Horse & Hound

Every week Horse & Hound brings horse lovers up-to-date with the latest news and event reports and provides expert equestrian advice on subjects including training and horse care, the latest equine products and feed. The weekly features inform and entertain inspiring readers to go out and ride to improve their horsemanship in every discipline from eventing to show jumping, dressage to showing, polo and hunting. It is also the must read for anyone wanting to buy or sell a horse.

A deeply sad day for the sport

Major reform planned for the veterinary sector • The Government has set out plans for overhauling the 1966 law on veterinary practice

A dark day for our sport as two event riders lose their lives • Sophie Fouracre and Kerry Donoghue lost their lives as a result of cross-country accidents at different fixtures

HORSES IN THE NEWS

Future of Dartmoor hill ponies to be protected by Government • After fears that up to 90% of hill ponies would be culled, and a major campaign, Natural England has acted

World Championships • The British and Irish eventing teams have been confirmed for Aachen

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Hoy returns to team, for Aachen World Champs • Andrew Hoy and Vassily were passed over in Paris but selected for Aachen

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

Your chance to have a say on Government firework plans • After years of campaigns and petitions the Government has finally proposed changes to our firework legislation

And finally… pyjama days

LETTERS

H&H FROM THE ARCHIVES

Horse & Hound

‘Nobody wins in this situation’ • Mark Phillips on late finishes, David Broome's tips and the Aachen squad

‘An achievement you can't replicate’ • Chris Smith gets goosebumps from watching a legend win a unique class

‘I enjoyed every minute’ • William Whitaker reflects on his second Hickstead Derby victory, his Oompa Loompa preparations, filtering all the Whitakers’ tips and how he kept the sensitive Flamboyant calm

“Flamboyant couldn't have asked for a better ride”

Doing 53,000 steps and holding on for dear life: the groom's view

Pony Club instructor • Chris Barnett on adjusting to teaching in jeans rather than in a hacking jacket, her bareback foundations and Biscuit, the perfect hunting nanny

THE VET

A keen EYE • What should a purchaser look out for from a veterinary perspective when horse shopping? Claire Maher MRCVS outlines what to consider

Should you ask for the horse's veterinary history?

Made you look… • Three eye-catching equestrian properties with unique character – including a bargain

Friends forever • From best friends and play to grief and separation anxiety, Catherine Welton finds out what we know about our horses’ social lives – but there's plenty that remains a mystery

Quick Chicko • An Aachen-bound pair secure the major class with a slick performance in all three phases

Maddox makes superb comeback • Ben Maher's rising star returns from a potentially career-ending ailment to win the grand prix, chased home by a “shocked” runner-up

STAN THE MAN REALLY CAN

“MY LAST CHANCE TO BE UP AT THE TOP TIER”

Reunion pays off • A host of combinations punch their tickets to HOYS, with Irish riders enjoying particular success at the first Scottish Home Pony fixture in four years

INJURY COMEBACK DELIVERS HOYS TREBLE

Irish riders shine on

A Prince among kings • Victor Bettendorf 's “superstar” gelding Gibbs Un Prince delivers a dazzling coming-of-age performance

Lady Libby's historic ascent • A home-bred home-produced mare makes Yorkshire history, a coloured defies his odds and a racehorse maintains...