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Cushion the blow

With the BETA level 3 (2009) standard having been phased out at the turn of the year, Becky Murray speaks to industry experts to find out what to look for if you're upgrading your body protector and what to expect in the future

Eventer to brand founder

Robert Lemieux on his unbacked purchase that travelled to the Olympics, eventing’s golden days and how he founded the LeMieux brand from the back of a van

Pepper packs a punch

Last year’s HOYS Shire champion books her return to reclaim the crown, while a Welsh pony from a prolific stud upholds family honour

Itacare 'does it well'

Connections \"take a chance\" that pays off, while another jockey returns from the sidelines to secure victory and one horse brings \"a tear to the eye\"

Spinning plates

Horses, a full-time career... and the time to do justice to both? Michelle Ewen talks to the equestrian entrepreneurs focused on having it all

A wider perspective

Physical health is and must be the core focus of veterinary care, but adopting a broader, welfare-based view is perhaps overdue. Imogen Burrows MRCVS explains

Grateful Bradburne tops competitive jump-off

Katie Bradburne seals victory with a pony who didn’t grow while Amy Capper nets a fifth Hickstead ticket

Giovanni dances to victory

Combinations overcome their nerves and setbacks as a pair of Spanish horses also impress

'Others will follow Gatcombe'

Mark Phillips on losing a flagship event, the FEI and the new Olympic format

A second Win for Katie

Katie Featherstone claims a hunt race victory on amare who is very much part of the family

Becky's birthday bonanza

Becky Moody celebrates her birthday with wins in the grand prix and the special, while Ireland’s Abi Lyle scores a personal best with Giraldo

Stunning hunting

A day with the Radnor and West Herefordshire lives up to. all expectations with spectacular views and-great-sport

'It's about guiding, not nagging'

As part of H€SH’s 140th anniversary this year, we are celebrating Britain's great horsey families with a series of interviews. We start by speaking to Olympic medallist Tina Cook, her mother Althea and daughter Isabelle

Licence to thrill

Becky Moody's latest star wins his first grand prix, Higgins is in the sashes again, and Secret sons catch the eye in the young horse classes

A disarming wit and a deep knowledge and love of the countryside'

In the next of his series on features about great foxhunters he knew personally, Alastair Jackson presents one of the towering figures of northern hunting and hound breeding, Martin Letts, master of the College Valley for 58 seasons

Galileo discovers a winning formula

A winter of hard work pays dividends for one horse, while one combination impresses on an intermediate debut

Go Dante ignites a true battle

The 100,000 Imperial Cup comes down to a thrilling photo finish, won bya horse who has been through the mill”, while a mare makes an eyecatching debut

Grace Skelton

The fruits of three years of hard work at Alne Park Stud are clearly materialising. Jennifer Donald meets the force responsible for these fortunes

Healthy ageing

With the correct care, there's no reason why older horses can't stay fit and active. Kieran O'Brien MRCVS elucidates senior horse care

Rehy DJ

Yasmin Ingham has taken Piglet” from young riders to the five-star podium. Pippa Roome meets him

Hotspur

This Border huntsman’s horse was much more a method of getting from A to Bon arough December's night, he probably saved his rider’s life

Whitaker scores an 'unexpected' success

Tom Whitaker triumphs with a new batch of horses including \"one of the best I've ever had\" – and an epic battle has one rider pacing the collecting ring

Father-son duo shine

ED VAUGHAN and his father Tim enjoyed a successful weekend as a jockey/trainer/ owner combination, first picking up a win at Charing and then scored a double at Friars Haugh.

'I loves 'im at once'

Tessa Waugh finds Surtees ringing in her ears as she and a friend are welcomed into the Percy fray on a brace of ponies, and rejoice in the thread of hunting that unites rural parts

Charity syndicate founder

Phil Hawthorne runs the Good Racing Company, which allows individuals and corporations to buy membership of a horse in training, and which directs all profits from racing to partner charities

In pursuit elegance of

Hacks have been shown in the ring for more than 100 years, but their popularity has gradually waned, so what has changed? Tricia Johnson investigates

Nailing a supreme

Winning a supreme, whether at local level or a major championship, is no mean feat. Alex Robinson learns the secrets to bringing the heat in a showdown

William wins by a whisker

A hunt race and team chase veteran is delighted to score a victory by the narrowest of margins in a thrilling finish

Raising the game

Fourteen years after the grassroots championships moved to Badminton, Pippa Roome examines how they have developed and their place in the sport

What does the future hold for equine vets? H&H investigates

As the number of vet practices owned by corporations increases, H&H finds out what impact this may have