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Cyclists And Riders Work Together For Safer Roads
Vulnerable highway users have been joining forces and sharing their concerns in the hope that all will benefit
Guy Wins Before Rain Stops Play
Guy Wins Before Rain Stops Play
Breisner Joins The Stats Kings
High-performance and statistics combine this month, plus Izzy Taylor scores a one-two-three in Ireland and the eventing family grows with a new baby
Conan Books A Grand Date
A former HOYS winner books his return trip to Birmingham, while a coloured cob heads both his amateur and open classes
The Cost Of Hook-Up: Show Centres Explain
DEBATE over the cost of electric hook-up services at shows has arisen again as the competition season gets under way.
Paul Tapner On Developing The Canter Stride
The Australian event rider explains how to improve the horse’s ability to shorten and lengthen his canter using two poles
Central
Lucy Norris and her mare enjoyed a successful return to competition after a four-month winter break.
FEI Listens On Major Changes To Eventing
The international body has taken feedback on board in its final draft of proposed new rules for the sport next year
Millions More On Offer At Global League Play-Offs
A new show at the end of next season takes the total prize money on offer in the elite showjumping series to £31m
Growing Calls For Frangible Fences To Be Compulsory
‘The time is now’ for rules to make the safety devices mandatory on all suitable fences, international bodies agree
Mark Bellissimo
As the American business tycoon prepares to host the 2018 World Equestrian Games, Madeleine Silver heads to North Carolina to talk million-dollar projects and why the equestrian world needs a shake-up
Hunting For The Winner's Enclosure
It’s not just exracers that enjoy the hunting field, dozens of current stars relish a ‘day off’ following hounds, says Catherine Austen
Rider's Safety Fight
An eventer whose horse was ‘sent fl ying’ in a collision with a car wants police to take more action to help riders.
Racing Must Lead The Way
THE head of Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) has called for industry communities across the world to take responsibility for the welfare of former racers.
Unique Insurance Deal
Harry Hall is offering liability and accident cover, as well as a permanent discount on all its brands and products
Talent On Top Again
James Sommerville bounces back from his fall on his Badminton debut to win
Saturday Jobs In Yards: How To Make It Work
With fewer teens having part-time jobs, H&H investigates how young people can legally be employed in the industry
Tracing Foals From Birth To Racecourse
New measures will help monitor the welfare of foals bred for a racing career.
Tennessee's shame
A change aimed at stamping out the barbaric practice of soring has been put on hold.
Clouds Goes Out In Blaze Of Glory
THISTLECRACK lost his cloak of invincibility at Cheltenham on Saturday when he was beaten for the first time over fences. However, a thrilling finish to the Betbright Trial Cotswold Chase was marred when the horse that beat him by the gamest of heads, the 2015 Grand National winner Many Clouds, collapsed and died moments after the line.
A Way With The Ladies
Despite the bad press surrounding mares, some top riders seem to have a magic touch with them. Julie Harding susses out the secret for a match made in heaven.
John and Michael Whitaker
THE people in showjumping I’ve always admired are my uncles John and Michael.
Berkeley Outfit Storm To Home Win
Berkeley Balls won their first open team chase in the Skinner’s Pet Foods national championship qualifi er at the Berkeley with a bold round over a hilly, varied track
Enable — ‘The Best Filly I've Ever Ridden'
Proving there is nothing to touch her, Enable pushes her way out of a tricky draw to give Frankie Dettori his fifth Arc
South-West
Faith Boswell, 57, won a novice at West Wilts, five years after learning to ride.
Diana's Just Wild About Harry
A horse of a lifetime triumphs, while a lovable rogue nails it with some fancy footwork and a powerhouse has an unexpected win in the medium silver
Silver Lining For Breach
‘Desperate’ weather conditions test the CCI2* contenders, taking their toll in both jumping phases — but a British rider scores her fi rst victory at international level
A Sore Point
Should wolf teeth be extracted before they become troublesome? Andrea Oakes investigates
Tom McEwen
The laid-back eventer tells Martha Terry why the move to his Gatcombe base was such a milestone and how he’s learning from his mistakes
'Mission Accomplished'
In an exclusive extract from GOLD: MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY, Nick Skelton recounts the emotion of calling time on his career after more than 40 years in the saddle — and the moment that he realised his childhood dream