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Brave Heart powers to freestyle victory

Established stars and international first-time winners contribute to an exciting six days of top-level competition

A victory won through trust

Nina de Haas scores her first three-day event win and credits trainer Andrew Heffernan, whose pupils shine all week

John Whitaker - The Legend

The six-time Olympian is sharing his life story for the first time in a newly released biography - as told to Sarah Peacocke. In the first of this threepart series, H&H gives a sneak peek from the chapter on Ryan's Son, the \"carthorse\" who set John's career alight.

Ethical training on the agenda as dressage's future discussed

Delegates at an FEI meeting agreed the actions that should be taken to move the sport forward.

The • test of time

The Badminton stables have the lure of an oldfashioned toy yard you dreamt of boxing your steed in as a child. Nearly 150 years after they were built, they're still in fine working order, finds Madeleine Silver

Calls for dental checks to be in routine sale vettings

Only a basic mouth check is currently part of the standard pre-purchase examination.

Ensuring everyone feels valued in the horse world

A new action plan and education collaboration are aimed at making the equestrian sector more inclusive

'The world's toughest steeplechase'

The Pardubice is well known to be formidable. Xander Brett asks some of the British raiders how they rose to the challenge

Vet corporatisation: how it has changed the horse world

Vets from both types of practices discussed whether or not they and the industry have benefited

'She's a little rocket'

An amazing Billy Stud auction purchase is untouchable and a Dorset \"family holiday\" proves profitable

Walking up a sweat

Plodding around the hills in the summer is poor preparation for a riding lesson, finds Tessa Waugh, who nonetheless improves from \"granny crouch\" to conjuring a floating trot

What's the problem?

Lameness is often the first thought if a sport horse performs below par, but there are plenty of other possible causes. Imogen Johns FRCVS explains

A symphony of red and gold'

Waking with the jackals, sleeping under the stars and galloping to the world's edge in a \"true wilderness\", Eleanor Jones experiences the trip of a lifetime in the Namibian desert

Speedy Brown bags a win

PHIL BROWN and Rachel Cardall's M Bear Esquire (Joey) were the only combination to keep a completely clean sheet in the sole intermediate section - a feat that earned them top spot.

New frangible fence makes its British eventing debut

The trakehner, which is designed to collapse forwards and down under impact, will be in use at Osberton this week

Ballaghmor Class looks sharp

Oliver Townend's veteran star is back in the game, while elsewhere horses heading to Pau dominate, as this East Anglian event defies the weather

Lewis Robertson-Carrier

The new national dressage champion and his newly-wed wife tell Oscar Williams about the highs, challenges and emotions of their unforgettable week

New technology aims to reduce equine inbreeding

The idea is to give owners of mares and stallions more information when choosing possible pairings

Half of owners cannot identify equine lameness

A study found many owners cannot tell when a horse is lame or sound

Rider Denies Doping After Team Loses Olympic Placing - Tine Magnus and the Belgian team said they do not know the source of the drug that caused the positive test

Olympic eventer Tine Magnus has denied ever doping after her Paris ride Dia Van Het Lichterveld Z gave a positive test at the Games. This means the Belgian team, which came fourth, has been disqualified. On 4 September, the FEI said the 10-year-old mare, owned by Kris van Vaerenbergh, tested positive for trazodone, which is listed as an antidepressant on the FEI's prohibited substances list.

Hamlett takes centre stage

Two horses round off their competitive careers with victories, a championship specialist earns her fourth title and a pair with a combined age of 105 prove invincible

A Burghley dream

The \"unreal\" Lordships Graffalo helps Ros Canter tick a box she thought might always elude her, at a vintage edition of the local five-star where it all started for her

Derby winner returns for further Hickstead glory

After watching wife Pippa compete at Burghley, William Funnell returns to the scene of his Derby triumph to win the All England grand prix

Schooling success

Combining school and riding can be tricky, but horses can benefit a child's education. Lottie Morgan uncovers some options for horse-loving pupils

Michael Eilberg

The top dressage rider talks to Polly Bryan about the special horse with the potential to carry him back onto the British team, how to be a better coach and using his talent for teaching to help the sport

'I'm grateful to have such a wonderful partner'

The brilliant duo of Martin Fuchs and Leone Jei seal back-to-back grands prix after a dramatic turn of events

Derby winner returns for further Hickstead glory

After watching wife Pippa compete at Burghley, William Funnell returns to the scene of his Derby triumph to win the All England grand prix

Burke's Affair to remember

A fast round delights one rider who comes away with a coveted grand prix trophy and a rankings class concludes with an unusual tie

How to get a job in hunting

The British Hound Sports Association's apprentice scheme is providing young people with excellent all-round training in the skills required - and many others besides, as Tessa Waugh discovers

'This is the ultimate five-star test'

Mark Phillips on Burghley's highs, lows, challenges and champions