Latest from Top rider interviews
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‘He gives me Valegro vibes’: meet Louise Bell’s exciting rising star Peaky Blinder -
Ballaghmor Class – celebrating the career of this outstanding five-star eventing hero -
The five-star winner who defied the odds by going from a paralysed arm to riding at the European Championships in 26 days -
‘I didn’t want to be boxed in as the influencer’: Harrison Ashton on the leap of faith that made him a British team medallist -
6 keys to breeding HOYS superstar ponies, according to history-making Heniarth Stud -
‘I had the naivety of youth’ – Zara Tindall relives her week winning double gold at the 2005 European Championships at Blenheim -
‘I fell for King William instantly’: how love at first sight for Mary King grew into one of the greatest eventing partnerships of all time -
A pre-Burghley toast to the magical Murphy Himself – the daredevil grey that famously took out strides at the world’s biggest fences -
Celebrating Uthopia, Carl Hester’s small but mighty stallion who propelled Britain into the dressage stratosphere -
‘Competing has kept me alive’, says 89-year-old scurry driving star with a pacemaker and a passion for adrenaline -
‘I’m a horseman before I’m a showjumper’: the horse-first mentality that underpins Matt Sampson’s success -
‘A horse needs to feel like a conquering king’: why Matt Sampson’s showjumpers want to perform for him -
Meet Matt Sampson’s string: find out how he spots an equine star and which top horse spends three months a year out in the field -
‘To win on one you’ve known from a foal adds to the whole value’ – the thrill of competing home-bred elite horses -
Daily learning, diligence and why you need to jump on grass – inside the mindset of a top-flight showjumper -
‘If I could build a horse, it would be him’: Yasmin Ingham on the ingredients of a perfect eventer -
‘I only ride her two or three times a week’: the work routine that propelled hot dressage mare to Olympic final -
‘The more time you “waste”, the better your relationship’: how less is more for Olympic ‘mare of all mares’ -
Which of Ros Canter’s five-star aces is she tipping for next season – and her new dream for the future
