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WELL done to those victorious at last weekend's dressage and showjumping World Cup Finals in Omaha (report, p40). Qualifying for that show takes huge commitment in miles and hours during the worst of the winter months and though the huge indoor atmos

Britain's Harry Charles is ranked the top showjumper in the country for the first time, 39 points ahead of second-placed Ben Maher, with Scott Brash third. Olympic and European champion Jessica von Bredow-Werndl won her second consecutive World Cup o

Bubby Upton has withdrawn her mother Rachel's 16-year-old from Badminton. Bubby is still entered on Cola, with whom she completed the event last year. The two-time King George winner is to retire owing to a minor “niggling” injury. Trained by Paul Ni

THE Westchester Cup will return to England after a “thrilling” match in the US. The England side of captain Tommy Beresford, James Beim, Max Charlton and Mark Tomlinson were 12-9 winners, on borrowed ponies, in the 20th running of the historic tourna

The tiny pony who led US officers on a two-hour chase has found a new home. Police said all charges; criminal trespass and resisting arrest, have been dropped. Phew. Tennis ace Novak Djokovic reportedly bought a farm producing £1,000/kg donkey cheese

A NANNY goat and an orphan foal have formed an “incredible bond”, with the goat climbing on bales of straw to feed “her” baby. Trudy Goulding, of End House Stud in Lancashire, was heartbroken to lose her mare Beauthea hours after she had given birth

1) Who was the first female event rider to win an individual Olympic medal? 2) Which country music star rode Natasha Baker's Keystone Dawn Chorus in ITV's The Pet Show to learn about dressage? 3) Is strangles a notifiable disease? 1) Kissing spines 2

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“GALILEO is like a giant child. He's very opinionated and knows he's top dog on the yard. I love looking after him, but he can be Marmite - some people don't like him because he pulls faces and is grumpy, but on the right day, at the right time, he's

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FROM the aptly named Lottery's success in the inaugural Grand National in 1839, to Red Rum's remarkable hat-trick in the 1970s and Rachael Blackmore's pioneering victory two years ago, the Grand National has produced nearly a double century of fairy-

BERNARDO COSTA CABRAL'S courses were widely praised by competitors, including Hunter Holloway (right). “I love Bernardo's courses, they're super,” she said. “I thought they were well suited to many types of horses and I thought they were courses that

THE World Cup Final featured a depleted field after three top contenders withdrew ahead of the freestyle. The Netherlands' Dinja van Liere and her double world bronze medallist Hermes NOP scratched just moments before they were due to ride their gran

WELSH section D gelding Cruglwyd Tango continues to turn heads, taking both prelims at Silver Leys Equestrian, Hertfordshire. ONE TO WATCH “Everyone is very complimentary about him,“ said John Osborne, who rides the 12-year-old gelding for his boss A

LUCIA CAROLINE, 11, returned home to Sussex with three titles, including one on a 26-year-old pony, 138cm Sonas Barney (pictured). The pair topped the leaderboard in the under-11 championship, with almost four seconds to spare. “I've been riding him

LARA-RAE JONES, eight, partnered four-year-old Cynbrook Kingfisher to win his novice and open restricted show hunter pony classes and stand reserve champion at NCPA Staffordshire. “This was their very first show together and we believe the pony's fir

IT will be a while before William Haggas earns domestically what Dubai Honour has earned him in Australia in his past two starts. The Newmarket trainer has this down to an art; sending a handful of soft-ground horses down to Sydney for their autumn a

ON a cold and blustery March day, the Teme Valley met on a wild piece of open moorland in the Welsh hills near Knighton to close their season and celebrate the tenure of professional huntsman David Savage. He is retiring from hunt service, having hun