Latest from Top rider interviews
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‘It’s the hardest thing we’ve ever set out to do’: Dan Skelton sets his team a high bar with ‘Operation 244’ -
Meet The Whiffler, an exhilarating but occasionally ‘terrifying’ ride – and ‘a very very nice person’ to boot -
Record-breaking jockey Saffie Osborne relives the ‘shock’ win that’s ‘changed her life’ -
‘It’s a different challenge, on a different animal’: William Fox-Pitt compares the cross-country courses of the ’90s to today – but which is tougher? -
‘Winning Burghley has changed my life, but it hasn’t changed my ambition’: why Gemma Stevens is set to be more competitive than ever -
‘The best test we’ve ever done’: two-time world dressage champion Lottie Fry reveals how it all came together for her and Glamourdale in Aachen -
From riding school to the podium: how eventing silver medallist worked her way from a city childhood to the under-25 World Championships -
‘It costs $4,500 to enter an FEI show, but you can jump a grand prix qualifier worth $100,000-plus’: Jess Mendoza on life in the States as Britain’s leading lady showjumper -
‘Ever since my parents deemed me to be safe on a horse with one of them, I was’: how England’s standout female polo player blazed a path to the top -
‘I failed way more times than I ever did well’: meet American event rider Cosby Green who has amassed a stunning CV at just 25 -
The first rider to win London’s heritage championship four times reveals she’s ‘still winging it; still trying to prove myself’ -
‘Hunting has given me a no-nonsense approach’: the amateur and trail-hunting fanatic taking on his first Badminton on a cheap ex-racehorse -
Having just achieved his first century, double Cheltenham Festival winner James Bowen reveals the benefits of long-standing sibling rivalries -
Tears, tattoos and a 40-year wait: how the national champion completed her second 160km ride -
Irish showjumper Jessica Burke shares her whirlwind story on the eve of her first World Cup Final -
Already a record-breaker, is Billy Loughnane the future champion Flat jockey? -
‘I thought I’d lost my mojo’: five-star event rider Simon Grieve on bouncing back to the top tier of the sport -
Top showjumper Joe Stockdale reveals how he turns pressure into record-breaking form -
‘My job is to challenge the horse but never overstep the mark’: Joe Stockdale on what a good training session should look like
