1 de-fluffed horse and 7 other great bits of horsey social media this week

Enjoy some of our favourite updates from equestrian social media channels during the past week. From some Grand National greatness to competing in the snow in April, we saw it all on social media.

Equestrian social media posts of the week

This Suffolk Punch is a little confused…

Flat jockey Oisin Murphy proving he can ride jumpers as well as racehorses

This was the moment at Burnham Market when the one minute silence for the death of Prince Philip was observed — every horse was on its best behaviour

This looks like fun

A very well-bred foal indeed

This was a snowy Kentucky on Wednesday

Oh no

But our favourite social media post this week is…

Before and after

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Gemma Redrup

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Gemma is an experienced journalist, having been part of the H&H team since 2014, who is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at in August 2018. Gemma’s reporting talents have taken her to numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.