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.

An eventing star is born

Giving horses choice to give them a good life • Listening to what horses really need and delivering it is key to ensuring that they truly have a good life

Working together, and using sport to improve equine lives • Experts consider how we can improve horse welfare and balance this with equestrian sport and leisure

IN THE NEWS

IN THE NEWS

OBITUARIES

Dressage looks at how the sport can regain the public's trust • Riders, trainers, officials and organisers met to discuss the challenges facing the discipline

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK

Top rider calls time on her legendary 20year career • Sophie Christiansen is bowing out after spending an incredible two decades at the top for Great Britain

And finally… horsepower

LETTERS

Horse & Hound

'Value, respect and inclusion' • Jodie Hall McAteer on appreciation for grooms and getting her mojo back

Caroline Harris • From her London childhood to galloping through French mud, the latest CCI5* winner tells Martha Terry about her unhorsey upbringing, her brave little horse and how she very nearly didn’t run at Pau at all

Cavalry re-enactor • Paul Wisken on learning to ride at 40, the thrill of going into battle and the perils of 17th-century military uniform

Sore points • A common cause of back pain in horses, kissing spines can present with a wide range of clinical signs from subtle to severe. Thijs de Bont MRCVS explains

The longer term

Brilliant bungalows • They say the best things come in small packages – here are three well-presented one-storey homes with at least four stables and grazing

Gut game-changers • Supplements designed to aid your horse’s digestive system, promoting a healthy stomach environment and beyond

Pointing's first lady • There was a changing of the guard when Izzie Hill became point-to-pointing’s lady champion last season. Gemma Redrup catches up with her to find out more

No facilities? No problem • While gallops and schooling fences are luxuries we’d all love to have when training pointers, some people need to be creative in order to get their horses fit and ready to run, finds Stephanie Bateman

Heaven in the hills • The South Shropshire hounds are in great form for their opening meet at Gatten Lodge, Church Stretton

Guy Avis 13 December 1947-2 November 2024 • Catherine Austen pays tribute to a well-known horseman, a cornerstone of the Heythrop Hunt

Top teams chase the wins • The autumn season concludes with open victories for three different teams

Team Ride Away one-two

A stand-in success story

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Fox Grant lead to open victory

Colm keeps his cool • A versatile Connemara adds another string to his bow, while a part-bred mare delights a mother and daughter duo

Ambitious duo off to a winning start • New pairings and future stars make their mark, while inspiring comebacks remind us all why we share this journey

A comeback turned breakthrough

BRAVE MARE MAKES AN IMPRESSION

GROUNDWORK AND HACKING ARE THE SECRET FORMULA

Ted's back in business

Foxy hits the jackpot

Sirius...