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.

Eventers assemble

Call for action on ‘blue tongues’ and signs of pain in dressage • The group who sent images of potential welfare issues has given a presentation to the FEI

Double bridles themselves are not the issue, research finds • A study that found double bridles exert similar or less pressure than snaffles shows more education is needed

HORSES

IN BRIEF

OBITUARIES

Work ongoing to set welfare guidance in horse breeding • Equine welfare in breeding has been an under-researched topic, major work in this area has found

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Horses may learn from humans’ interactions • In a study, horses changed feeding preference after watching people

GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK

A mixed picture for Britain’s rare native breeds • The annual rare breeds watchlist shows good news for Welsh Bs and Fells, but concerns for the Hackney

And finally… Roman grave

LETTERS

Horse & Hound

‘It’s obvious why riders love Kentucky’ • Pippa Roome reflects on the US five-star and her favourites for Badminton

‘Fail to prepare, prepare to fail’ • Stuart Hollings on a show secretary’s trials, novices and naming newcomers

Nicola Naylor • This year, Nicola Naylor became the first blind rider to compete in grand prix dressage, having had to give up her competitive ambitions decades previously. Eleanor Jones finds out how she’s done it

“She’s extremely determined”

Spanish Riding School rider • Helmut Oberhauser on the pride of being part of a 460-year-old cultural heritage, a rigorous training pathway and the tradition of the birch riding crop

Green Grass • The home-bred stallion has proved a big winner for a father and his 12-year-old son - as well as a host of catch riders. Jennifer Donald meets the laid-back character who is a ”big softie” at heart

Need to know

Rider Charlie Barker

Going barefoot • The debate on the merits of shoeing versus barefoot horses is both long-standing and polarising. Richard Stephenson MRCVS sifts through the noise

Who is qualified to trim horses’ feet?

GOLDEN RULES FOR GOING BAREFOOT

Equestrian potential • Fancy a project? These homes are ripe for conversion into your horsey haven

New in the ring • From the practical to the stylish, check out these new products for you and your horse

‘The cumulative effect is key’ • Olympic medallist Tina Cook, who has finished in the top 10 at Badminton numerous times, previews Eric Winter’s course for next week’s event

‘They know everything at this stage’ • With five horses aged 18 or over lining up for Badminton next week, veterans have never been more in fashion. Lucy Elder finds out about the old stars of the event, this year and through history

The oldest Badminton winners

How to follow • Whether you’re visiting Badminton in person or watching from home, make sure you have all the information on how to keep up with the action at your fingertips

Rules of engagement • Equestrians know how good horses are for the soul - but is the proliferation of equine-assisted psychotherapists safe for both horses and humans? Catherine Welton finds out how experts are working towards a gold standard

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