks Stuart Hollings
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‘Badminton course designer Eric Winter will be pleased with his statistics, but he didn’t help British selectors,’ says Mark Phillips
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‘What the public thinks about equestrian sport matters,’ warns Richard Davison
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‘I’m enjoying building back up,’ says John Whitaker as he returns to competing after surgery
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Showing is at a crossroads amid increasing pressure, warns Simon Reynolds
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‘Riders’ focus on their horses’ body health is a positive step,’ says Pippa Roome after Kentucky Three-Day Event
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‘The FEI seems to be moving at a collected walk rather than an extended canter on things that “cannot wait”,’ says Carl Hester
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‘Breathless, chaotic, compelling – it was a proper, old-fashioned Grand National,’ says trainer Kim Bailey
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‘If a horse doesn’t perform, we have to look at ourselves and do better,’ says showing producer Gill Thompson
