The hobby horse movement is gaining momentum in Britain – with more than 100 people already entered for a championship show this autumn. Arena UK is to host the first Hobby Horse of the Year event on 17 November, organised by the British Hobby Horse Competition Club, and entries have been pouring in. Joanna Rowe, […]
Wilderness Carmen was crowned intermediate show riding type of the year at HOYS in 2009. Louise Edgar-Kingman and Wendy Edgar’s exceptional small intermediate show riding type contender Wilderness Carmen has died aged 25. In 2009, Wilderness Carmen, who was by Strinesdale Matador out of Langfield Fancy Dragon, was crowned intermediate champion at the Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) and during her career she was supreme of show at the […]
A rider who was given two years to live but has since undergone an eight-organ transplant and removal of a 10kg tumour said he is determined to take part in a charity Flat race against all the odds. Adam Alderson had been put on palliative care owing to the severity of his rare cancer in […]
The rider of a Household Cavalry horse travelled with him for eight hours on their last journey together – as 12 “extraordinary” service horses made an emotional joint retirement. The Horse Trust’s Home of Rest welcomed nine horses from the Household Cavalry, two from the police and one from the Light Dragoons on the same […]
Rising star: Tallulah Mackenzie Smith and Nistria VD Winning Z have made a remarkable comeback. Photo: Spidge.Teenage showjumper Tallulah Mackenzie Smith is making waves in the sport and is currently in France representing Great Britain at back-to-back youth Nations Cup competitions. But she’s endured a rocky road over the past three years after top mare Nistria VD Winning Z broke a bone in her foot while competing at the Al Shira’aa […]
Zara Owen has ridden various champions of the show ring during her career, including the small hunter Darkwaters Déjà Vu.With the 2024 Royal Windsor Horse Show just around the corner, H&H chatted to open, amateur and novice hack ride judge Zara Owen to find out what she’ll be looking for in her champion hack, and how each exhibit should ride in her ideal world. Who is Zara Owen? Zara Owen is a judge who […]
This well-equipped equestrian home has an arena built with carriage driving in mind – it’s like something you’d find at a show centre! Riseley Farmhouse is situated between the villages of Swallowfield and Risley in a very well-connected area. To the north, Reading is just 20 minutes away by car. A university town, Reading’s centre […]