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.

Cloning success

Double bridle welfare concerns raised in top dressage horses • Researchers have raised concerns connected to double bridle use, and sent a selection of pictures to the FEI

HORSES

OBITUARIES

Farewell to the inimitable Hovis, loved by thousands • H&H's only equine columnist, who raised £100,000 for charity, has died at the age of 23

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Fake documents at centre of rider's bizarre fraud • The FEI Tribunal has ruled on a rider who submitted falsified paperwork

GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK

Training techniques for zoo animals could have benefits for horses • Animal behaviour experts look at how using similar methods can set horses and owners up for success

And finally… models

LETTERS

Horse & Hound

‘Where's the spirit of aspiration?' • Andrew Nicholson on hopes for 2025 and the sport's new grassroots format

‘Where the pony societies have it right' • Katie Jerram-Hunnable on the lack of opportunities for young horses

Saffron Cresswell • The young event rider, who suffered a serious spinal injury in a fall last year, talks to Pippa Roome about her journey so far and what the future holds

Fashionista turned rider • Since relocating from China to the UK, fashion media brand strategist Ying Qian has discovered a passion for horses, learning to ride as an adult

Athene Lindebjerg • Oscar Williams meets the grade I para legend, with nine gold medals and a story like no other

South Bucks RDA'S Romilly Hart

‘They were the good old days, but changes are for the better' • Third-generation master saddler John Robinson on seeing the industry evolve, working in a true family business - and his 100-year-old tools

The highly valued veteran

A helping hand • Sadly, some foals are orphaned and need a first step up in life. Samantha Feighery RVN, lead clinical nurse at Rossdales Equine Hospital, outlines fostering and hand-rearing procedures

HAND-REARING: KEY POINTS

Delightful Dorset • Three lovely properties for a variety of budgets in the southern English coastal county

New in the ring • The latest new products hitting the shelves for you and your horse

Seeing TREBLE • The three clones of Chilli Morning are now eight years old and advancing in their competitive careers. Pippa Roome speaks to their owner and riders, finding fascinating similarities and differences among the trio

How cloning works

Choosing the riders

Making comparisons

Saving Britain's in-hand show tradition • Kim Wilson investigates how Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain is tackling the decline of in-hand classes and working to secure the future of youngstock

2025 SHOW DATES

Access all areas Gavin Cromwell • The former farrier is sending his strongest team of Cheltenham Festival runners yet. Jennifer Donald meets the team behind a remarkable success story

Key Festival contenders

‘This unspoilt hunting heaven' • A visit by the RS Surtees Society to Northumberland provides a showcase for the Percy hounds and their hunting country

Good days and godchildren • H&H's hunting editor Catherine Austen enjoys the last weeks of...