In this week’s Horse & Hound magazine, on sale Thursday, 8 July, we bring you bumper reports from both Royal Windsor Horse Show and the BD Winter Dressage Championships, plus lots more. Plus, don’t miss a hero-to-hero interview between Nick Skelton and Andy Murray, plus we talk to Paralympian Erin Orford, and more. We also investigate why reasons a horse might not develop or maintain fitness. We also have reports from eventing and showing from around the UK.
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What’s in Horse & Hound magazine: 8 July 2021
News
- The British horses and riders going for gold in Tokyo
- Bicton to hold replacement CCI5*
- Racing launches whips consultation
- How to avoid accidental doping positives
- How to avoid accidental doping positives
Royal Windsor
- Horses: Robert Walker scores a hat-trick, and there’s a surprise in the cob championship
- Ponies: Tiny Dancer puts on bold performance
- Natives: Hairies land two of the four big classes
- Amateurs: True home-producers shine on hunters
- Grand prix: Ben Maher takes the feature class on Tokyo ride Explosion W
- CSI5*: Kent Farrington and Holly Smith on form
- National: classes Tough jump-off sorts out under-25s
- In pictures: The best moments caught on camera
Winter dressage championships
- Small tour: Alice Oppenheimer and her home-bred mare dance their way to a freestyle double
- Gold classes: Charlotte Dujardin scores a hat-trick
- Silver classes: Two teenagers take two classes each, while riders from Portugal and New Zealand stand out
- Area Festival champs: Scottish riders and unconventional breeds prosper
Opinion
- Letters of the week
- Dressage: Judy Harvey
- Showing: Clare Dew
People and horses
- Hero to hero: Double Olympic gold medallists Nick Skelton and Andy Murray discuss their desire to win
- All in a day’s work: A pony centre manager
- Five minutes with: Paralympian Erin Orford
- Goodnight: Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary
Vet clinic
- Fitness issues: Reasons a horse might not develop or maintain fitness
Features
- Property: By the seaside
- Products: Best balancers
Hunting
- A life in hunting: Michael Scott, retired from hunt service after 26 seasons with the Old Berks, talks to Marcus Armytage
Reports
- Eventing: Keysoe, Alnwick Ford, Farley Hall, Launceston and more
- Showing: North of England, Lincolnshire Horse and Pony, and Hickstead
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