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‘Upfront, open and transparent’ campaign aims to build public trust on horse welfare

06.04.2024 22:29

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One of the images from the HorsePWR campaign. British racing has launched a new campaign targeted at proactively building public trust around horse welfare. The HorsePWR initiative takes inspiration from other successful sporting campaigns that visually have human “stars and athletes right at the heart”, by promoting thoroughbreds in the same way. Its name is an acronym, with PWR representing “purpose, welfare and […]

Meet the part-Clydesdale showjumper ‘living his best life’ aged 30

06.04.2024 21:51

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Meet Wilson, the half-Clydesdale who is “living his best life” as he continues to showjump his enthusiastic way across Scotland aged 30. Jonathan Bagg, who has owned the 17.1hh half-thoroughbred gelding for 25 years, told H&H he has been pulled up by British Showjumping (BS) judges as they struggle to believe how old Wilson is. […]

‘No one else will chase your dreams’: meet the inner-city rider hoping to change lives

06.04.2024 21:21

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A rider who credits horses for changing his life is now hoping to inspire others into the industry – including social media personality James Argent. Fabian Williams, known as the Blessed Equestrian, grew up in a deprived area of London and first rode at an early age but, his friend Jordan Abankwah told H&H, Fabian […]

A British first-timer, a horse bred in Scotland and the King defends his title: who’s who in the 2024 World Cup Final?

06.04.2024 20:30

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Sara Vingralkova and the Scottish-bred How Easy, who have qualified for the World Cup Final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Final in the Saudi capital of Riyadh fast-approaching (16-20 April), the preparations are currently in full swing for 35 of the world’s leading riders from 19 nations with 42 horses between them. So who’s who among this year’s star-studded field of World Cup Final showjumping contenders bidding for […]

‘She's made all my dreams come true’: dressage partnerships who’ve overcome the odds to qualify for winter championships

06.04.2024 18:30

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Bex Woolf and Hillgrounds Woleena (left), Emma Preston and Without A Licence (centre) and Amy Wray and Miners Gold (right).The upcoming 2024 NAF Five Star Winter Dressage Championships and Petplan Area Festival Winter Championships (10–14 April) represent a culmination of months or even years of hard work, training and dedication. For some, the journey to the championships has been bumpier than others, and riding down the centre line at Addington Equestrian will hold extra […]

Watch eventing world champion Yasmin Ingham’s ‘Journey To The Top’, brought to you by LeMieux *Promotion*

06.04.2024 11:02

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Promotional Feature with LeMieux

This year, LeMieux is inviting you to join them as they capture the “Journey To The Top” of elite Team LeMieux riders in a special series of one-off interviews. Discover the ambition, competition and determination of these international equestrians that breeds success. Episode one features world champion Yasmin Ingham’s inspiring journey to the top – […]

7 things people who ‘work from home’ and have horses can appreciate

06.04.2024 10:30

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It will not have escaped your notice that horses are high maintenance and expensive. In fact, it probably dawned on you pretty quickly when the hours you spent caring for your new horse on day one had to be repeated in full on day two. Plus he lost a shoe, so you can kiss Friday […]