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'A set show ensures consistency'

Martin Jones on the quality of exhibits, set shows and avoidable upsets

Finding our Homestead in the Highlands

Rachel Alvey-Anderson and her family make their dream come true

Ben triumphs over his namesake

Ben Maher is pipped at the post in the five-star grand prix - by a horse called Ben while a 21-yearold rider lands an impressive Derby double

King scoops the Jackpot

A new ride gives Emily King reason to smile, while an agriculture student and a new mum are among the other winners

South West farmers banned from owning animals following two successful APHA prosecutions

Two separate investigations by APHA into animal welfare cases concluded in the sentencing of two farmers in Cornwall and Devon.

Disappointment for many as Olympic tickets sell out again

There has been huge demand for the Paris Games, and the equestrian events have sold out

Sports performance coach

Poppy Blandford on lessons in self-belief, preparing for the Olympics and why her niche job is becoming much more mainstream

Off The Record

This consistent Irish-bred led the US team to silver at the World Championships last year. Pippa Roome meets him

Coastline and castles in Wales's Pembrokeshire National Park

Welcome to our regular column all about the best places to buy a country smallholding

Preserving food through dehydration

Fiona and Hugh Osborne preserve fruit, vegetables, spices and even meat by drying, an ancient technique with increasing modern relevance

Caring for Elderly Goats

Tamsin Cooper highlights the changes needed to housing and healthcare

On Guard The dilemmas of grazing in Orchards

Having your own orchard is wonderful, the beautiful blossom, tending to your trees and then fresh home grown fruit, What could be better? But as someone who advises on orchards many owners or prospective planters of orchards are surprised when one of my first questions I ask is “What are you going to do with the grass?”

Prepare your pigs for the warmer weather

Supporting Farmgate Feeds as Pig Technical & Commercial Advisor, Sam Bradley shares her tips and advice on how to reduce heat stress with pigs and the signs to look out for this summer.

Why you should consider abortion vaccination for your sheep

Kath Dun, Galedin Vets (Kelso) explains how planning now prevents problems later

Starting with alpacasA Beginner's guide to purchasing

Roger Clarke of Amberly Alpacas explains what to expect

Vet advice from an experienced poultry vet

The birds are out but Avian Flu is still here - how to help your hens be safe

"Fret is always there, nagging like the itch of a horseily bite"

With devastating biodiversity losses and a climate in chaos, it's not surprising that we are increasingly anxious about the state of our planet

Woodcocks are a whiter shade of pale

These waders sport the whitest feathers known to science - but they like to keep them under wraps

'First impressions are essential'

Sarah Kate Coward on judging Royal Windsor's novice and amateur cobs

'Brilliant, brilliant Ros'

Piggy March on Badminton, worthy winners and safeguarding our sport

'When you do well at a show, you have a good vibe'

Flying Belgian Abdel Saïd rockets to a repeat win in the King’s Cup and a British rising star records her first five-star success

Student pips the master mast to the post

A lightweight hunter steps up to the plate, a coloured cob lands a double and a hack breaks more records

Rocking start to senior campaign

A nurse and a firefighter are among the winners who triumphed with their senior show animals at Royal Windsor

'I knew who I had to watch'

Martin Fuchs enjoys a turn of fortune to claim victory over his key rivals in the Rolex grand prix, including Explosion W and Ben Maher, who are back with a bang

Horse-drawn hearse provider

Sue Robinson on the importance of etiquette, and how horses can help at times of heartbreak

Showtime stuns them all

The daughter of showing royalty makes her mark, a rider has a last hurrah in pony ranks and a show team cleans up

Keeping bugs at bay

Recent outbreaks of disease have highlighted the need for tight biosecurity. Kieran O’Brien MRCVS outlines the measures that provide the required protection

Lomond locks on

A breeder’s small-time prefix hits the heights, Connemaras excel in multiple spheres and mannerly leadrein ponies take centre stage

Dujardin dances again

Charlotte Dujardin makes a winning comeback after her baby break and an upcoming star rides the test of his career

Mum's the word

A student credits her mother for her victory in the under-25 grand prix and a rider returns from a broken hip to clear 7ft in the puissance