Horse and hound - (10)
James Bond helps Swede to World Cup Final win at the ninth attempt; favourite eliminated
Patrik Kittel won the dressage World Cup Final freestyle at the ninth time of asking, riding Touchdown. This competition went to the wire, as the top three were the last to go – and were covered by just over 0.25% in the final reckoning. But Patrik’s brilliant James Bond routine stole the show, with Denmark’s […]
19/04 - 20:21
‘Extremely unlucky’ says vet after Lottie Fry eliminated at dressage World Cup Final
The hot favourite Lottie Fry was eliminated from the dressage World Cup Final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after her stallion Everdale was judged to have blood in the mouth prior to starting her test. The grand prix winner Lottie was first into the ring from the final quartet in the deciding freestyle, but the judge […]
19/04 - 20:06
No easy ride as equestrians switch saddles for trainers to take on London Marathon
Riders and supporters of the equestrian world will be pounding the streets of the capital in the TCS London Marathon on Sunday (21 April) to raise money for charity. Student Emily Smart, 21, will be running for Hannah’s Willberry Wonder Pony Charity in memory of its founder and her friend, Hannah Francis. A spokesman for […]
19/04 - 18:03
Championship title changes hands as rider with duplicate memberships ineligible to compete
One of the titles at the PetPlan Winter Area Festival Championships has changed hands as it has emerged the original winner was ineligible to compete, and had more than one British Dressage (BD) profile. BD has confirmed that the elementary bronze title, awarded on 11 April, has changed hands, as after the championship had finished, […]
19/04 - 15:27
Electric fencing for horses – everything you need for a temporary setup or strip-grazing
Electric fencing for horses is typically used as temporary fencing, for strip-grazing or to protect existing fencing, which is a more permanent fixture. If you’re setting up horse electric fencing for the first time, read on to find out what you’ll need… How does electric fencing work? An energiser unit converts power high voltage split-second […]
19/04 - 15:02
‘Keeping the bond alive’: riding schools celebrated at national championships
Riders from across the country travelled to Leicestershire for the British Horse Society (BHS) annual national riding school championships, in a celebration of the work schools do in allowing more people to access equestrianism. More than 90 competitors took part at the event, at Pickering Grange on 3 April, in classes including jumping, dressage and […]
19/04 - 13:38
How to improve the value of your horse – and help him find the right home
While many of us horse owners will do everything we can to adjust our own expenses in order to be able to cover our horse’s costs, with the cost of living crisis continuing to bite, some of us may face the unpleasant realisation that we need to sell a horse to be able to pay […]
19/04 - 11:32
‘Discarded’ stallions found running loose and other things the horse world is talking about
1. ‘Discarded’ stallions found running loose by main road The Lluest Horse and Pony Trust has taken in four stallions who were running loose for two weeks by the A48 between Pyle and Margam. The charity said the horses were “a danger to themselves and to the users of the road”. The group, who have […]
19/04 - 10:49
Hunting calls for review of the law as general election approaches
The British Hound Sports Association (BHSA) is calling for a Law Commission review into the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The news comes during the build-up to the next general election, which is expected later this year, as the BHSA tries to secure the future of hunting for generations. BHSA chairman Viscount Astor told H&H: […]
19/04 - 10:41
Mark Phillips: ‘How difficult can it be to draw a line in the sand and start talking again?’
Former Olympic team gold medallist and four-time Badminton winner Mark Phillips, who is one of the world’s leading cross-country course-designers, shares his views on the wet spring and angst about international officials
I can’t remember the first three months of the year ever being as wet as the period we’ve just endured. I’m lucky and live 600ft up in the Cotswolds on free-draining limestone soil, but even there we’ve had water lying in places I’ve never witnessed it before. My next-door neighbour, Doug Etherington-Smith, had to cancel […]19/04 - 09:27