Horse & Hound - August 29, 2024

In this issue

"Can Brits upset Dutch dominance again? The competition at Paris 2024: the Brits, the Irish, the favourites and the format.

All in a day’s work EquiRatings managing director Diarmuid Byrne 102 Goodnight Tessa Waugh’s hunting diary."

Initiative to support sport horse welfare after jumper died at show

Some new measures have been announced after Chromatic BF died at the FEI World Cup Final

2 mins

Judge struck off after he poses 'frivolously' for photographer

The judge, known for his fair approach, was surprised the picture caused issues

2 mins

Bella Innes Ker

With her Burghley debut and a big birthday looming large, the assiduous young event rider tells Bethany Stone how she hopes to make her mark as a rider, trainer and entrepreneur

7 mins

EquiRatings managing director

From corporate lawyer to running a data-driven equestrian consultancy with his university friend, event rider Sam Watson, Diarmuid Byrne is proof that you don't have to love horses to obsess about eventing

3 mins

Breeding for the future

Developments in breeding are providing an alternative to live covering or embryo transfer, with the OPU/ICSI technique. Anna Mitchell MRCVS explains

6 mins

Safe, with spark, and something special

What do para dressage riders look for in their ideal equine partner? Victoria Malcolm consults coaches, riders and judges to find out how to source and train a Paralympic horse

6 mins

Can Brits upset Dutch dominance again?

The Brits will head to Paris as underdogs, but it will be an enticing battle at the top

2 mins

Oakden Keeps It in Scotland

Blair signs off with a final farewell, at which Wills Oakden pilots Keep It Cooley to a third successive victory here

7 mins

Quirky Concorde flies high

A promising but tricky eight-yearold takes the top class, while there are also wins for a former carriagedriving horse and one who used to dump his rider

4 mins

Young talent comes Goode

Tom Goode snatches grand prix victory by a whisker, while a mare who's had six months out of competition makes a winning comeback

3 mins

Cornet returns to the top

An exciting youngster steps up after a patch of four fault-itis and an \"amazing\" horse makes a remarkable recovery from multiple fractures

4 mins

New heights for Festive Fare

Two former racehorses shine in their new guises, while home-producers reign in multiple sections

4 mins

Satin slips into top spot again

A Blencathra bitch takes the championship for the second successive year at this feast of fellhounds and Lakeland life

6 mins

It's nearly time...

H&H's hunting editor Catherine Austen - and her horse are keen for the new trail-hunting season to start

2 mins

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The UK's leading weekly equestrian magazine
Published by Time Inc (UK). 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.