Tales from H&H Festival of Eventing: rider side-lined for nine months returns after eight weeks
'“I asked when I could ride again and the surgeon joked that I should never ride again!'
Eventing
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Credit: www.hoofprintsphotos.co.uk H&H Festival of Eventing: gelding who likes to make his own moves up takes the lead in the Spillers 80cm
'I've had a year to get to know him better'
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Credit: www.hoofprintsphotos.co.uk H&H Festival of Eventing: young rider takes first and third place overnight in the Ariat 90cm
Charlotte has stormed into first and third place, while her mum, Claire lies in eight
Dressage
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Where to stay at Bolesworth International Horse Show
Don't miss a moment of the action at Bolesworth by staying close by in a hotel or local B&B
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Credit: Kevin Sparrow 8 reasons your next dressage horse should be a cob
Some dressage fans might believe that the only way to a winning percentage in-between the white boards would be to own a warmblood. However this…
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jon Stroud/REX/Shutterstock (2046895o) Carl Hester (GBR) and Uthopia The London International Horse Show, London, Britain - 18 Dec 2012 Carl Hester (GBR) & Uthopia - Grand Prix Freestyle - Reem Acra FEI World Cup Dressage Qualifier - The London International Horse Show Olympia Carl Hester: Equine legends and future stars *H&H VIP*
Carl Hester on British talent and introducing Valegro to The Queen
Showjumping
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Where to stay at Bolesworth International Horse Show
Don't miss a moment of the action at Bolesworth by staying close by in a hotel or local B&B
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Credit: Jon Stroud Graham Fletcher: ‘Horses that shouldn’t win, do’ *H&H VIP*
Graham Fletcher on team support and being proud to ride for Team GBR
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Credit: Sportfot Camilla Bingham’s ultimate showjumping show guide: Valkenswaard
Camilla is here to explain what you can expect from some of showjumping’s first class shows, and gives us her top tips of how to…
Showing
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Credit: Dan Williams Dan Williams’ showing blog: things don’t always go to plan
Dan has endured a disaster of a week
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How should I turn out a hairy cob for the show ring? Learn from an expert…
‘The hair should appear quality to match the rest of him as it is his crowning jewels...’
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7 reasons why show stewards are the unsung heroes of the season
We salute you stewards, and your patience and dedication to ensuring that show day doesn’t crash and burn. We really couldn’t do it without you...
Racing
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Credit: Sarah Farnsworth/Goffs UK World record set as five-year-old sells for £620,000
‘It’s not really a record I enjoy holding, but I’m very happy with the horse’
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Jack The Giant greets Sara Dallin Help! 80s pop icons come face to face with National Hunt stars
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Credit: Racing Together ‘Everybody wants to help’: racing’s workforce digs deep for local community
Racing’s workforce grabbed their paintbrushes, bin bags and shovels to give back 1,500 hours of their time to those in need
Hunting
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Steven Ashworth: To happy hounds and good hunting *H&H VIP*
H&H’s hunting columnist on making the decision to move and a season of ‘lasts’
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Library image. Credit: Trevor Meeks/Horse & Hound/TI Media UK Syndication ‘Entirely illogical’ plan to ban trail-hunting voted down
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Library image. Credit: Trevor Meeks/Horse & Hound/TI Media UK Syndication Council to consider banning trail-hunting on its land
The Countryside Alliance is asking its members to contact their councillors ahead of the vote
Point-to-Point
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David Simpson: The Point-to-Point Authority are in listening mode *H&H VIP*
H&H’s point-to-point columnist urges fans of the sport to air their views
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Credit: Brian Armstrong Darren Edwards: Where is the incentive to return? *H&H VIP*
H&H’s point-to-point columnist contrasts a lack of sport with Will Biddick’s will to win
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David Simpson: A drastic solution may be required *H&H VIP*
H&H’s point-to-point columnist on witnessing history being made and ideas for the future
Endurance
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Credit: Endurance GB Horse who vanished for 33 hours after fall makes comeback at Royal Windsor
Basil De Mulo’s owner told H&H he has ‘redeemed himself’ after his unplanned adventure and it was a ‘dream come true’ to see him at…
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Credit: Annie Joppe Annie Joppe’s endurance blog: I think I feel a complaint coming on...
Annie has been doing a serious sorting out session
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Library image. Credit: no credit Royal Windsor endurance ‘winner’ disqualified for using reins as whip
Endurance GB has praised the action taken by the ground jury to disqualify the competitor and said it sends a ‘clear signal’ that horse welfare…
Driving
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Pumpkin and Harley — the smallest competitors by far — take Royal Windsor by storm
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TANTONI SIR SOCRATES ridden by Alice Oppenheimer for owner Georgina Pole-Carew winner of the Advanced Medium Freestyle to Music during the Royal Windsor Horse Show in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, UK between 13th-17 May 2015 7 moments from Royal Windsor Horse Show that will make you laugh (and maybe cringe, too)
Getting to the Royal Windsor Horse Show, which takes place this week (8-12 May 2019), is a career highlight for many — not much beats…
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Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret drive past the King and Queen in the War Time Utility Single Driving Class at the Windsor Horse Show. Royal Windsor 1944: Princess Elizabeth makes her winning debut at the show
We’ve rewound the clock to remember those early days of this treasured British institution...
Team Chasing
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Credit: Mike Freeman Flashy dressage horse excels at team chasing
“I had someone ask me ‘will your horse actually jump?’ and my response was ‘just watch us’
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Saphir Du Rheu, left, with Ballycasey during a schooling run over Cheltenham’s cross-country fences earlier this year. Credit: Charlotte Alexander Retired racing star Saphir Du Rheu makes eventing debut
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Yvonne Goss at Chastleton Credit: Andrew Sydenham/Horse & Hound Meet the queen of team chasing: 8 things you need to know about Yvonne Goss
Find out more about the team chasing stalwart, who has been in the sport for 40 years
Polo
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Credit: Chesterton Polo in the Park ‘It reminds me of ice hockey’: watch Love Island star Chris Hughes try polo
Find out how the racehorse owner and reality TV star gets on trying polo for the first time
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Credit: Kieran Galvin/REX/Shutterstock England team to face best in the world at home this summer
‘We’re here on home soil, we’re going to get organised and prepared early and they will have to come here and beat us!’
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Action from the The Veuve Clicquot Gold Cup for the British Open Polo Championship Credit: Peter Nixon The ultimate bluffer’s guide to polo
For everyone who may be heading to a game for the first time this season, or even thinking about giving it a try themselves, we…
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Credit: Armis Polo helmet wins top international design award
The innovative polo helmet combines top-level safety with the classic helmet style for the sport
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Credit: credit HPA (1) Try something new in 2019 — polo
Would you like to have a taster of a new equestrian discipline this year? Sara Walker talks us through how you can get started in…
Vaulting
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Lambert Leclezio and Poivre Vert, lunged by Francois Athimon, take gold in the individual male vaulting at WEG 2018. Credit: FEI/Liz Gregg Top horse retires after successfully defending gold at WEG: ‘He is an absolute warrior’
This top campaigner has won two world gold medals, as well as a European Championship gold, and will now retire from competition
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Credit: Paul Thompson Vaulting stars in new Galaxy advert
The short film has been viewed more than 22,000 times
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Get Britain’s vaulters to WEG: squad needs funds for Tryon
The squad is raising money to get themselves and their horse to the 2018 World Equestrian Games in North Carolina
