Horse & Hound

Share your news story Call 01252 555021 Email eleanor.jones@futurenet.com @ jones_eleanor_ THE equestrian community needs to see efforts are being made to fight the equine obesity epidemic, it is believed, as a major initiative returns in extended fo

BRAMHAM course-designer Ian Stark discusses the impossible challenge facing top-level designers (opinion, p16). It appears they must either simplify courses and so fail to challenge those at the very top of their game, or risk a fence causing “too ma

THE bodies to be responsible for governance and administration of hunting have been named, and the chair of the former confirmed. The British Hound Sports Association (BHSA) will take on governance, and the Hound Sports Regulatory Authority administe

The 11-year-old dressage stallion, by Uthopia and out of Valegro’s full sister Weidyfleur II, has been put down following colic. He was owned by breeder Claire Hester, Carl Hester, Roly Luard and Anne Crohn. The Willie Mullins-trained dual Cheltenham

Dressage rider Carl Hester has returned catch ride KK Woodstock to his regular rider Gareth Hughes, meaning Carl is without a ride to campaign for this year’s World Championships. Legendary showjumper Geoff Billington, 67, is recovering after being h

Overheard, a discussion on the price of stallions’ semen: “Isn’t it the most expensive liquid sold?” asked one rider. A pause for thought. “No, definitely printer ink,” said another. A good point. A coloured Irish cob has hit headlines as the marking

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1) Who made the plinth for the new Badminton trophy? 2) This year’s Grand National winner is by which four-time Ascot Gold Cup winner? 3) Who was the first English-trained three-year-old filly to win the Arc? 4) Name The Queen’s first winner on the F

polly.bryan@futurenet.com @pollyrose21 OUR weekend helper at Elite Dressage, Emily, was recently told by her schoolteacher that riding “wasn’t a profession”. On hearing this, I had an initial grumble along the lines of, “What the hell have I been doi

pippa.roome@futurenet.com @pipparoomeorkyle AT one point during Bramham’s cross-country day, I was ready to walk away from the sport. You put your heart and soul into it and when something awful happens – in this case, a horse suffering a serious inj

• High-carbohydrate diets, pelleted feeds over coarse mixes, water deprivation, straw feeding, non-ad lib forage. • More than two handlers, fewer than two rest days per week, absence of daily tactile horse-to-horse contact, talk radio. • Repeated tra

MOST EGUS lesions heal fully with medical therapy, but in some EGGD cases, remodelling of the underlying tissue leads to development of a polyp. Gastric polyps are accumulations of fibrous tissue and inflammatory cells that prevent healing by physica

THIS year’s Al Shira’aa Hickstead Derby meeting takes place from 23 to 26 June. • Horse & Hound will be keeping you up to date with all the action, insight and news with wall-to-wall online coverage at horseandhound.co.uk, as well as a bumper report

MEGAN ELLIS waved goodbye to a run of rotten luck when she headed BE80(T) section E at Ascott Under Wychwood riding her own The Heros Promise (Joey). In 2019 the pair suffered a bad rotational fall during training, and at the end of that year it was

FIVE years after undergoing an operation to remove a cyst in his throat, 11-year-old Gues is now back in full work and out competing. Under owner Taylor Denness, he won both prelims, including one with 81.54%, at West Wilts. “I’ve had him since he wa

jennifer.donald@futurenet.com @jen_donald Bramham, Yorkshire MAKING a dash from Keysoe International to Yorkshire paid dividends for Adrian Speight, who won the final Wetherby Skips grand prix in typically determined style, riding Millfield Baloney.

BEN MAHER landed the CSI2* Roelofsen Horse Trucks grand prix at Geesteren, the Netherlands, with a commanding performance on the exciting eight-year-old Point Break. The world number four piloted the gelding owned by Charlotte Rossetter and Pamela Wr

EMILY SAGE’S “once in a lifetime” stallion I Am A Harley (pictured) secured his rider her first HOYS qualification when he headed a tough talent seekers qualifier at Northcote Stud, Lancs (3 June). Just 0.26sec divided the top three combinations, wit

• THE Team Jinks/Forster reign continued as they scored seven HOYS tickets across Royal Bath and West and Midland Counties. This included the overall show hunter pony championship at the former with Anthony Gribbin’s Runnon Ruby Tuesday (Reise Shakes

catherine.austen@futurenet.com @cfausten123 MY start date at the Pytchley with Woodland fell on a Friday. To avoid any bad luck I first walked out my new pack of hounds at 3pm sharp on the Thursday afternoon. This took me back to eight years ago when

CAREERS information tends to target school leavers, yet mature students thirsting for knowledge is the very reason for the existence of Lingfield Equine Distance Learning (LEDL), an approved training provider with UK Rural Skills (UKRS). This enables

THERE are many decisions to make when choosing the right college or university for you. Cameo Knight, higher education equine lecturer and access to higher education course co-ordinator at University Centre Sparsholt (UCS), gives her top tips for any

SEVERAL months ago, Adam bought a day’s clay-pigeon shooting in a hunt auction. He then went about inviting people and booked the day for the jubilee weekend. The auction lot was donated by a family who live at Callaly in the West Percy country. A be