Courtesy and consideration are fundamental to happy hunting, and must remain as the pandemic piles pressure on us all. Abigail Butcher investigates...
Peter Collins, Quorn huntsman with hounds. AS hunts across the UK prepare to begin their season in earnest, with Covid-19 restrictions gathering pace, attention on hunting to act responsibly and with respect is growing. Able to continue their lawful trail-hunting activities behind closed doors under a Government exception that applies to many other leisure and sporting events, the conduct and compliance […]
Posted: 30/10/2020
Library image.Live-streaming from the first fixtures of the 2020/21 point-to-point season has been met with praise, with hopes it can help raise the sport’s profile and bring it to a wider audience
Posted: 29/10/2020
If you have two horses and are struggling to find the time to keep them both fit — riding and leading could be the answer. Here’s our guide to doing it safely and avoiding a disaster
Posted: 29/10/2020
BSPS national chair Pat Pattinson explains some of the challenges involved in putting on championship shows in a Covid world, as well as offering advice on how to be successful in affiliated showing to those starting out...
Lydvale Jacob and Victoria Edwards-Sonnex at Hickstead with judges Pat Pattinson (centre) and Sharon Thomas (right).AS I write, I’ve just about recovered from our British Show Pony Society (BSPS) Heritage championship show held at Arena UK (17–18 October). There was a fabulous atmosphere, and even though there were no Olympia qualifiers, people wanted to be there. It’s been a difficult and challenging year. The latter word has been used a […]
Posted: 29/10/2020
In her exclusive H&H column, Pammy Hutton reflect on the importance of attention to detail, asks whether standardisation of judges’ comments would improve the sport and thanks those going to extra efforts to hold shows in these challenging times
Pammy Hutton riding Belmondo II. In her exclusive H&H column, Pammy Hutton asks whether standardisation of judges’ comments would improve the sport
Posted: 29/10/2020
With Halloween just around the corner, some H&H readers have shared their themed costumes. From using equine-friendly paint to recreate skeletons to ghoulish ghosts and pumpkins, we loved all these brilliant, fun and eerie ideas. Which ones do you reckon you could pull off with your horse this Halloween?
Letty spent several hours painting herself and her “long-suffering Warmblood” Maverick for some Halloween-themed cross-country. Gemma Dixon dusts off the black cape each year for her yard’s annual “Halloween hoolie”. Her now 26-year-old horse, Storm, and nine-year-old dog, Sky, also take part in the spooky festivities. Julie Harvey and her horse, Boysi, got into the […]
Posted: 29/10/2020
The glitz and glamour of the Horse & Hound Awards may be virtual this year but the stars will shine as bright — and now is your chance to decide who is the brightest. Today (29 October) we announce who has been shortlisted in 11 of the 12 categories of the 2020 H&H Awards, in […]
Posted: 29/10/2020
