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.

Greatness

Fire safety advice after yard in flames within minutes • A yard owner is urging others to have fire plans and drills, which could save human and equine lives

Link found between oral lesions and conflict behaviour in horses • A study aimed to investigate the behaviour of horses with lesions competing in upper national level dressage

HORSES IN THE NEWS

OBITUARIES

IN BRIEF

Mixed reaction to changes to HOYS championships • The intermediate show horse, hack and riding pony section changes have sparked some debate

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Genes that may contribute to fracture risk identified • The second study in a series has found more than 110 relevant genes

New rule states that all horses must have tails • The Great Yorkshire Show is to outlaw shaved and extensively trimmed docks for equine welfare reasons

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

And finally… rhino meeting

LETTERS

H&H FROM THE ARCHIVES

Horse & Hound

‘We need better marketing’ • Pammy Hutton on overcoming setbacks and building dressage's future

Sam Twiston-Davies • Ahead of Cheltenham, the top-flight jockey tells Jennifer Donald about his Festival hopes, the horse he truly adored, and how hunting shaped his riding skills

Olympic landscaper turned breeder • Martin Price, managing director of Anmore Dressage, on landscaping at London 2012 and the property purchase that kick-started his passion for horses

‘Don't let age, difficulties or illness stop you riding’ • Rayna Matthews on a carefree childhood Down Under, her hankering for British propriety and how side-saddle reinvigorated her passion for horses despite severe disability

“I never got the rules wrong”

Mulberry Lane • This charismatic working hunter has impressed judges up and down the country. Bethan Simons speaks to the connections who know him best

Producer/rider Craig Kiddier

Bute: friend or foe? • It is a commonly used medication, but familiarity with bute can reduce horse owners’ caution and it can be toxic. Liz Richardson MRCVS outlines the potential dangers

WHAT'S NEW in the veterinary world? • Peter Green MRCVS looks into when and how clinical imaging may be able to predict athletic performance

Case study: an unwelcome eventuality

Beyond the yard • The perfect gift for a horse lover, whatever the occasion

HOW LONG CAN THE BRITS KEEP IT UP? • Britain is on a golden roll in eventing, but countries’ fortunes have always risen and fallen in the sport. Martha Terry explores what creates these rolling cycles of national domination

EVENTING WAVES OF NATIONAL DOMINATION • Gold medals won at World Championships and Olympics

‘It's all about going out and giving it a go’ • These grassroots riders saw off the opposition to top their leagues last year. Becky Murray finds out how they did it and their advice for others

“We have floodlights at home so I can train after school”

“He never makes me nervous, which I love at my age”

“I've had to work on her confidence; we build up slowly”

“We've formed a good bond, he trusts me and I trust him”

Daring to dream • Kate Sissons edges towards owning a...