Horse & Hound

Nicola Wilson's European champion, owned by Jo and James Lambert and Deirdre Johnston, came second at the Kentucky CCI5* ridden by Tom McEwen. Report, p56 The Alliance Syndicate's horse who was born on an allotment and won the Welsh National has died

Westgate Labs staff did “dress like a pop star” for charity and a client was delighted to hear “Ariana Grande” had probed her poop. Could celeb testing be the key to get more people to do it? Contact details p13, if you're reading, Ariana… A rider at

To a puppy show in Devon where a native bystander reported, appalled, that standards were definitely slipping – there were scones with JAM ON FIRST. Had the Cornish staged an invasion? This week's award goes to the seller of a nineyear-old referred t

THE owner of a pony who survived three cardiac arrests said “miracles do happen”. Christine Moore told H&H her vet rang after fiveyear-old Welsh mare Luna had surgery under general anaesthetic to remove a lump. “The vet said in recovery she had three

1) What are The King's racing colours? 2) Who was King Charles’ first winner as reigning monarch? 3) For how many years did The King play polo? 1) True 2) Anthony Peter 3) Arab. ■

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HAVE this information to hand if calling the vet for a horse who is struggling to breathe: ✓ The horse's age ✓ When the horse was last seen breathing normally ✓ Any recent travel ✓ Any known history of breathing difficulties (and whether they are bei

HUNTING with the Hamilton Bloodhounds has been the making of Horseheath BE80 section Q winner, Stitchwort (Winnie), according to her rider, Louise Clover. “She's used to going forwards in all kinds of ground and, having spent the winter hunting in th

Moulton College, Northants SUE BULLOCK and Glasson Lad claimed elementary and medium wins. Sue, who has been competing Colleen Wilkinson's 14.2hh Connemara gelding, known as “Alan”, for 15 months, said: “He's quite sensitive and tricky, but we now ha

Eventer Tamie Smith is the first US rider to win the Kentucky fivestar since 2008 and the first female rider to land the title since 2011. Report, p56 Paralympic medallist Natasha Baker and her husband Marc Jaconelli have welcomed a baby boy. “Our he

BIRTHDAY girl Lily Brennan was in tears when her mother Lucy Brennan's 14-year-old gelding Carnsdale Tickled Pink jumped to the RIHS 143cm working hunter pony qualifier and section title at BSPS Area 5. After bad weather curtailed Lily's eventing pla

Ystrad Taf Fechan Point-ToPoint Club, Bonvilston, Vale Of Glamorgan BRADLEY GIBBS continued his run of good form when bagging a double. The first of his wins came in the 4&5yo maiden aboard Defence Witness, who he also trains. “I bought him last July

TRAINER: Paul Nicholls – 163 winners @ £3.647m JOCKEY: Brian Hughes – 165 winners CONDITIONAL JOCKEY: Luca Morgan – 46 winners OWNER: JP McManus75 wins @ £2.25m TRAINER: Willie Mullins 237 winners @ €7.3m JOCKEY: Paul Townend 107 winners CONDITIONAL

The Way it Was is published by Anthony Eyre (Mount Orleans Press), and costs £28. Visit www.ianfarquhar.co.uk/#Buy to purchase. The book will also be available this weekend (4–8 May) at Badminton Horse Trials, from the Duke of Beaufort's Hunt Support

A PAGE is devoted to the carriage horses destined to feature in the coronation ceremony. Each horse is mentioned by name, as well as some fun facts —such as covering the verboten white on a Cleveland Bay's leg with black boot polish. The spotlight is

Edited by Catherine Austen [email protected] @cfausten123 EARLY in that season of 1982/83, a day of definite note was when we took the bitches to the Cottesmore country on the 29 November. We met at Braunston in the best of their grass c

AS Julian Muscat writes it in his look at The King's involvement in racing (feature, p32), this will be the first Royal Ascot bereft of The late Queen, who was such a staunch supporter of Britain's premier race meeting. The same could be said of Roya