1 instagram vs. reality 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 very cute foals to a racehorse that looks ready to rock, we saw it all on social media.

Equestrian social media posts of the week

The canine bosses at Joseph O’Brien’s yard

How cute

This lot look to be living the dream

https://www.facebook.com/177036625804616/videos/211476720790357

Jury Duty, who won almost £400,000 in National Hunt prize money is enjoying his retirement

Well, this is one way to arrive at a horse auction…

Getting some serious air

Good luck to Mollie Summerland as she embarks on a mammoth trip in order to compete at Luhmühlen

But our favourite social media post this week is…

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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.