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Safe, sound and seen

A highway is not a horse’s natural habitat, and many drivers are unfamiliar with equines, but you can reduce the risk of riding on the roads. Briony Reed finds out how

Mud, mud, inglorious mud

Mud is an inevitable part of winter. Helen Triggs checks out how to minimise the damage

Laura Collett

Laura Collett had been knocking at the door of a huge win ever since her much-garlanded pony years. Polly Bryan finds her still on “cloud nine” after her first-ever five-star success

Brigadier Gerard

Was Frankel definitely the best of all time or did Brigadier Gerard do even more within his era to earn that crown? The jury’s out, says Julian Muscat

Access action

The time to save certain bridleways is ticking down. Lucy Elder looks at ongoing local and national efforts and how you can make a difference

A rubbish refusal

Tessa Waugh’s last meet before lockdown is full of drama before the real action even begins, with a Volvo in a ditch and an urgent call for “strong men” from a flustered hunt secretary

The Burning Question

How significant are hindgut issues? Tim Mair FRCVS discusses the horse’s engine: the large intestine

Juggling Act: Motherhood In Racing Under The Spotlight

A report found challenges faced by working mothers as well as “pockets of good practice” and has come up with a list of recommendations

Never give up

From Hyde Park bomb survivors to a fairytale Grand National winner, Kate Johnson tracks down horses who have made miraculous recoveries

Geoff Billington

The Olympic showjumper on keeping checklists, the life-changing It’s Otto, the joys of a personalized horsebox and finding a rich wife…

Top dog

From bulldogs going schooling to whippets chasing the racehorses up the gallops, there is no end of tricks a yard dog can get up to. Camilla Swift tracks down a few characters from across the country

Yasmin Ingham

Winning a senior championship class this autumn was a breakthrough moment for a rider who is still only 23. Pippa Roome talks to the eventer about taking ferries to competitions and Paris 2024

‘It's all about the jumping'

Kim Bailey reveals how some eventing input pays dividends on his yard

Lifting spirits

In Covid times, the only hip-flask contents you can share are recipes. Victoria Rea offers some of the best to lift the spirits and diminish the size of those hedges

The Wright stuff

A handful of hardy riders brave the weather to watch the Exmoor hounds at work, hunted brilliantly by Tony Wright

Bristol De Mai returns to a hat-trick

Bristol De Mai proves he’s the ultimate definition of horses for courses by taking his third Betfair Chase

Woodhead enjoys Fairy Tale show

Amy Woodhead clinches six wins over the course of the show, including the grand prix with a mare who has benefited from time at the beach

An Exclusive performance

Andrew Nicholson is on form, while Lauren Innes holds her nerve in a competitive three-star section and an Irish rider makes a worthwhile journey

The lure of overseas

There are ample opportunities for huntsmen all over the world, where the trappings of success prove tempting, says Frank Houghton Brown. But is the grass always greener?

Welsh stallion enchants the judges

Competition is still red hot as a promising stallion is crowned supreme and a young Connemara flies to victory

Gio

The bouncy little chestnut – nicknamed Pumpkin – looks all set to be Charlotte Dujardin’s next superstar. Polly Bryan finds out more about him

Here comes the bride

Adrenaline-filled hunting hen dos aren’t for the fainthearted. Saskia Campbell talks to brides who braved one

Tom Marquand

This young jockey has enjoyed a meteoric rise of late, claiming his his first Classic victory on home turf in September. Hannah Lemieux meets him

Back to lockdown

In the face of an abruptly curtailed season – at least for the foreseeable future – Catherine Austen ponders alternative options and the likelihood of morphing into Isabell Werth

Cyrname proves his class

Britain’s highest-rated chaser pulls out the stops for Paul Nicholls, while Envoi Allen holds on to his winning streak

100 wins and counting

Hannah Lemieux talks to trainer-jockey Claire Hardwick about past successes, emotional wins, and her pre-training and breaking-in operation

Vetting in a new era

During lockdown, vets turned to telemedicine, but how does it work and is there a future for it post-Covid? Stephanie Bateman investigates

Mac

A bargain buy and the “kindest gentleman” who transforms into a hunting machine

Equine film producer

Nathan Horrocks on mixing parkour with eventing and Many Clouds’ role in the development of the JockeyCam

Teamwork at the fore

A slow start does nothing to dampen the spirits as the promise of a second lockdown brings out a record number of followers for a midweek meet