Horse & Hound

Published by TI Media Limited 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.

Hitting the jackpot

Plans for review of competition medication - and trimming ears • The FEI is to carry out an ethical review of the use of drugs in competition horses

Dressage issues will act as catalyst for positive change • British Dressage is launching a new welfare action plan and considering a formal yellow card warning system

HORSES

OBITUARIES

HORSES

Giving young horses the best possible start for a good life • Experts discussed best practice for training and managing our youngsters

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK

Concerns about attitudes as fireworks display called off • A club surrounded by horses said “unreasonable pressure” from owners led to a display being cancelled

And finally… under starter’s orders

LETTERS

H&H FROM THE ARCHIVES

Horse & Hound

‘The next generation is so vital’ • Mark Phillips on aiding new officials and a possible chance for young Brits

‘Many positives, plus the odd tweak’ • Rebecca Penny on successes and areas for improvement in HOYS’ judging

Jack Berry • The trainer renowned for his red shirts and being “King of the two-year-olds” has spent 60 years making a momentous impact on the lives of injured jockeys, with no sign of stopping. Jennifer Donald meets racing’s greatest fundraiser

Camera operator • “The man walking backwards”, Adrian Camm, on the joy of capturing epic moments in racing - from AP McCoy’s retirement to Rachael Blackmore’s Grand National win

Noble Peppermint • The 133cm worker’s many accolades include a HOYS supreme. Alex Robinson speaks to her connections

Rider’s mother Laura Lynch

Need to know

Patchy ponies • Ringworm can not only spread widely but can also be persistent, and so it should be addressed promptly. Kieran O’Brien MRCVS explains

DISINFECTION DIRECTIVES

Under a million • Superb-value family homes with several acres and good equestrian facilities for amateur riders at a fraction of the cost of the home counties

John Whitaker - The Legend Part three Welham • The six-time Olympian is sharing his life story for the first time in a newly released biography - as told to Sarah Peacocke. H&H takes a glimpse at the Welham glory days in the final part of this series of extracts

The jumps season is back • As the National Hunt season kicks into top gear once again, Jennifer Donald finds out what might be in store as the drama unfolds

‘A countryman and always good company’ • In this instalment of his occasional series about great huntsmen he knew, Alastair Jackson recalls the “stubborn, dogmatic” natural hound man and writer Willy Poole

The best entertainment • H&H hunting editor Catherine Austen’s mind is full of autumn hunting, the trials of being a horse-owner and the brilliance of TV’s Rivals

King takes a second crown • Clare King and Cesar Et Rosalie complete back-to-back wins in the Wynnstay Scurry, reports Catherine Austen

Cycling for Saffron

New hunting book

A new high-octane pastime • Daniel Cherriman and his ex-racehorse take part in their first hunt scurries

Harris’s high Day • A British rider wins on her second attempt at five-star, as...