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.

Pure genius

Eventing legends’ Burghley triumph • Ros Canter and Lordships Graffalo show their class again – adding another Burghley Horse Trials title to their CV

Britain takes superb Euros medal haul • The para dressage team brought home five individual medals and finished a whisker off the team podium

HORSES IN THE NEWS

OBITUARIES

IN BRIEF

Owners of horse killed on the road vow to campaign in her memory • The collision came as news emerged of a new national road safety strategy that omits horses

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Foals turned out and later weaned have more success • A study considered the impact of early experiences on equine performance

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

Cross-border solution needed to protect horses • Action taken to improve traceability – but only a joint approach will close gaps

And finally… last saddle

LETTERS

H&H FROM THE ARCHIVES

Horse & Hound

‘Can we maintain Burghley entries?’ • Six-time Burghley winner William Fox-Pitt reflects on this year's event

‘Exactly what our sport needs’ • Carl Hester on Crozet successes and the need to balance power and harmony

Clare Balding • There are few sides of the equestrian world at which the illustrious broadcaster has not already excelled, and now she's turning her hand to adult fiction. Sarah Jenkins finds out what drives her

Event horse matchmaker • Lucinda Murray on taking out the stress of buying a new event horse – and knowing when a client needs a “Fiat not a Lamborghini”

Need to know

Wonga Swinger • Despite wins on the track, Wonga Swinger much prefers being in the show ring. Bethan Simons speaks to those around him who know him best

Judge Mathew Lawrence

Equine seizures: what we know • Seizures are rare in horses, but can occur. Richard Piercy FRCVS, professor of comparative neuromuscular disease at the Royal Veterinary College, talks to Catherine Welton

The recovery period

Flawless finish • Peruse this selection of mains-powered and battery-operated clippers, to help keep your horse's coat looking its best as we enter the autumn months

‘Riders need to know their horses well’ • Kitty King, who has competed at five European Championships, winning four medals, previews Mark Phillips’ course for the Europeans at Blenheim

PODIUM PREDICTIONS

Britain's new-look squad aim for gold • It's a time of change and new faces for many major nations, but H&H eventing editor Pippa Roome backs Britain for top spot

EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS FACTS AND STATS

THE FORMAT

How to follow • Are you excited for next week's European Eventing Championships? Make sure you keep this guide to follow handy, whether you're on site at Blenheim or watching from home

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TIMETABLE

HOW TO WATCH

‘A legend of all time’ • Ros Canter successfully defends her Burghley title while pregnant with her second child, as the extraordinary Lordships Graffalo becomes the first event horse to win twice here as well as twice at Badminton

THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME?

Burghley 2025: how the leaderboard changed

Rosalent takes early lead...