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.

Still cutting it at the top

Government to ban waste carpet in equestrian surfaces • The withdrawal of a “position statement” will mean waste carpet may no longer be used

New dressage tests to be introduced next summer • British Dressage is bringing in new tests at all levels to focus on correct horse training and rider development

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OBITUARIES

How far is too far in equine breeding techniques? • An expert panel looked at issues relating to horse welfare and public acceptance of the techniques

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Horse sports confirmed for 2028 Olympic Games • Showjumping, dressage and eventing will all feature at Los Angeles 2028

GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK

New guidance to give all horses' Better Beginnings • The advice covers every aspect of breeding horses and ponies, from before conception to two years old

£100,000 bonus to boost pointing

LETTERS

Horse & Hound

'I try to avoid chaotic competing' • Laura Tomlinson on balancing family life and bringing on her horses

'Communicate, run a poll and get feedback' • Joe Trunkfield on youngsters competing against experienced counterparts

William Buick • Fresh from defending his title as champion jockey, William Buick reflects on the pressure of relentlessly producing winners. Lucy Elder discovers how a work ethic hewn in the Norwegian snow has led to success all over the racing world

RDA volunteer • The RDA interim and deputy chair Frances Lochrane on “tea with a pony”, the value of a horse’s sixth sense and her beloved “Wally”

Tapeworm: a worsening problem? • Resistance to tapeworm medication has been reported recently. Professor Jacqui Matthews FRCVS explains how concerned we should be, and how else we can tackle tapeworm

Seeking condition • This selection of feeds is suitable for horses looking to gain or maintain weight and condition this winter

Forage and flourish • The colder months bring about plenty of changes on the nutritional front. Lottie Butler asks experts how to navigate winter feed

'There's nowhere as beautiful to me as Exmoor' • Or Gloucestershire, or Wales, or Leicestershire, or… Rory Knight Bruce delves into why we love where we hunt so much

Heythrop Grapevine 15 • A lovely bitch – dam of a Peterborough champion – still hunting well in her ninth season

Why should children go hunting? • Because besides the thrills it offers, hunting teaches every one of UNICEF’s 10 most important life skills, says Andrew Sallis

Once more unto the breach • There’s a shadow looming over hunting’s future. Catherine Austen speaks to Olly Hughes – one of the men fighting to keep the tradition alive

Cold and wet but still laughing • The Queen of Spades and the Walrus of Love – covertside chat doesn’t get any better, says H&H’s hunting editor Catherine Austen

'A lifetime's work' comes to fruition • Austin O’Connor makes history for Ireland in the USA, while young mares fill the other podium places for William Fox-Pitt and Oliver Townend

FARLEY IMPRESSES ON FIVE-STAR DEBUT

TEENAGER TAKES HER BOVINGTON TALLY TO FIVE

Campbells keep it in the family...