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IF anyone is seeking a lesson in motivation, have a read of the H&H interview this week (p18), in which US event rider Tamie Smith speaks to Pippa Roome about her unusual route to the top – from her first international aged 32 to finishing ninth at B

Share your news story Call 01252 555021 Email eleanor.jones@futurenet.com @jones_eleanor_ DISQUALIFICATION for “clear and flagrant disregard” for rules and changes to the way jockeys use the whip headline changes to racing’s whip rules. The rules str

Irish dressage rider Heike Holstein’s 2019 European and Tokyo Olympic ride has been sold to the US. Heike and the 13-year-old’s last FEI outing was Wellington in June, where they came third in the freestyle. The multiple champion US sire, owned and b

PONY CLUB members will be able to compete in British Eventing (BE) classes in August and September without buying BE membership. As part of a collaboration aimed at supporting young eventers, Pony Club members can compete in PC80, PC90 and PC100 sect

Eventer Ingrid Klimke has been selected for the German dressage squad at the World Championships with Franziskus. The pair were selected for Tokyo, but ruled out when he was injured. Record-breaking jockey Hollie Doyle became the first Flat jockey to

A rider was surprised to be reported to a welfare charity because her horse was standing in the sun. Said horse had lots of lovely shade and water, but had chosen to stand there. As the old saying doesn’t go, you can lead a horse to shade but you can

A PIMM’S gazebo in full flight, jumps blowing down as you clear them – just another day at the office for Adrian Speight and Millfield Baloney. The pair were in the jump-off of the international stairway at the Great Yorkshire Show when Adrian spotte

pippa.roome@futurenet.com @pipparoomeorkyle NEGATIVITY around equestrianism on social media, from people on the inside of horse sport, is sad and upsetting. We all know the realities of life with horses and sport – everything isn’t perfect and heart-

alexandra.robinson@futurenet.com @alexrob_journo_ I WAS honoured to judge both coloured ridden and small hunter classes at this year’s Great Yorkshire Show. The numbers forward in the coloured classes were immense; in one class we had 48 ponies prese

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polly.bryan@futurenet.com @pollyrose21 WITH the cost of living at a frightening level, the news that British Dressage has implemented some measures aimed at providing financial support for organisers and judges is to be welcomed. As from the beginnin

1) What is the maximum height for a miniature horse in Britain? 2) Which was the top jumping sire in the world in 2021? 3) The international eventing scoring system changed before the 2018 season – but Jonelle Price would still have won that year’s B

“I FIRST met Spruce when one of my clients [Sophie Robbins] was looking for a new pony and we heard that there was a three-year-old Highland pony colt on the market. His former owner had bought him as a foal on his dam at the stud’s dispersal after t

IN 2012, a 17-year-old Lucinda Elliott lifted her first Dick Saunders supreme ridden pony title at the Royal International Horse Show (RIHS). Her partner was David Dixon and Mary Harforth’s show pony mare Dance All Night (Mamba), who was remarkably j

HORSE & HOUND will be creating extensive online coverage of the 2022 Longines Royal International Horse Show (26-31 July), including breaking news, reports on all the action as it unfolds and expert insight, in addition to what will be included in th

WEIGHT-AWARE awards – for the best-conditioned animals – were awarded by The Horse Trust in more than 40 classes, where animals in a variety of sections were assessed by a qualified vet. “We were delighted that the show wanted to promote itself as be

A RIDER in her first season affiliated showing season proved that perseverance pays in the end, as she landed her first-ever HOYS qualification with her home-produced Dales gelding. Fifteen-year-old Amy Forsdyke and her pony of five years Byersgreen

WORKER jockey Imogen Philp, 13, picked up two tickets to HOYS across one weekend with her new ride Lammermuir Bailey. The Connemara gelding won the plaited 143cm class at Warwickshire Summer Fair, before jumping to the M&M 143cm qualifier at NPS Area

HORSES and riders had to contend with consistently high temperatures during the championships, and the heat took its toll. “It was disappointing but the scorching weather affected everyone – nine days at 38°C and only dropping to 25°C at night, altho

STEPHEN CLARKE was the judge at C in the grand prix and described the class as “fun and educational to judge”. “There was a huge mixture of competitors with some horses new to the level and some riders who are just moving up,” he said. “It’s great to

ALICE GATES and Shanbeg Pandora steamed around the Barbury hills in the joint fastest time to bag the under-18 open novice (ONu18) on a score of 28.9. Alice, 17, is a member of the Tedworth branch of the Pony Club. “I live very near Barbury and so th

catherine.austen@futurenet.com @cfausten123 Great Yorkshire, Great Yorkshire Showground, North Yorkshire THE VWH hounds dominated the major classes at this year’s show and won both championships with hounds drawn from their two-couple entries, the do

CHARTERED surveyor Roxi Foster climbed the leaderboard from fifth after dressage to land the novice masters title at Barbury with her own Dalsaans Hasty Prince. Penalty-free rounds around Alec Lochore’s novice cross-country track were virtually non-e

ONE of the things people say about hunting folk is that we are all philistines, our houses book-free zones. But that is not my experience at all. At the South and West Wilts there was a keen theatrical contingent overseen by a clever impresario calle