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Edited by Eleanor Jones Share your news story Call 0330 390 6386 Email [email protected] @ jones_eleanor_ CONCERNS have emerged about the inland border facility at Sevington, as one owner has described it as “a shambles”. Sam Dean contacted

PRE-purchase examinations (PPEs) have come under the spotlight in new research – along with the issue of relying on X-rays to identify issues. Royal Veterinary College (RVC) researchers analysed 133 PPEs from three equine practices and considered fac

CHOOSING the right training aid and putting ourselves in horses’ shoes to benefit their welfare were key points at a leading conference. Russell MacKechnie-Guire gave an overview of lungeing training aids and polework, at the Horses Inside Out Confer

CALLS have been made for the rural community to “take action for hunting” by lobbying MPs and demonstrating that the sport is a “well-regulated activity” – following the Labour party's pledge for a full ban. MP Steve Reed, the shadow secretary of sta

Email to [email protected] Name and address must be included. Letters may be edited. @ horseandhound instagram.com/horseandhound facebook.com/horseandhound ON New Forest ponies (feature, 15 February), we had the privilege of owning Bullhill Fan

WHEN you've been involved with an organisation for a substantial period of time, say a few decades, it can be hard to know when to step back. In 2023, Joy Hall announced that she would be retiring from her post as executive officer for the British Sh

[email protected] @alexrob_ journo_ UNFORTUNATELY, showing as a sport has lagged behind our equestrian counterparts, such as eventing, showjumping and dressage, by not having basic statutory requirements to protect all users. However,

I'm not from a horsey background, but I watched the racing on television every weekend with my grandad. I started riding lessons when I was about 10; I was quiet and I didn't have the confidence to do it alone so I went with my cousin, and as soon as

JUST after World War II, a local girl with two Shetlands and a horse taught me to ride, then I rode weekly at a riding school in exchange for mucking out. I became friends with Janet Baker there, and when she outgrew ponies, I took them on. We rode b

SARCOIDS can occur in a number of different forms, and their clinical significance – and so impact on the horse – will also vary. They can be small and benign or extensive and spread rapidly into surrounding tissues. Sarcoids are classified into six

IN a picturesque corner of rural Warwickshire, Carron Nicol has built the blocks of a thriving business with a reputation for breeding, producing, competing and dealing in quality showjumpers. World-class horses such as championship hero Vistogrand,

WAVENEY & NORFOLK HARRIERS 28 January [email protected] @cfausten123 Waveney & Norfolk Harriers, Northgate Hall, Norfolk WHEN the North Norfolk Harriers were disbanded in 2022 due to pressure from hunt saboteurs, their future looked blea

EDITH SOMERVILLE and her cousin Violet Florence Martin were holidaying in Étaples in the summer of 1898 when they received a letter from their literary agent, J B Pinker. Over the previous nine years the cousins had collaborated on seven books, latte

EQUISSAGE PULSE PARA WINTER CHAMPIONSHIPS 22–25 February Edited by Oscar Williams [email protected] @oscarw_dr Equissage Pulse Para Winter Championships, Myerscough College, Lancs WINTER championships debutante Alice Begg returned home wit

JESS PRITCHARD and the 19-year-old Cochrane, owned by Lucinda Freedman, won the grade III silver title on 68.1% The handsome gelding has had an illustrious career as a lightweight show cob and has been to the Horse of the Year Show and won at Royal W

HIGHLIGHTS 12–18 February Chard EC Winter Regionals, Somerset “WE call her the golden girl,” said Jess Davies of her consistent performer Kadanz II, who took advanced medium straight and freestyle silver titles. “She's super-easy and genuinely lovely

Myerscough College Winter Regionals, Lancs KIRSTIE CLARKE scored a hat-trick of wins, riding Nureno to an elementary freestyle gold win and dominating at medium gold with Powered By Fürst Impressions. “Nureno is going from strength to strength,” she

HIGHLIGHTS 15–18 February [email protected] @jen_donald DO YOU WANT TO BE ON THIS PAGE? HAVE YOU WON A CLASS? Email [email protected] within 24 hours of your event and please include a contact telephone number Bury Farm Large

HIGHLIGHTS 12–18 February [email protected] @alexrob_journo_ NCPA Cheshire Season Starter, Reaseheath College, Cheshire TWO top horses landed both spots in an early Royal International (RIHS) coloured championship. Vicky Smith made a s

BSPS Area 13A Winter, Poldice Valley EC, Cornwall DAISY CONIBEAR and Westaire Tarantella, 12, took home a championship on their second outing together, clinching the mountain and moorland (M&M) crown. The Stoak Tyrol son qualified for HOYS in 2023 wi

HIGHLIGHTS 19–25 February [email protected] @jen_donald The Horse & Hound Podcast Listen to Kim Bailey on The Horse & Hound Podcast: horseandhound.co.uk/podcast Kempton Park, Surrey JOCKEY Ben Godfrey timed his move to perfection aboard F

LARKHILL 25 February South & West Wilts, Larkhill, Wilts A WIN in the conditions (level two), riding Boss Man Fred for trainer Max Comley and The Cotswold Stars Partnership, kick-started a double for jockey James King. The 10-year-old by Dubai Destin

JIM'S off games with a big leg so I was planning to hunt on a quad bike on Saturday. I hadn't told Adam but I was still annoyed when he revealed that he had offered the bike to a friend's husband who was visiting from Dartmoor. “Well, he'll have to t