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.

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New FEI showjumping blood rule approved • But Britain will not be following the international federation's lead

New digital passport hailed as game-changer for horses • The FEI has launched its new system, which it hopes will be a major step towards fully connected equine traceability

HORSES IN THE NEWS

IN BRIEF

How tack and equipment design can help improve horses lives • Experts consider what each of us can do to promote and improve welfare and ensure ethical treatment of horses

Charges for lorry parking after woods permits axed • Six months after Forestry England removed paid-for riding permits in many woodlands, it has started charging for horsebox parking in some areas

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

GOOD WEEK

BAD WEEK

Hopes of saving Olympic legacy equestrian centre move forward • Progress has been made in efforts to protect and reopen the centre, opened as part of the 2012 Olympic legacy

And finally… horsepower

LETTERS

H&H FROM THE ARCHIVES

Horse & Hound

‘What are we waiting for?’ • Carl Hester on adding give and retake of the reins to the grand prix test

‘I'll relive this moment forever’ • Laura Collett reflects on her week taking individual gold at the European Championships at Blenheim in September

Five course walks

“I've dreamed of this for 15 years”

Physiotherapist • Rachel Greetham on her path from Pony Club to multiple Olympic Games – and the satisfaction of treating all clients, whether on four legs or two

Autumn alerts • Oaks and sycamores are stalwart trees, but both pose risks to horses in the shape of acorn toxicity and atypical myopathy respectively. Angela Jones MRCVS and Karen Coumbe MRCVS explain

Research insights

Water, baby • Stunning equestrian homes, made all the more impressive with a water feature

The good gut guide • Supplements to support your horse's digestive health, promoting a healthy system – from foregut to hindgut – and overall wellbeing

A happy day • The Heythrop's season gets off to a fine start at the opening meet

Clare and Cesar rule the Melton • Clare King achieves a lifetime ambition by winning the most famous of all hunt races

A TITANIC VICTORY

FORMER BROODMARE STANDS OUT

Hughes vs Hughes • Family rivalries, training breakthroughs and promising partnerships shine at home, plus there's strong British form on the world stage

BECKY AND “BOMB” GO CLOSE IN LYON

Pocket rocket shines on debut

‘She's a completely different horse’

Ward is Wild at heart • A stunning homebred continues his commanding form and an alluring six-year-old catches the eye

“YOU SAY JUMP, HE SAYS HOW HIGH”

‘An incredible effort’ • A gelding is nursed back from a life-threatening injury to win over the National fences and the Badger Beers winner is Desert Orchid-esque

IMAGE OF THE WEEK

WEEK IN NUMBERS

“HE HAS A LOT OF POTENTIAL AND ABILITY”

‘My bike cred was blown’ • A swap from four legs to four wheels doesn't go well for Tessa Waugh, after a rookie error leaves her quad bike stuck in a verge, much to the amusement and disparagement of onlookers