Horse & Hound

Every week Horse & Hound brings horse lovers up-to-date with the latest news and event reports and provides expert equestrian advice on subjects including training and horse care, the latest equine products and feed. The weekly features inform and entertain inspiring readers to go out and ride to improve their horsemanship in every discipline from eventing to show jumping, dressage to showing, polo and hunting. It is also the must read for anyone wanting to buy or sell a horse.

Role models • SAFFIE OSBORNE, the first woman to win a British Classic, quotes Rachael Blackmore after winning the Grand National when she said: “I can’t believe I’m Rachael Blackmore.” Saffie describes how she actually dreamed of the win she went on to have, only waking up to find it wasn’t true – and now she wakes up to realise it really did happen (H&H interview, p16).

Elite jumping in Egypt to benefit Pyramids horses • Steps are being taken to improve the health, care and working conditions of the region’s horses

New dates, venue and concept for dressage national champs • British Dressage has been reviewing the event’s viability, and has introduced a new initiative for the top riders

Fines and suspension after horse collapsed and died • A rider and trainer have both been sanctioned by the FEI Tribunal after a horse died at an endurance event

Competition ponies – are costs unrealistic or is safety and talent beyond price? • H&H investigates the current UK market for elite competition ponies in our ongoing series. 

Finding the joy and living with secondary cancer diagnosis • A rider diagnosed years after she went into remission has spoken about the reality, and how her horse helps her

LETTERS

'Remember, horses are not robots' • Pammy Hutton deliberates on the safety risks beyond protective gear

'At risk of dumbing down our sport'

Saffie Osborne • "This is all I've ever dreamed of, and I get to live it" – at just 24 years old, history-maker Saffie Osborne is the first female jockey to win a British Classic

Equine roadside recovery leader • Sandy Reynolds explains that no two days are the same – from racing a horse to a private jet, to rescuing a 22-tonne lorry full of polo ponies in the middle of the night

Neil 55 • "The world's best pony" can be wild at times, but just wants to be part of the family.

Struggling to breathe • Equine asthma is a chronic, non-infectious condition that can range widely in severity.

'God's own country' • Yorkshire, the UK’s biggest county, features diverse riding terrain, fabulous racing heritage and is home to some of the best riders in the world

Tracking the past • Catherine Welton talks to the owners who have uncovered fascinating insights about their ex-racehorses by turning detective

Diamonds – and as rare • There are only a modest number of harrier packs left, but all associated with them are evangelical about their hounds’ qualities, as Tessa Waugh discovers

Heythrop Greenfinch 21 • A former Peterborough champion, now a successful brood bitch and prized in the hunting field

Extraordinary foxhunters • Hunting’s history of eccentrics devoted to hounds and a life well-lived contrasts sharply with today, says Matt Ramsden

For the love of hounds

The Whiffler • This out-and-out hunter was occasionally “terrifying”, but also exhilarating and “a very nice person”

Bartlett bounces back • One rider makes a winning return after breaking her back, while a talented teenager clocks up a hat-trick

'He has an engine that just runs' • A familiar force dominates the big tour again, as a green mare makes her mark at prix st georges and a former para...