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.

Catalysts for change

Thousands support festive hunts despite Government plans • Labour has reiterated its aim to outlaw trail-hunting, while crowds support Christmas meets

HORSES

HORSES

No Paris medallists in New Year Honours List • The practice of Olympic winners’ automatically being honoured has come to an end and riders have missed out

Thousands of new opportunities to help former racehorses and riders • A new initiative aims to support riders from the first step of taking on a former racehorse

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Deadline to save off-road riding routes removed • The Government’s announcement has been welcomed as a major step

GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK

Vets see kicks as the norm as concerns are reported • Research on vets’ workplace injuries found that most are in equine practice and many are not reported

And finally… Rupert’s rescue

LETTERS

H&H FROM THE ARCHIVES

Horse & Hound

‘Let’s big up London and our sport’ • Graham Fletcher on the show at ExCeL and more within showjumping

Oliver Gould • The European young rider bronze medallist tells Oscar Williams about rediscovering his passion for horses after taking a two-year hiatus

Racing promoter • Dominic Matcham runs a company that introduces young people to racing by offering days out - plus plenty of Gen Z perks - at events that have unsold capacity

Jonbon • Jonbon may be a “bizarre character” and an eternal fidget, but with eight Grade Ones to his name, he’s one of the greatest chasers, says Jennifer Donald

Jockey Nico de Boinville

‘When I was let off, the pony took charge’ • On the eve of her 100th birthday, Elizabeth Breton recalls a lifetime in the saddle, encompassing the “blasted war”, the Pony Club in its infancy, and how she still has the urge to “let rip” on the hunting field

Cracking up • Hoof cracks vary in cause and severity, but always need attention. Richard Stephenson MRCVS explains how they come about, what the prognosis may be and the treatments available

CASE STUDY Fixing a foot

New Year bargains • Equestrian pads don’t always cost seven figures. Check out these properties with land, stables and more - for well under a million

Working wellies • A selection of wellington boots to help tackle the daily demands of an equestrian, from walking through fields to mucking out the stables

Eureka! • Breakthrough training moments when everything clicks into place can be a catalyst to greater things. Bethany Stone finds out when the penny dropped for some top British riders

Go big or go home!

‘The key to everything’ • Want a horse who can tackle any question? In the first of this three-part training series Alex Bragg shows Bethany Stone how to harness the power of straightness to enhance your horse’s jumping

The exercise: square turns and straightness • Working on: developing rider intuition and teaching the horse to follow guidance to both hone and expand jumping technique

12 WEEKS TO GO Aiming for Aintree • In the first part of a monthly series leading up to the Grand National, Kate Sissons tells of the countdown to the big race with her syndicate-owned Idas Boy – and an encounter with Jilly Cooper

Blessings...