Horse & Hound

PARIS 2024 cross-country course-designer Pierre le Goupil shared more about what to expect from his Olympic track. “Designing in Versailles, like everywhere, is all about telling a story – we need to speak to the audience,” said Pierre at the seminar

The 14-year-old mare and Ireland's Daniel Coyle continued their winning streak with another World Cup triumph at Jumping Amsterdam following last week's win in Leipzig. The unbeaten Justify son, trained by Aiden O'Brien for Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor

EQUINE welfare charities have launched a survey to find out if the cost-of-living crisis has worsened for owners over the past year. The survey has been developed by World Horse Welfare with support from National Equine Welfare Council partners Redwi

World champion Lottie Fry and Everdale won the Amsterdam CDI-W grand prix and freestyle on 26-27 January. They scored 88.10% in the freestyle, a personal best. Olympic showjumper Markus Fuchs is the new showjumping coach of the Swiss eventing team. H

THE major contributor to eventing and eternally wise counsel to many died on 23 January after a short illness, aged 83, at his home in Lockerbie, Scotland. He saw the sport from all aspects and through many changes, as a rider, organiser, official, p

THIS week's interview with Lucy Scudamore (p18), groom to Carl Hester, is an uplifting read and enough to make anyone thinking of a career with horses consider a position as a groom. Lucy has landed what her younger self declared would be the dream j

The Antiques Roadshow featured a My Little Pony collection valued at £30,000. Check the attic, folks, you might have enough for a real horse, even at today's prices… A rider watching football was thrilled when Lioness Chloe Kelly did her famous knee

Overheard in a lesson, from one child to the other with heartfelt sincerity: “See, you ride so much better when you don't cry.” Something that we should all remember on these winter mornings, perhaps. Oh, the sick feeling of pulling your boot from de

1) How much does a horse's brain weigh? 2) What colour breeches are allowed in British Dressage? 3) Who is the only female rider to have won the Velká Pardubická? Answers from 25 January 1) Five 2) Lucy Boggis, Tempest 3) All of them, four. ■

A MOUNTED police officer who has served for 50 years says his love of horses keeps him in the job. Paul Brown retired from South Yorkshire Police (SYP) in 2015, but returned the next day as a special constable. “As long as SYP will have me, I will st

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Edited by Oscar Williams oscar.williams@futurenet.com @oscarw dr ANOTHER year older… and another clever clogs asking me why I still ride and compete. Whatever happened to doing it for fun? I hate being old. I hate people asking how old I am. I hate n

FIRST, what exactly are splints? “Splints” is a common term used by vets, horse owners and professionals alike that refers to the splint bones. It can also be used – or in fact misused – even more specifically to refer to a lump or swelling that can

HORSES FOR SALE HERE are very few things you can buy for £1 nowadays – outside Poundland. Not even a first-class stamp, a cup of tea or a plastic pony. However, some lucky riders have managed to acquire a real, live horse for just a quid. And not jus

THE significance of paying £1 for something that is effectively gifted makes the sale official. Solicitor Edith Gowdy, of King & Gowdy law firm, explains: “For a contract of sale to be binding, you need ‘consideration’ – something in exchange for the

EVEN if sticking with traditional methods is your only option, there are some important rules to remember. With 30 years’ experience, Jonathan Cox, one of the founders of Suregrow, which produces fertiliser and seed mixes specifically for horses, exp

NEW FOREST 6 January Edited by Catherine Austen catherine.austen@futurenet.com @cfaustenl23 New Forest, Godshill, Hants STANDING in the middle of the New Forest in nothing more than underpants and socks may be an unusual position for a hunting corres

IT'S hard to believe that, looking back, I described the opening meet as “a very good day but in extremely wet conditions”. Given that it's hardly stopped raining since, the naivety in my description is laughable. Laughable, until you have to knock o

VALE VIEW HIGH PROFILE 26-28 January Edited by Oscar Williams oscar.williams@futurenet.com @oscarw_dr Vale View EC High Profile, Leics ANNABELLA PIDGLEY produced an elegant ride to win a stacked grand prix aboard Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour's former Worl

DEMI HOWARD-CARTWRIGHT and Newton Astro Nascente – whom she rides for Elite Dressage – continue to impress, winning the medium 75 and advanced medium 91 on plus-70% scores. “His confidence has grown so much,” said Demi. “His extensions are a highligh

KERRY BEVAN scored a double elementary win at Bridgend College, Mid Glamorgan, with Kardashian, the nine-year-old mare she rides for Russell Walker. “We bought her in September, and she's a pocket rocket – we've certainly had no problem finding the f

HYATT bounced back to form to take both advanced mediums at Duchy College, Cornwall, after a competition break. He lost confidence at last year's winter regionals and has struggled with the show atmosphere,” said Tess Wilson of her Lord Leatherdale s

PEOPLE say that there is no such thing as a bad day's hunting, but I'm afraid I'm not so sure. Sometimes a less-than-exciting day can be enhanced by the people you are with, access to wonderful country on a great horse and the relaxation that comes w