Equestrian humour

6 things riders who work full-time can relate to

As ignorance is definitely bliss, you don’t bother to work out how much you actually spend on your horse...

Sheath cleaning — and 9 other unpleasant jobs horse owners have to do

There are lots of things about owning and riding horses which bring great joy. Unfortunately, there are others more likely to come under the heading of ‘necessary evils’. Here are H&H's top 10 least favourite horse jobs...

Relatable Ronnie — the back person and the fast disappearance of a smug face

Ronnie has been paid a visit by the pack person, who has both good and bad news for him

9 things you wish you could have told your 13-year-old self

Looking back, there are a few things we wish we'd known when we were 13...

6 things you might experience if you’ve come back to horses after a break

For the true horsey guys and gals out there, riding never stays out of your life for good...

Relatable Ronnie: the perils of the saddle-purchasing decision-making process

Ronnie and Penny go through one of the processes we all encounter when owning a horse

Relatable Ronnie: the eventing day

Find out how a day’s eventing unfolded for Ronnie and Penny...

Carl Hester, Jilly Cooper or hunting three times a week? Choose your equestrian fantasy lockdown house…

Bored of lockdown? Indulge in a little fantasy by choosing your fantasy equestrian quarantine house, complete with riding facilities and famous housemates

Relatable Ronnie — the fun game of plaiting

Join Ronnie and his owner Penny as they encounter some horse vs. human moments we could probably all relate to...

8 things horsey couples argue about...

It's not all bliss and red roses in the tack room. Sometimes having a horsey other half can lead to domestics…

9 things we didn’t think we’d miss about competitions — but we do

While we’re all certainly having competition withdrawals, the absence of any events in the diary for the foreseeable has got us missing things we never thought we would

Horsey chores we all love to hate: which would you choose?

Would you rather muck out 15 stables or sweep the yard 60 times? Bath five horses or plait seven manes? Take our quiz...

14 of the best (OK, worst) horsey puns

Some people dislike puns – but we’ve got a message for those neighsayers, and it’s that, erm, you probably won’t want to read the rest of this article!

8 horsey tasks which are always harder than you expect

How many of these seemingly simple tasks have you struggled with?

7 ways in which real life is no longer like a Pullein-Thompson book

Generations of pony-mad youngsters grew up on the work of sisters Diana, Josephine and Christine Pullein-Thompson, who wrote dozens of pony books between them. They’re still great stories, and many of the books are still in print, but unfortunately they’re less believable than they once were — modern equestrian life has since become a little more complicated...

Flying horses and 6 other brilliant April Fools’ Day pranks

Take a look at this selection of the equestrian community’s April Fool’s Day pranks for 2020 to put a smile on your face...

#equestriangoals vs reality: when they just don’t match up

Amazing arenas, magnificent muck heaps and perfect plaits — if you thought the horse world was exempt from unrealistic expectations channelled by social media, think again...

Is this the ultimate ‘I can't believe it’ equestrian competition moment?

Horses have a knack of embarrassing us, but the antics of ‘Naughty Brian’ surely take the ultimate prize…

4 things we absolutely love (and maybe don’t love) about having a young competition horse

Do these ring any bells?

15 great (or awful) horsey jokes to hopefully put a smile on your face

With coronavirus giving us very little to be cheery about at the moment, here we bring you some of the best (or perhaps worst!) equine gags doing the rounds on the internet to hopefully put a smile on your face