Lucy Elder
Senior news writer
Lucy joined the H&H newsdesk in 2015, taking on the senior news writer position in 2018.
Since joining the Horse & Hound team, Lucy has interviewed many top riders and has reported on the ground from major global sporting events including the Tokyo Paralympic Games and multiple European Championships. She has also reported at countless other national and international fixtures, in the UK and abroad, including Burghley, Badminton and London, and has been part of the remote coverage team for Olympics and world championships.
Her news writing experience includes covering current affairs and sports news across the spectrum of equestrian disciplines and racing, as well as human and equine welfare, industry news and court cases.
Lucy grew up as a member of the Belvoir Hunt branch of the Pony Club and competed up to intermediate level eventing. She spent a year working in eventing yards before university, where she became a member of the Great Britain Student Riders squad and competed in Ireland, Spain and Germany.
After graduating from Oxford Brookes in 2012, Lucy trained as a journalist at News Associates in London where she received her NCTJ (National Council for the Training of Journalists) qualification. She spent two years as a news reporter and entertainment editor on the Windsor Express, Slough Express and Maidenhead Advertiser titles at Baylis Media, passing her senior NQJ (National Qualification in Journalism) exams in 2015 and joining H&H the same year.
In 2018, Lucy received the British Equestrian Federation’s journalist of the year award, which recognises “great journalism in equestrian sport, celebrating the work of a written journalist, broadcaster or photographer who has gone above and beyond to promote equestrian sport during the past year”. She has twice reached the shortlist for the Martin Wills Writing Awards (2013 and 2014), for writing on a racing theme, and is also vice-chairman of the British Equestrian Media Association.
Follow Lucy
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Rats and human urine to blame in recent positive dope tests
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‘Our hearts are very full’: British rider and husband welcome new baby
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Final farewell to a top sire, plus more things the horse world is talking about
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How findings of a milestone census could help improve lives of horses
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Major new deals for Badminton and Cheltenham Gold Cup, plus more partnership news
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‘We are all heartbroken’: final tributes paid to seven-year-old star following stable accident
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Major pre-Olympic fixture pulls plug on FEI’s Nations Cup after rule change
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Path to Paris Olympics hots up, research into elite dressage scores, and more things the horse world is talking about
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‘All hands on deck’ as event steps up to host replacement fixture – with just days’ notice
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Where will future top cross-country course-designers come from? H&H investigates...
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‘This is not a PR exercise’: transparency vital to ensure horse sport’s future
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Gold Cup heroes, Grand National stars and popular greys to parade at Cheltenham
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Champion turns professional to train family home-bred horse for Grand National
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Winning start for Olympic gold medallists, the rider targeting two sports at Paris, and more things the horse world is talking about
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‘It promises to be a memorable birthday year’: new sponsor for major British horse trials
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Ponies found suffering at ‘sanctuary’ that offered ‘equine-assisted therapy’
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New hybrid Olympic eventing format submitted by FEI to IOC
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Irish five-star winner heads stateside for catch ride in $100,000 showcase
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Viewing our horses through their eyes can help improve their welfare