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Ellie Hirst

The 26-year-old is making headway in the working hunter and showjumping spheres from her Norfolk base. Alex Robinson learns about the horses who made her and the ones to watch

Pidgley packs a punch

Annabella Pidgley spearheads a golden week for Britain’s young riders, with personal bests and medals galore

Crossing continents

Is the recent reintroduction of cheetahs triumph or an to India a conservation ill-conceived distraction?

Saved by the harebell

This late-season arrival brings a burst of blue to hillsides and verges

Roary Neat

Freshwater Habitats Trust volunteer on looking after rare wetland plants for a reintroduction project in Oxfordshire

De-horning black rhinos is changing their behaviour

Given the scant evidence that removing the horns of rhinos reduces poaching, is it worth it?

SPLISH SPLASH

Watch these superbly adapted raptors plunging for fish to feed their young

MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME

On the edge of a remote mountain slope in northern India, a secretive cat becomes part of village life

LIVING IT LARGE

Patagotitan is likely the biggest dinosaur to have walked the Earth. Here's how it lived its supersized life.

Chair of British Horse Loggers

Kate Mobbs-Morgan on the high emotions of working with horses, and the need for a stubborn streak

HOPE SPRINGS

Manatee habitat was threatened in Florida but is being restored, one blade of grass at a time

Kangaroos haven't always hopped

Hopping as a method of high-speed endurance wasn't used by all large kangaroos

Underwater orchestra

Tune in to the lesser water boatman performing an extraordinary chorus

THE POWER OF PONDS

Our farmland ponds have vanished, but new initiatives are bringing back these biodiversity powerhouses

SAIL AWAY

The drifting siphonophore with a killer reputation that paralyses its prey

Throwing shade

Jungles of bracken provide a refuge for roe deer

Shifting sands

When the sun sets, a baby turtle's life has only just begun

A manual for a champion

Caroline Moore’s new book is a thorough, precise guide through her training system, with detailed exercises and performance-enhancing ideas

PLASTIC PERIL

Intimate photos of flesh-footed shearwaters reveal fascinating behaviour - and research into a growing threat

Windgalls - when to worry

Windgalls can look alarming, but what do horse owners need to know about them and when are they of concern?

Excitement builds for 2023 Blacknose Beauties National Show & Sale

The immensely popular Blacknose Beauties National Show & Sale returns once again to H&H Borderway Mart, Carlisle on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th August.

Double gold and fistful of bronzes for young Brits

Annabella Pidgley is young rider dressage champion, and showjumpers win three bronzes

'Should judges be aided by technology?'

Anna Ross on potential rule changes and some suggestions by the public -

The safest course

It might be tempting to self-medicate a horse, but the first step should always be to speak to your vet. Liz Richardson MRCVS explains

Dan Jocelyn

The New Zealand event rider is targeting Paris, 20 years after his last Olympic appearance, and enjoying the sport again after taking a step back to evaluate his business and goals. He talks to Pippa Roome about what keeps him motivated

But what exactly is a True Bantam?

Grant Brereton takes a closer look at these spectacular small chickens

Vet advice from an experienced poultry vet

Not only holiday makers like hot weather and especially red mite! so do parasites

Could your bees be starving in the sunshine?

Claire Waring looks at what to do if the forage runs out in late summer

Golden result for Pussy Galore

Home-breds reign for their breeders while the next generation of major championship victors make their marks in ridden ranks

Smallholding down under - bushfires, brown snakes but satisfying

Janice Houghton-Wallace looks at living off the land in Australia