Horse & Hound

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd 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.

Winning ways

Equine semen imports affected by new rules • Extra checks for equine semen and embryos come into force at the height of the breeding season

Top rider hopes court case will help raise awareness • Izzy Taylor said she regrets the mistakes she made and hopes the industry will learn from the incident

HORSES

HORSES

OBITUARIES

Riders urged to help shape the future of their sport • Athletes have been encouraged to engage with federations to have an input in major changes

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Tighter rules on drugs prescribed by vets • Vets have given clarification on what the new guidance means for equines

GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK

Rise in auctions boosts sales and breeding for Britain • New events held last year were successful in showing overseas buyers the quality of horses bred in this country

And finally… a surprise cob

LETTERS

Horse & Hound

'As challenging as competing at five-star' • British Eventing CEO Rosie Williams on problems, priorities and plans

The full package • Stables, manège, great living space and epic views – what more could you want?

Access all areas Lucinda Russell • The 2023 Grand National winner is gearing up for a second strike at Aintree, as Jennifer Donald pays a visit to Lucinda Russell’s spectacular Scottish yard

"This doesn't happen to people like us"

"The secret to my success"

Browband and showing accessories maker • Karlie Jelly on making 3,000 false plaits a year and the perfect browband, plus working for The King’s horses

Kjento • This grand prix prospect looks set to follow in his sire’s hoofprints. Oscar Williams meets him

Money talks

'We'd hack down verges in the dark' • Denize King remembers galloping down sand pits, baggy breeches from the church sale and jumping while leading bucking hunters

A bit of everything

A world of their own • We are increasingly becoming aware of the effects of the microbiome on human health. Kieran O’Brien MRCVS reports on what we know about the equine equivalent

'Poo pills' for ponies?

Fill your boots • Keep your feet warm and dry in style with a new pair of wellington boots so you’re ready for anything during the coldest and wettest part of the year

Simple steps to big results • Harry Meade shows two exercises to improve a horse’s way of going – and reveals his top tune for keeping a good rhythm. Martha Terry shares all

Exercise one: polework • Working on: creating true suppleness and give through a horse’s back, while calibrating a horse’s stride length

Clipping progression

Exercise two: transitions on a camber • Working on: harmony and coping with pressure

Case study: three-star event horses and racehorses

When less is more • Interval training is a great way to build fitness – for any type of horse – without placing too much demand on tendons, ligaments and joints. Stephanie Bateman discovers how it works

Couch to 5k

Case study: the grassroots eventer

A slice of paradise • Becky Murray travels to Umbria and finds a haven of exquisite horsemanship, rest and gastronomy

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