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.

Great sport

A legend bows out at the top • William Fox-Pitt is retiring from the top level of eventing after a stellar career in the sport

HORSES IN THE NEWS

OBITUARIES

IN BRIEF

At-home testing could come in for top competition horses • The aim is to ensure a level playing field for all, as the anti-doping laws undergo a full revision this year

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Questions asked on venue choice for World Cup Final • Concerns have been raised about Saudi Arabia's human rights record

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

Horse sport can lead the way in menopause work • New research highlighting the issues many female riders are facing has won a major award

And finally… Brooke at 90

LETTERS

The H&H Quiz

Horse & Hound

‘Badminton is still the one to win’ • Mark Phillips gives his insight on the five-stars at Badminton and Kentucky

‘Show horses must have sparkle’ • Julie Templeton on the key components judges should be looking out for

Daniel Coyle • Based in America with a Canadian owner, the Irish showjumper is juggling a top-flight career on both sides of the Atlantic with a young family. Nancy Jaffer finds out how

Bootmaker • From a long line of Northampton bootmakers, Emma Batten speaks of the craftsmanship, joy and passion that goes into each pair of Horace Battens

Early arrivals • Samantha Feighery RVN, lead clinical nurse at Rossdales Equine Hospital, discusses prematurity in foals and the care that they and their dams need

An RVNs job in a referral hospital

Splash out • Summer is coming and with it the desire to cool off after a hot day on the yard. Check out these equestrian homes with swimming pools

Fly-free zone • Don't let irritating flies be the bane of your summer, add one of these summer sprays, fly repellents, stable sprays or insecticides to your grooming kit

‘We all hate doing anything badly’ • As part of H&H's 140th anniversary this year, we are celebrating Britain's great horsey families with a series of interviews. In our third instalment, we speak to the multi-garlanded showing dynasty of David Tatlow, his daughter Loraine Homer and her daughter Alice

‘Winning never entered my mind’ • A breakthrough star, the retirement of a legend and a shock result are among the factors making this a superb milestone edition of Badminton

AN AMAZING AMATEUR DEBUT

“I HAD TO LEARN TO WALK AGAIN”

Spooky ‘Isaac’ holds it together • The defending champion pilots a rising star to lead the first phase

“I'M GLAD SHE DIDN'T MOVE THAT WELL”

‘Not generous, but consistent’ • Christian Landolt on the judging, the test and who caught his eye

A super day • Eric Winter's track provides a brilliant cross-country day, with Irish first-timer Lucy Latta delivering the outstanding performance

“ALL I EVER WANTED”, BROKEN BONES AND A DRESSAGE BREAKTHROUGH

“FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT”

WHICH FENCES CAUSED PROBLEMS?

All change • The leaderboard tips upside down, as the top two plummet and Caroline Powell rises to triumph

GRAFENNACHT'S EXTRAORDINARY DAM

Overall: final scoreboard

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