Social licence

Concerns over horses’ ‘blue tongues’ and open mouths pictured at World Cup qualifier

Gymnastics turned its sporting ‘crisis’ into welfare reform – can horse sport follow suit?

*Exclusive* Are uniformly loose nosebands the answer to horse sport’s image problems, or ‘the beginning of the end’?

What the public really thinks and how horse sport can gain trust

*Exclusive* Showing our love of horses – what we can all do to help secure equestrian sport’s future

Graham Fletcher: ‘It’s time for new whip rules to be introduced’

Anna Ross: ‘Systems need to stand up to scrutiny, be logical and understandable’

William Funnell: ‘Good training produces happy horses who perform well’

Carl Hester: ‘We must be authentic, not aim to be perfect; confident but never arrogant’

Dressage groups debate welfare and public trust, raising more questions than answers

*Exclusive* How horse abuse is penalised in sport – and the challenges of bringing a case before the FEI Tribunal

Horses’ ‘magical’ lifeline for young people could help our sport thrive

Equestrian sport at ‘critical juncture’ as dressage meets to address the sport’s future

Why horses’ relevance to the public is key to our sport’s survival

Anna Ross: ‘Let’s move forward with pride in our past and the humility to improve sport’

H&H Olympic reporter’s blog: a wonderful Olympics – but welfare questions will continue

Riders urged to ‘display our sport’s beauty’ and be guardians of horses as Olympics approach

Calls for tougher whip rules – as the double bridle debate returns

Cameras in warm-up arenas and yard inspections – calls to be brave for the future of horse sport

Nina Barbour: ‘The industry needs to act fast in order to get ahead’