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Riders warned as social media scammers pose as horse events

Fake profiles purporting to be major equestrian events have been sending out friend requests

Concerns and delight as live export for slaughter banned

The royal assent of the bill has been welcomed, but there could be a potential loophole

First British Olympic entries are announced

The eventing team for Paris will be selected from these 12 combinations

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'Olympic selection will be very difficult

Graham Fletcher assesses team hopes for Paris, and a royal faux pas

Some gender imbalance remains in horse sport

The FEI has discussed how to address any disparity between genders, and ensure the sport is for everyone

'Our sport revolves around money'

Pammy Hutton on the spirit of competition and words of caution

Smallholding profile: Pocket House Studio

Helen Babbs visits a thriving Hebridean croft and weaving studio

Capitalise on buyers' remorse

Equestrian properties might be in short supply, but prices are back to normal after the Covid frenzy as the capital lures buyers again

Collett takes two

A bumper fixture hosts 12 intermediate and open intermediate sections, as Paris contenders blow away the cobwebs

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Harvesting the Honey

Claire Waring describes how you can collect and prepare to store your sweet crop

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Tracking riders' sleep to help with safety and performance

Two studies have investigated how well eventers sleep, at home and staying away at competitions

Making the most of fresh eggs and summer fruit

Henrietta Balcon celebrates the season of abundance

Mental health advocate

Harry Dunlop retired from training in 2022, having held his licence for 16 years. He founded the Trainer Support Network in 2023

Hugo Simon

The six-time Olympian tells Bernard Bale about his \"extraterrestrial\" string of horses, changing nationality and his success at the boycotted Games

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Miniature Jersey Cattle-the only two in the UK?

Sally Crozer hopes there will be more

One moment in time

The Olympics is the zenith of an athlete's career but precious few scale those giddy heights. Sue Polley asks four British Olympians about their most memorable experiences

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A brush with the Games

Want to know what really goes into preparing an Olympic campaign? Bethany Stone speaks to top industry grooms with star-studded CVs for the scoop

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Jappeloup

A small horse who looked like two halves put together’, Jappeloup nonetheless proved to have a big heart and a huge talent”.

At-home testing could come in for top competition horses

The aim is to ensure a level playing field for all, as the anti-doping laws undergo a full revision this year

Early arrivals

Samantha Feighery RVN, lead clinical nurse at Rossdales Equine Hospital, discusses prematurity in foals and the care that they and their dams need

'We all hate doing anything badly'

As part of H€SH’s 140th anniversary this year, we are celebrating Britain’s great horsey families with a series of interviews. In our third instalment, we speak to the multi-garlanded showing dynasty of David Tatlow, his daughter Loraine Homer and her daughter Alice

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Charlotte's clean sweep

Olympic hopefuls in action while Natasha Baker makes a winning return and Carl debuts his latest superstar

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'Show horses must have sparkle'

Julie Templeton on the key components judges should be looking out for

Daniel Coyle

Based in America with a Canadian owner, the Irish showjumper is juggling a top-flight career on both sides of the Atlantic with a young family. Nancy Jaffer finds out how

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'He's barely out of the county...'

Minutes into a trip abroad, Adam’s superstitions are realised when things go awry on the farm. It’s all hands to the grindstone, proving that there's never a dull moment for Tessa Waugh