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.

Slow down

Study suggests more needs to be done to improve grooms’ lives • Research has been done to assess the effectiveness of campaigns that were designed to help grooms

Mouthguards and concussion in riders back in the spotlight • There has been recent research and development on the impact of mouthguards in a number of different sports

HORSES

IN BRIEF

OBITUARIES

Helping horses cope with previous traumatic events • Experts cover how trauma affects horses’ welfare and how to help them deal with such events

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Serious hoof neglect led to horses being put down • A welfare charity is concerned about the number of cases of poor hoof care

GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK

And finally… mount up!

Inbreeding can have an effect on equine pregnancy loss • A study has found that inbreeding contributes to foetal loss in mid to late pregnancy in thoroughbreds

LETTERS

Horse & Hound

‘Everyone is upping their game’ • Andrew Nicholson on the course-designer and riders who’ve impressed him

‘We all have to start somewhere’ • Robert Walker on the importance of aiming for the top, regardless of status

Laura Kraut • All roads lead to Paris for the multi-garlanded US showjumper, who has three horses in contention for the Games. Nancy Jaffer meets Laura at her Wellington base before she switches to the European circuit for the build-up

Equine researcher • Tamzin Furtado on turning skills learned in human health research to her dream job in the equine world

Delami Bravado • The home-produced Welsh section A took the top native pony working hunter accolade of the 2023 season. Alex Robinson meets the connections of this ultimate sweetheart with a sense of humour

HARD knocks • Bone bruises present in different ways, and can require lengthy healing time with variable prognoses. Thijs de Bont MRCVS explains

Reducing the risk

Under starter’s orders • It’s the Grand National next week and we all want our racing fix. Check out these properties in spitting distances of racecourses

New in the ring • Upgrade your ensemble with this pick of the latest products hitting shelves

A need to breed? • She may be a proven champion or simply the apple of your eye, but what makes your mare suitable to breed from? Andrea Oakes investigates

A 50:50 split?

Cornish Queen: dam to eventing superstars • What goes into producing not one but two elite event horses? Matha Terry meets the broodmare behind half-siblings Lordships Graffalo and Pencos Crown Jewel

A mini Graffalo?

‘They could be the next big thing’ • Once a vital part of the workforce, the mechanical revolution made horses redundant from the roles in which they once thrived - or did it? Bernard Bale speaks to some of those safeguarding traditions to ensure there is a future for working horses

Here’s to the future

Valmy repeats his triumph • Emily King and Valmy Biats take top honours again at this pre-Badminton fixture, while an "educational run" yields a win for Tim Price’s rising star Jarillo

NEW PARTNERSHIP LAND A FOUR-STAR SECOND PLACE

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

King takes last-minute crown • British Olympic...