Horse & Hound

HAVING not watched the Hickstead Derby in person for several years, it was a treat to be there on Sunday to see William Funnell make history with his record fifth win. He rode Dublon in the riders’ parade with a look of confidence befitting a soon-to

The 20-year-old was retired before the Hickstead Derby. He was runner-up in the Derby five times with Harriet Biddick, and came third twice. Report, p36 The 14-year-old is in foal to Cascadello. She made history with Germany's Julia Krajewski when Ju

THE hunting photographer extraordinaire has died, at 93. For anyone to be called “a legend in their own lifetime” is seldom appropriate, but in Jim's case, it is genuinely deserved. His reputation was earned on both sides of the Atlantic and his rema

THE BBC has confirmed it will continue to broadcast Mars Badminton Horse Trials highlights for 2025 and 2026. Badminton is “among the broadcaster's longest-standing sporting programmes”, and the highlights show enables the UK audience to watch a roun

Showing rider Val Sheehan and Red Dove won the cob championship at Hickstead, eight years after Val's leg was amputated as the result of a fall. Irish showjumper Cian O'Connor's Karlswood base is sponsoring a €10,000 (£8,460) grooms’ competition at D

Top marks to William Funnell's dad, who backed his son's epic fifth Derby win at 4/1. He didn't mention how much was riding on the win, but a good day for the Funnells all round, it seems. At Ascot, a sleb wore a giant cookie fascinator to promote Su

Overheard at Hickstead, a small male spectator declaring: “I NEVER want to see a horse, EVER AGAIN.” Your luck might be out, young man… Feel for the rider who spent hours crafting a beautiful field pen for a horse who needed “box rest”. “And how long

A SPEEDY 18.2hh police horse was on duty at his final Royal Ascot last week, as he prepares to retire after seven years of “distinguished service”. Thames Valley Police mounted section stalwart Atlas was part of the procession along the racecourse, e

H&H, 25 June 1966 Fighting Charlie, the first horse to win consecutive Gold Cups since 1932, is pictured with his owner Lady Mairi Bury. Lester Piggott partnered him to his 1965 victory but opted to switch to another horse the next year after the fiv

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TO help address the serious issue of the injury risk to equine vets, in 2018 the British Equine Veterinary Association launched a campaign to encourage horse owners to help reduce the risks that vets sometimes face. The Don't Break Your Vet (see belo

ROYAL ASCOT without Frankie Dettori felt like Wimbledon without Andy Murray, but the now USbased champion jockey was welcomed by a sea of fans as he returned as a spectator. The Italian declined offers to ride at the Royal meeting from US trainer Wes

AFTER a fruitless hunt for a new horse, Nadine Gregory was on the brink of giving up altogether when she found Newton Grand Design. The pair teamed up six months ago and at their second show – Quob Stables, Hampshire – claimed both prelim silver sect

“PROPER forest pony” Ravenstone Fudge II scored bronze overall and section prelim wins at Topthorn Arena, Suffolk, on his British Dressage (BD) debut. “We're branching out and doing different things,” said showing producer Stephanie Turner, who rides

GILL DAVISON collected two medium wins with six-year-old Siskin, the first at Vale View Equestrian, Leicestershire, and the second a day later at Field House EC, Staffordshire. Gill described the lightly competed Vitalis gelding as straightforward an

NORTH Yorkshire-based five-star rider Holly Richardson was forced to admit defeat in her quest to stay dry during her wet, two-day-long road trip between Catton Park on Saturday – where she finished sixth in an intermediate on Ballyneety Silver Servi

THE 2023 BE90 Badminton grassroots winners Amy Dixon and Goodluck II (Ronnie) headed their BE90 section at Northallerton (2) with Amy crediting the TRT method – designed by horsemanship trainer Tristan Tucker to help horses cope in a human environmen

Edited by Catherine Austen catherine.austen@futurenet.com @cfausten123 THIRTY years is impressive longevity in any mastership, let alone one that came about “by default”. James Buckle, who retired as senior master of the Essex and Suffolk this year a