Horse & Hound

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.

Greatness

Your heroes crowned

What the autumn budget really means for busy equestrians • Betting taxes, business rates and minimum wage changes will all have an effect on the horse world

HORSES IN THE NEWS

IN BRIEF

NEWS Insider

Top rider speaks out after US eventer suspended for abuse • Five-star event rider Andrew McConnon has been suspended for 20 months by the FEI Tribunal

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

Tendon research could help prevent injuries • Researchers hope their findings will also inform better treatment in future

GOOD WEEK BAD WEEK

Numbers confirmed on the life-changing impact of horses • The Riding for the Disabled Association impact report shows what it achieves and how others can benefit

And finally… Malcolm

LETTERS

Horse & Hound

‘I’d love to see the federations work together’ • Graham Fletcher on an exciting concept and his favourite sporting moment

‘Right time for forgotten horse’ • Kim Bailey on the new-style hurdles and repercussions from the budget

Sean Bowen • The newly married champion jump jockey tells Jennifer Donald about his drive to chase winners and targeting the “incredible” AP’s records

Side-saddle maker • Rob Jenkins on making side-saddles, and balancing antique with innovation

Practices in the past • Last Christmas, Kieran O’Brien MRCVS opened up the world of the urban horse in Victorian times. Here he describes the care of their rural counterparts

New in the ring • Some of the latest innovations hitting shelves for horse and rider

HORSE & HOUND AWARDS 2025

A snapshot of 2025 • From dazzling golds to a new dressage star and a father-and-son racing combo, here are the images that sum up the year

Big news • H&H news editor Eleanor Jones recaps this year’s big stories, and assesses what lies ahead in 2026

Farewell to… • We celebrate the achievements of some top horses who died in 2025

In memoriam • Gone, but not forgotten - the people who shaped our sport

Sandy acts as super-sub • There’s a last-minute change of huntsman for the Bedale opening meet, and hounds do their very best in less-than-ideal conditions

Courvoisier is the finest choice • Native ponies reign in the supreme championships, with an experienced Dartmoor and a promising Highland colt each shine brightest in their respective divisions

“WE THINK A LOT OF HIM”

“HE WAS GIVEN A 15% CHANCE OF SURVIVAL”

From bolter to freestyle star

‘She’s an absolute trojan’ • A post-surgery comeback, lively youngsters finding focus, big-character natives and a seven-win sweep shaped an action-packed week

LONG-AWAITED TRIUMPHANT RETURN FOR “AMATEUR’S DREAM”

Big personalities steal the day

Tate sweeps the board

YOUNG TALENT MAKES HER MARK

‘Greg has all the jump in the world’ • A 15-hour round trip is richly rewarded and a “scary” tack malfunction does little to stop a successful streak

TALKING POINT

“I’m on cloud nine”

Williams has another Ace up his sleeve • Two mares land flagship races and amateur Patrick Mullins ticks off a milestone

WEEK IN NUMBERS

An ‘unbelievable’ big race double

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