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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‘It’s time to make people curious about dressage by showing its beauty when done well’, says Laura Tomlinson
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‘Showjumping courses in Europe encourage forward riding – why don’t builders do that here in the UK?‘ asks Joe Fernyhough
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‘What are we waiting for?’ asks Carl Hester following the FEI General Assembly
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‘Britain once set the benchmark in top shows for others to follow, so what happened?’ asks Graham Fletcher
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‘The new generation of no-nonsense trainers are making their mark’, says Kim Bailey
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‘We need to be braver when celebrating our sport – and champion our heroes,’ says Anna Ross
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‘Do we have too many judges without valid experience?’ asks Stuart Hollings
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‘Good jumping horses that have been trained correctly’: Kylie Roddy on what you need to be successful at Pau five-star
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‘There is real camaraderie on the British circuit, but we need more premier winter shows,’ says showjumper Jodie Hall McAteer
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‘The equestrian world needs its own Jeremy Clarkson,’ says Pammy Hutton
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‘The most exciting title for some time’: Nigel Hollings on the HOYS show pony showdown and impressive breeding
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Low entries at Maryland and bumper numbers at Pau – Pippa Roome considers the autumn five-stars
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Dressage star Laura Tomlinson says: ‘We need more honesty in the sport – and a bit more fun wouldn’t hurt either’
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William Funnell on producing young horses: ‘The five-year-old world championships at Lanaken made uncomfortable viewing’
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Gill Thompson: ‘As stressful as HOYS can be, try your best to enjoy the occasion’
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Andrew Nicholson says: ‘The right riders got the medals at Blenheim Europeans’
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‘Spruce Meadows Masters had so many perfect endings it was almost like it was following a script,’ says Adam Cromarty
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Mark Phillips’ would ‘still bet on the Brits for world gold’ despite four rider falls at Blenheim Europeans
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‘We must balance etiquette with safety in the ring,’ says top show horse producer Katie Jerram-Hunnable
