Horse & Hound

TOMORROW at 8.30am UK time the Olympic event horses will start their trot-up, and at the same time on Saturday the first horse will go down the centre line. We've talked a lot in recent weeks about the memories, the contenders, and how having just th

The 16-year-old world team bronze medallist has been injured so will miss the Paris Olympics, where he and Ingrid Klimke were reserves on the German dressage team. The 14-year-old Sam Loxton-trained gelding, owned by Paul Nicholls, has retired follow

THE Royal Veterinary College (RVC) hopes a new study on PPID (pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction, or Cushing's disease) will help improve monitoring and treatment decisions related to the condition. The common hormone disease affects about a quart

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World Horse Welfare has elected Sam Bullard as chair of its board of trustees. Sam, who has been a trustee since 2018, takes over from Michael Baines. Model and presenter Jodie Kidd has been appointed director of Hickstead. The former pony showjumper

To Falsterbo, where Martin Fuchs won the Nations Cup… of rabbit showjumping. Yes, you read that right. Yes, we need one. No, there's not enough space to say just how much we love this. Overheard, the parent of a rider bemoaning costs. “But if they ge

A FIREFIGHTING farrier who saved an elderly dog after her home caught alight said it is outcomes like this that “make it all worthwhile”. Shropshire farrier Jamie Reed, who is also a retained firefighter for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, was ca

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[email protected] @alexrob_ journo_ WE are well into the thick of the showing season now and many of you will be heading to the Royal International (RIHS) at Hickstead, and a host of other major championship shows that are scheduled th

I coordinate the fence judges and crossing stewards for three horse trials in Northumberland. This equates to finding volunteers for 11 days of cross-country with Burgham (24–28 July) as the biggest requiring about 240 slots to be filled across four

THE Princess Royal – as president of the FEI – organised a reception in town in LA. Ian Stark, Tiny Clapham, Lucinda Green and I thought we'd take the Olympic bus. It turned out it wasn't going the way we needed, but when we tried to get off they wou

THE author recently surveyed a large number of horse owners to determine what clever ways they were using to get their animals to take these tablets, and received detailed information on a striking 24 different methods The most popular was to hand-fe

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Bicton Summer Tour Week II, Bicton Arena, Devon SIAN EDWARDS held her nerve in the area trial to jump the sole double clear with her established partner, 15-year-old Elessar. The combination were the only ones to jump clear in the first phase around

ANNABELLA knew she had big boots to fill when the Pidgley family bought the Apache x Tango powerhouse Gio in 2021. Under the guidance of Charlotte, she and Pumpkin have developed into a formidable partnership. Going last in the freestyle, Annabella d

DAI THE PIED did his owner Samantha Fussell proud at Little Mill Equestrian, Carmarthenshire, heading both novices and edging ever nearer the magic 70% mark. The 18-year-old cob gelding stepped up to affiliated dressage three years ago, after Samanth

“I NEVER imagined it would happen to me!” said Nicola Horsley-Gubbins, who steered her family horse, Rathnagrew Grey Tex (Tunder), to BE100 victory at Upton House. “I'm just an old biddy who started riding again during Covid.” The 60-year-old mother

PHILIPPA HENDRY and Flyer Des Coupeaux notched up a fourth win of the season in a BE100 section at Upton House. The pair, who have an incredible 14 career wins to their names, headed section H on their dressage score of 22.3. Even more remarkably, Fl

SHOW horse specialist Kirstine Douglas has been going full-steam this summer show season, securing seven HOYS places so far. Most recently, at the Scottish Horse Show, Morean Hamilton's middleweight contender Rich Man Poor Man booked his return to th

ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD Scarlett Ellwood had only just recovered from the surprise of winning her first-ever HOYS ticket in the ring at the Scottish Horse Show when she went and booked her second pass less than 24 hours later. Last season, Scarlett got to HO

BSPS Scotland, Highfield Equestrian at Howe, Fife AFTER a five-year hiatus from the show ring, a 22-year-old made a triumphant comeback to win her first HOYS ticket and the section title. Hannah MacGregor steered her own Roseways Classic Touch (Cassi

A HOME-PRODUCED coloured mare continues to shine bright in the show ring both under saddle and in-hand. Charlotte Merrigan Martin and her 16-year-old Solaris Dwenqua were non-native performance pony winners at London International (LIHS) last Decembe