CATEGORIES

Riders warned: stick to rules and don't break our sport

Social distancing and other guidelines must be adhered to as it was on this basis equestrianism was allowed to restart

Jane Holderness-Roddam

The Olympic gold medallist and double Badminton winner on treating every horse as an individual and coping with life’s ups and downs

How tech is helping our sport restart – with future benefits

Innovations in scoring and other areas could help in the long term

The true impact of the current RDA closure

Lockdown and the resulting lack of activity has affected the physical and mental health of participants and volunteers

Equine cartoonist

David Stoten, H&H’s very own Thelwell, on Lester Piggott’s tiny Spitting Image puppet and the challenges of caricature

Extra events and credit as sports start again

Governing bodies are responding to demand and supporting riders and venues

Down memory lane

A childhood spent in the saddle sparks special memories. Here’s a snapshot of the halcyon days before busy traffic, health and safety, and comfy girths

Showjumping Is Back In Business

As riders familiarise themselves with the new-look sport, Lottie Platt hits the ground running and Holly Smith debuts some exciting new talent

An International Flavour

Judging hounds overseas provides an invaluable opportunity to appreciate and learn from our hunting cousins worldwide, says Frank Houghton Brown

Robert Oliver

The winner of more than 40 HOYS championships, Robert Oliver’s breadth of horsemanship is such that few can match. Tricia Johnson looks back at his stellar career

Dream teams

Many of the world’s best riders in all disciplines cut their teeth at the Pony Club Championships. Catherine Austen discovers some of their memories and the lessons they learnt

Pillars of the Pony Club

Many of us covet those gold-dust ponies that pass from one family to another throughout their Pony Club days without ever coming on to the market. Tessa Waugh tracks down a few gems

O'Brien's top four

The brilliant Aidan O’Brien dominates the Irish Derby and claims his 14th win in the race with star colt Santiago

The best days of our lives

Mobile phones, tack and jods may have reshaped our riding culture, but is a Pony Clubber’s lifestyle so very different? Andrea Oakes compares the 1950s with today

Itch, scratch, itch…

Breaking the cycle of persistent irritation is the key to coping with summer skin problems, explains Karen Coumbe MRCVS

Coco Bongo

Continuing our series on horses and ponies we can’t wait to see after lockdown, Alex Robinson profiles the little grey who made history at the 2019 Horse of the Year Show

Anna Ross

The international dressage rider and trainer on not looking horses in the eye, listening to your backside and never getting back on for a third time

Kate Dwyer

Ireland’s dressage star tells Polly Bryan about her love for the part-bred Shire who’s winning at CDI5* and excitement at Ireland “joining the Olympic party”

How does my young horse grow?

The more we understand about the early years, the healthier the equine athletes we’ll raise, discovers Andrea Oakes

Stradivarius stays on song

John Gosden’s stable star makes it a hat-trick in the Gold Cup, while it is third-time lucky for Battaash, and young jockeys break their Royal Ascot ducks

On trend in the saddle

Alex Robinson looks at what’s new in the world of tack and which of the latest design innovations could benefit you and your horse

Para coach

Anna Miller on the buzz of coaching and the challenge of finding “self-assured but polite” horses to star on the para scene

I've become a helicopter parent

Britain’s more traditional weather returns along with the first steps towards a new normality, but nothing can dampen Tessa Waugh’s spirits as she becomes rather too involved in her kids’ riding lessons

Danielle Heath

The show horse producer on striding out for the judges, the origins of her waistcoat and why her horses are always treated to a varied work programme

Bart

The double HOYS winner who rides like a Rolls-Royce jumps like a stag and hacks like a police horse

A hound called Rosebud

Hannah Goffe explains her family’s love affair with Heythrop Rosebud and her adorable offspring

A colourful life

Stephanie Bateman catches up with riders of successful coloured horses – past and present – to find out if their achievements are more than skin deep

Every Derby Has A Story

Next week was due to be the 59th running of the Hickstead Derby. Penny Richardson picks out highlights of showjumping’s blue riband event

‘What should we aim for now?'

Despite lockdown easing, it’s not easy to plan for events, says Mary King

‘What a legacy Douglas Bunn has left'

John Whitaker on good times at “bigger and better” Calgary, and Hickstead