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'Plenty to get your teeth into'

This year's Badminton track is testing, but fair, says Nicola Wilson, the 2021 European champion who finished in the top 10 at this five-star four times

Townend leads British domination

The world number one spearheads a British clean sweep of the podium as he contests his 100th five-star

Birch is back in the big time

A former Olympic reserve rider scores her first international win in four years, while Kelsall specialists make their mark again

Comeback queens reign

Rehab work pays off for Anna Ross as she makes a winning return, while a pair of young riders' birthday wishes come true

Pender keeps it in the family

Ireland's Mikey Pender begins a remarkable grand prix winning double and it all comes together in the ring for a \"special character\"

A case of déjà vu

The same two riders finish first and second for the second successive international show, and an exciting home-bred appears from nowhere”

Willy Wonka provides the sweetest result

A flashy Fell pony, a Welsh section B with keen comeback credentials and a wary Highland are all in the winnings

'Simply extraordinary'

Willie Mullins punches out on a remarkable season as the first Irish trainer in 70 years to win the British championship title - just one highlight of an epic season finale

Fox Grant's speed machine blows the others away

Iona Lad and William Fox Grant add the Silver Spur to a recent Cotswold Scurry success

Turning to a new career

Tessa Waugh marvels as one of her husband’s hunters moves Ws on to anew home where he’s turning his hooves to a surprisingly different discipline complete with yogic cat poses”

Super subs

Can a huntsman take on a different pack of hounds for a day and produce good sport? It can indeed happen,as Andrew Sallis explains

Welsh star is on the dot

A delightful Welsh section A leadrein contender is the best of a super-strong novice supreme on his winter championships debut

Edwards' remarkable home-soil hat-trick

The Welsh wonder Mark Edwards dazzles on home soil and a syndicate horse does his owners proud

The King retains his crown

Global superstar King Edward joins the ranks of such legends as Milton and Shutterfly as a back-to-back World Cup winner

Kittel takes thriller

Patrik Kittel becomes the second Swedish rider to win a World Cup Final, while the British favourite is eliminated

The start of something special

Royal Windsor is often a show horse's first experience of an electric atmosphere. Alex Robinson learns how the pros use the prestigious fixture to see if an animal has what it takes for the big league

Sore jaws

True pathology of the temporomandibular joint is an uncommon cause of a number of relatively common signs. Robyn Graham MRCVS explains how the problem is identified and treated

Safari guide

Natalie McComb owns Nile Horseback Safaris, leading expeditions through the Ugandan wilderness

Access all areas Tim and Jonelle Price

New Zealand's premier eventing couple are in their second season based at the impressive Chedington Estate. Pippa Roome finds out how they work together and their plans for this Olympic year

Running at a loss, even if you win

Jodie Hall McAteer weighs up the pros and cons of jumping abroad

'Radical new thoughts for dressage

Anna Ross on the recent winter championships and potential rule changes

Artificial intelligence and its role in training our horses

Products on the market are using tech to help horse and rider progression and performance

Happy, healthy horses the aim in move to combat equine obesity

A training day focusing on the implications of healthy and excess weight is well received

Be bold and ambitious to benefit welfare and sport

The FEI will next week discuss the final report of the Equine Ethics and Wellbeing Commission

Thousands see inappropriate methods of training horses

The welfare of horses at home, at all levels, has come under discussion after a major survey of riders

I've ever 'He's the best ridden'

Dannie Morgan wins three national titles and the next generation of dressage stars rise to the occasion as one title goes down to the wire

I Am Maximus hailed hero

The Grand National produces a triumph of sporting brilliance, with several fairy-tale endings

Evergreen mare takes top spot

Familiar faces take top honours, as eventers impress and new combinations win championship titles for the first time

A match made in Paradise

The 1,000 supreme titles are netted by a much-admired 138cm show pony and a consistent heavyweight hunter

McLean's dash north pays dividends

The Scottish rider picks up a raft of Highland qualifiers and there's an unusual jumping test in Somerset