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Share your news story Call 0330 390 6386 Email eleanor.jones@futurenet.com @ jones_eleanor_ HORSES galloped across a purpose-built pontoon over Versailles’ historic Grand Canal in a pivotal moment for Paris 2024 Olympic preparations. The Grand Canal,

THE awarding of special prizes to the most harmonious horse and rider combinations at Equifest is just the start, it is hoped, in a positive change for the equestrian industry. Four awards were given out on Saturday, 5 August, to the most suitable co

BURGHLEY HORSE TRIALS has revealed plans to speed up entry for visitors – along with new additions to the 2023 event (31 August–3 September). Director Martyn Johnson shared news on preparations during the Lincolnshire five-star’s media morning (Wedne

RIDING schools are facing what may be their toughest time yet, having endured Covid and previous recessions. As bills have increased, riding schools need to spend more to keep running, but many clients are cutting back on lessons. Add the recent incr

HEATED debate over racecourse saunas has erupted amid calls to reopen them after concerns jockeys are using “inappropriate and risky” weight loss methods instead. Saunas in weighing rooms were shut during the pandemic, and the closures became permane

Email to hhletters@futurenet.com Name and address must be included. Letters may be edited. @ horseandhound instagram.com/horseandhound facebook.com/horseandhound I ENJOYED reading your article on Chilli Morning (Legends of the sport, 10 August) and h

jennifer.donald@futurenet.com @jen_donald OPINION THE recent Al Shira’aasponsored British Young Horse Championships at Bolesworth showcased the best of British-bred and British-produced horses in a fantastic setting. But it was sad to hear from organ

I grew up with horses and both my parents rode. I was in the Grafton branch of the Pony Club, competed on teams and went to the Pony Club championships, and was master of the Stowe Beagles while at school. I did some novice eventing and a lot of hunt

TRANSPORTATION is a necessary evil for many horses, from those who compete internationally to those for whom there is a limit to the number of places within safe hacking distance. Many horses travel many miles, and when they move, diseases move with

THE last time Britain won a team gold medal at a dressage championship was the London Olympics in 2012. Since then, British teams have collected five silvers and three bronzes, but gold has eluded them. Until now, perhaps. Carl Hester, Charlotte Duja

THE World Championships of 2022 were an event some in the British para dressage world might prefer to forget; despite heroic efforts, Britain finished off the podium for the first time in the history of modern para dressage. But sometimes, positives

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DEFENDER BLAIR CASTLE 24–27 August pippa.roome@futurenet.com @pipparoomeorkyle Defender Blair Castle, Perthshire WILLS OAKDEN and A Class Cooley showed skill and grit to rise from 11th after the dressage to take the honours in the CCI4*-L. “How am I

HIGHLIGHTS 15–20 August The Horse&Hound Poudcast Hear Caroline Powell remembering her Burghley victory on Lenamore on The Horse & Hound Podcast: horseandhound.co.uk/podcast AMATEUR winners of internationals are few and far between, but full-time phys

BSPS SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS 22–26 August alexandra.robinson@futurenet.com @alexrob_journo_ British Show Pony Society (BSPS) Summer Championships, Arena UK, Lincs HOME-PRODUCERS were flying high against the might of the country’s top teams, and one of t

A “MIRACLE survivor” made a triumphant trip from Cheshire to her family’s first BSPS championships, amassing a haul that included a Heritage cradle stakes win and a section reserve. Harriett Platt, eight, was diagnosed at seven months with a rare aut

A HOME-PRODUCED pony, bought “as a gamble” at Brecon sales last September, gave the Shropshire-based Milczarek family a first-ever HOYS ticket. Welsh section A Penllech Sid, a nine-year-old former shepherding pony, was totally foot-perfect for six-ye

A FOUR-year-old pony exceeded all expectations to land the novice show pony of the year title. Penny Carvosso’s 148cm Wedgnock Song Of Morning, produced by John Harvey and ridden by Eva Herring, 14, eclipsed a high-class field, despite it being only

NATIONAL HUNTER SUPREME CHAMPIONSHIPS 15–16 August Sports Horse Breeding of Great Britain National Hunter Supreme Championships, Addington Equestrian, Bucks A SMALL-SCALE breeder triumphed in spectacular fashion as three horses bearing her prefix won

HIGHLIGHTS 12–20 August HAVE YOU HAD A NOTABLE WIN IN THE SHOW RING? Email alexandra.robinson@futurenet.com within 24 hours of the show for your chance to appear in this section Pembrokeshire County, Pembrokeshire County Showground A WELSH section A

The Cleveland Bay Horse Society breed show, Addington Equestrian, Bucks A YEARLING filly took the supreme accord at the Cleveland Bay Horse Society’s breed show, which was incorporated into the Sports Horse Breeding of Great Britain’s national champi

FURSTENRAUSCH PS (Furstenball x Festrausch) scored plus-70% to win Saturday’s inter I on only his second attempt at the level, with rider Tom Goode. The eight-year-old was bought five years ago as a grand prix prospect for Tom by owner Richard Jackso

BURY FARM HIGH PROFILE 25–27 August polly.bryan@futurenet.com @pollyrose21 Bury Farm High Profile, Beds RICHARD WHITE has been a popular trainer for many years, helping riders to both national and international competition success. For the past year

HIGHLIGHTS 14–20 August HAVE YOU WON A BD CLASS? DO YOU OR YOUR HORSE HAVE A GREAT STORY? Email dressagehighlights@yahoo.com within 24 hours of your win for a chance to feature on these pages Fenning Farm Area Festival, Cambs JODIE SMITH and Amber V

Moreton EC Area Festival, Dorset FORMER show horse Cefnbangor Rob Roy headed a sizeable novice bronze class. Owned and ridden by Jane Hendy, the Welsh section D gelding is proving equally capable in his second career. “Since I stopped showing him two

Field House Area Festival, Derbys AFTER a stop-start beginning to their competitive career, Liz Mackenzie and her 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding Daybreak are getting into the groove. They claimed the elementary silver as the only pair in the class to

HIGHLIGHTS 19–22 August jennifer.donald@futurenet.com @jen_donald DO YOU WANT TO BE ON THIS PAGE? HAVE YOU WON A CLASS? Email jennifer.donald@futurenet.com within 24 hours of your event and please include a contact telephone number Scope Festival, So

JCB PONY CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS 11–19 August pippa.roome@futurenet.com @pipparoomeorkyle JCB Pony Club Championships, Offchurch Bury, Warks WEST NORFOLK branch member Rosie Ringer was the inaugural winner of the Chairman’s Cup eventing, a new class for t

catherine.austen@futurenet.com @cfausten123 FOR the climax of the hound parade, Dr Olivier de la Bouillerie would dismount and swim with his hounds in full cry, up the ornamental canal to his chateau, trompe bell aloft and resounding fanfares. More t