Groom Bob Grace celebrates after Battaash wins The King George Qatar Stakes during day four of the Goodwood Festival at Goodwood Racecourse, Chichester.Bob tells us what it is like to look after one of the fastest horses in the world
Posted: 07/08/2020
A rider won her championship on a mare she had sat on twice before the show, also taking second and fourth in the same class
Children on Horses winner Megan Li and Rumbolds Starlight. A rider won her championship on a mare she had sat on twice before the show, also taking second and fourth in the same class
Posted: 07/08/2020
The story of Bob Champion and Aldaniti’s comeback from serious illness and injury is the stuff of legend – and a popular film. Lucy Higginson finds out how it all started and their continuing legacy
English jockey Bob Champion on Aldaniti (1970 - 1997) clearing Becher's Brook for the second time on the way to victory in the Grand National at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, 4th April 1981. (Photo by Bob Thomas/Getty Images)The story of Bob Champion and Aldaniti’s comeback from serious illness and injury is the stuff of legend – and a popular film. Lucy Higginson finds out how it all started and their continuing legacy
Posted: 07/08/2020
Staying in the Olympic Village is a unique experience, with opportunities to meet – and embarrass yourself in front of – athletes from every sport and nation, as riders tell Catherine Austen
H&H_OLympics Village_Carl Hester_Final artStaying in the Olympic Village is a unique experience, with opportunities to meet – and embarrass yourself in front of – athletes from every sport and nation, as riders tell Catherine Austen
Posted: 07/08/2020
Horsescotland chair Grant Turnbull said there will ‘no doubt’ be challenges ahead to allow competition to resume in a practical manner, but said public health and safety always be at the fore
Posted: 06/08/2020
‘The majority of the time I respond to equines who are underweight. In an extreme contrast, these three are so overweight that we needed to act immediately to ensure we put an end to their suffering’
Posted: 06/08/2020
Two young riders take a national title apiece as the competition hots up at the British Showjumping national championships at Bolesworth. H&H talks to the winners...
Eleanor Archibald and Pondhead DexterTabitha Kyle continued her superb recent form yesterday (5 August) by retaining her 138cm championship title on Playboy Van De Zoetewei, beating herself on LissDuff Royal into second place by a second and a half. Tabitha, who was fresh from winning four grands prix in one day at her first post-lockdown international show, in France […]
Posted: 06/08/2020
We know that equestrian fans have been missing watching their favourite sport, whether that is in person or on screen, over the past few months. We have, therefore, pulled together a selection of events being streamed online and broadcast on TV over the coming week (7-14 August), so you can enjoy what’s going on across the equestrian world from the comfort of your sofa...
Don’t miss out on any action with our useful guide of what to watch this week
Posted: 06/08/2020
