1 incredible playground 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 the crowning of some new champions to children with the ultimate playground, we saw it all on social media.

Equestrian social media posts of the week

All smiles

It was great to see Harry Meade back in action at the top level en-route to fifth at Kentucky last weekend after his horror fall last year

And his groom even won the groom’s prize too

What a place for kids to grow up

Congratulations to Jack Whitaker for his first five-star victory

And more congratulations, this time to Harry Skelton for becoming champion National Hunt jockey last weekend

Cute

But our favourite social media post this week is…

This is what it meant to Oliver Townend when he won Kentucky five-star aboard Ballaghmor Class

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Gemma Redrup

H&H features, racing and point-to-point editor

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.