While we have all been on a hack before, not all of us has access to hacking routes with jaw-dropping scenery. We asked you to provide us with your best ‘through the ears’ shots, set in the most breathtaking of landscapes, and you did not disappoint. Here’s a selection of our favourites…
Where: Kynance Cove, Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall
Who: Rebecca Williams and Meghans Boy
Where: St John’s and Slieau Whallian (also known as Witches Hill) on the Isle of Man
Who: Claire Hawley-Scott and Ella
Where: Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland
Who: Claire Thorburn and Starry Night (six-times HOYS winner now in retirement)
Where: The Pinnacle and Old Harry Rocks, Studland, Dorset
Who: Paula Reavenall and Sienna
Where: Brecon Beacons National Park, with a snow-capped Pen-y-Fan and Corn-du in the distance
Who: Emma Lane and Domino
Where: Near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Who: Ella Hitchman and Rocky Rockstar, with whom she has represented Team GB at both the Junior and Young Rider European Eventing Championships, including winning team gold in 2015
Where: Uley Bury, Gloucestershire
Who: Chelsei Marie and Bertie
Where: Giza pyramids, Cairo
Who: Beth Sartain on Seren, watching her daughter Leah ride SimSim
Where: Marloes Sands, Wales
Who: Ellie Warlow and Sovreign
Where: Les Hauts Plateaux de l’Aude, Southern France
Who: Brigitte Fresnel and Pindaro Corrale
Where: Ayrshire, Scotland
Who: Ellis Simister
Where: Burrator Reservoir, Dartmoor
Who: Jane Scott and Lucy Underwood with Marika and Monni
Where: Perranporth Beach, Cornwall
Who: Tegenn Greenaway
Where: Pendam Lake, Aberystwyth
Who: Becca Parsons and Angel
Where: Kynance, Cornwall
Who: Olivia Hulme and Tornado
Where: Oxwich Bay, Gower Peninsula, Wales
Who: Danielle Parlour and Checkmate
Where: Porto Ferro Beach, Sardinia
Who: Dominika Orendáčová
Where: Muriwai Beach, Auckland, New Zealand
Who: Catharine Bines and Caliber
Where: Between Llandinam and Caersws and looking over the River Severn in Mid-Wales
Who: Tabby Denny-Northover and Bumble
Where: Overlooking Kynance Cove, the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall, from the downs to the north
Who: Adrian Bartter
Where: Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight
Who: Kelly Blow and Tennyson Down
Where: Luxborough Road, looking toward Dunkery, Exmoor
Who: Natalie Stevens and Merlin, Lyndell and Noah stopping for a quick catch up
Where: St Agnes, Cornwall
Who: Sarah Fisher and Murphy
Where: Maam Valley, Connemara, Co. Galway overlooking Lough Corrib
Who: Sarah Keane and Errislannan Potter
Where: Glencourse Reservoir in the Pentland Hills, south of Edinburgh
Who: Jenna Wood and Bailey
Where: Windsor Great Park
Who: Claire Harker and Rock
Where: Ullswater, Lake District
Who: Breanne Kelso
Where: Horseshoe Bay Beach, Southampton, Bermuda
Who: Gillian Olson and Scooby Doo
Where: Gower, South Wales
Who: Aimee Blakey and Gypsy
Where: Just outside Dublin, Ireland
Who: Andrea Colfer and Sparta
Where: Slieve Gullion Mountain, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Who: Dianne Kelly and Highdell Titania
Where: Callater Loch, Braemar, Aberdeenshire
Who: Kayleigh Moran and Gordon Of Caenlochan
Where: Aberffraw Beach, Anglesey
Who: Rebeca Parry and Sam
Where: Ballaugh, Isle of Man
Who: Becka Scott and Legacy
Where: Beara Peninsula, West Cork, Ireland
Who: Cleo Murphy and Danu
Where: Warwick Long Bay Beach, Bermuda
Who: Frances Weddup and Mooch
Where: Saddleworth, Manchester
Who: Frances Taylor and Rosie
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