20-Feb-2020

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Horse & Hound2 min readPopular Culture & Media Studies
Kindness
AFTER speaking to New Forest commoner Lyndsey Stride for this week’s “All in a day’s work” (p16), I’d like to move there. The idea of nightjars flying round the house catching moths in an evening, and walking the children to school through the forest
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FEI Acts To Correct Ranking Blunders
TWO international showjumping tours held in December and January have been sensationally stripped of Olympics and Longines world rankings points after the FEI admittedthat some show schedules were mistakenly approved. The decision means that Sri Lank
Horse & Hound2 min readCrime & Violence
Police Investigate Australia Auction Fraud Allegations
POLICE are investigating allegations that money raised through a charity auction in aid of those affected by the Australian bushfires was kept by the auction’s organiser. H&H reported last month (news, 9 January) that one of a number of initiatives
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Fight continues against ‘mad’ High Speed Two
CAMPAIGNERS are continuing to fight the “madness” of High Speed Two (HS2), despite its winning over the prime minister. Boris Johnson gave the highly controversial rail link the “green signal” on 11 February. H&H has reported on its effect on the equ
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Horse Falls Drop, But More Work To Be Done
HORSE fall rates at FEI events were the lowest on record in 2019, but more is to be done in reducing these and collecting better information on equine injuries. FEI eventing committee chair David O’Connor presented the 2019 statistics for eventing fa
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In Brief
AN assurance scheme aiming to minimise the risk of prohibited substances occurring in equine bedding has been launched by the British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA). The BETA NOPS code for bedding will “bring peace of mind to equestrians” by ens
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Pony Showing World Recognises Stalwarts
A COUPLE who met while stewarding and an eventer were among the British Show Pony Society (BSPS) award winners. BSPS council member, judge, steward and show director Sharon Thomas won the outstanding personality of the year award, as she “always make
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Obituaries
THE respected vet and former British Equestrian Veterinary Association (BEVA) president died on 11 November 2019, aged 65. Mr House qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 1978 and founded the veterinary practice House and Jackson in Essex in
Horse & Hound2 min readPsychology
How Analysing Showjumping Faults Could Help Performance
ANALYSING faults incurred in showjumping could have a performance advantage, research has suggested. Study “Faults in international showjumping are not random”, by veterinary scientist David Marlin and Jane Williams of Hartpury University and publish
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Letters
YOUR feature on Hyde Park Stables (23 January) prompted me to send this photograph of my mother (on Winnie, the black horse) and Lilo Blum from Grosvenor Crescent Mews stables, galloping — which was strictly forbidden — in the 1940s on Rotten Row. Mu
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The New Forest commoner
Lyndsey Stride on catching wily ponies, keeping up the breed’s quality and the joy of seeing the next generation emerge At the heart of the New Forest is a core of large commoning families — around 700 commoners who have rights to graze their animal
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Testing The Water
WHEN it comes to equine swimming, it seems we’re awash with anecdote and opinion rather than hard evidence. Working with the science available, however, experts agree swimming can play a part in conditioning and rehabilitation. “The main perceived ad
Horse & Hound3 min readCrime & Violence
Nick Herbert
“WE need to be clear about this: it can’t be ‘business as usual’,” says Nick Herbert, the new chairman of the Countryside Alliance. “We can’t spend the next five years waiting for the next hiatus. We have to use this time profitably, and that is abou
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Richard Davison
IN our family, there’s a saying: “They can who believe that they can.” I first saw it at my grandparents’ house, framed at the top of the stairs. One day it was missing. Apparently the cleaner slipped while dusting it and broke the frame. I came acro
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Llanarth Lives On
WHEN the striking dun mare Llanarth Fair Lady topped the Brightwells’ Autumn Cob Sale at £25,500 last year, the prolific Llanarth Stud was thrown into the spotlight once again; another star to come from Len and Ann Bigley’s Herefordshire operation. R
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7 Of The Stud’s Section D Stars
The dun mare (pictured), a Horse of the Year Show (HOYS) finalist in 2019, was sold for £25,500 at the 2019 Brightwells’ Autumn Cob Sales. “Llanarth Braint is himself undoubtedly an unusually prepotent sire and stamps his type, action, stamina and te
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16 Moments That Changed Our World
THE Ancient Greeks — who had already developed shoeing — realised they would do better in battle by developing trust with their horses. Turning on a drachma or galloping from a standing start were taught by patience, repetition and reward. They also
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Shilstone Rocks North Westerly
“SOMETIMES you just know it’s meant to be,” says Lynda Calcutt, owner of Shilstone Rocks North Westerly (Windy), one of the most prolific Dartmoors of all time. In December, he made his ridden swansong at Olympia. Two months earlier, Windy — who is b
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A Day To Dream About
Kildare Hunt Club, Ballycutlane, Co. Kildare SOMETIMES you just know you’re in for a good day. Though the mysteries of scent remain exactly that — mysteries — to most of us, there will be something indefinable in the air that tells you hounds might
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Admirable Performers
The Melbreak, Ennerdale, Cumbria THE Lakeland foot packs have their own unique history, set up as fox control organisations to help farmers protect their sheep. The high fells are far too steep and precipitous for horses and the “in bye” fields in t
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‘A Very Good Job Done By All’
OUR long-suffering vale farmers now bid us farewell as we head for the hills and woodland for the twilight of the season. Their relief is only matched by mine at not having to ask them again until autumn. February also means the hunt AGM and the pant
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Serena
FEW know their hunt country as well as Pat Bromell, senior master of the Silverton in Devon, knows hers. Now 88, she has hunted there all her life and Serena stands out among her horses: “I’ve had several horses but she was the best ever — a treasure
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Down But Not Out
EVERY cloud, and all that. A rather large shade was cast over my hunting season when, after a pleasant day’s hunting on good ground last week, Molly had some heat and swelling in a foreleg. She’s a tough old bird and, for her age, her legs are really
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Squire Farquharson
THERE can be few people who have given as much to hunting as James John Farquharson, who was master of his own hounds for 52 seasons (1806-58). The Squire’s hunting country covered all of Dorset and South Wiltshire, encompassing much of the country o
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Dono Di Maggio Steps It Up
Onley Grounds EC, Warks WITH highlights including tempi changes and piaffe-passage work that earned them nines, a winning grand prix test represented a step forward for Theodora Livanos and Dono Di Maggio. It was a year ago that the Greek rider, 18,
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Results
4 Feb: prelim 15 gold (S Bullock).— 1, Harvard JH (H Bates) 68.4. silv.— 1, Ivan The Terrible (M Morgan) 63.2. prelim 19 gold.— 1, Harvard JH 73.54. silv.— 1, Ivan The Terrible 64.38. brnz.— 1, Caerini Chikateta (H Cart) 67.92; 2, Bungowla Captain Sa
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‘Things Are Improving Fast’
Parwood EC, Surrey DYLAN DEUTROM and Sunlit Uplands scored a confidence-building inter II win to further cement their partnership. “We’re both new and still green at the level, but things are improving fast,” said Dylan, who rides the Hanoverian gel
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Results
6 Feb: prelim 17A gold (P Frankish).— 1, Strategy (J Walker) 78.45. silv.— 1, Kildedals Attention (F Clarke) 67.76. brnz.— 1, Woodlands BOB (L Harvey) 70.69; 2, Oxhill Bill (R Price) 67.59; 3, Newgrange Amber (C Caxton) 64.66. prelim 19 gold (H Wells
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‘We Must Educate, Not Alienate’
I FULLY support the sentiments of Carl Hester and Laura Tomlinson in their recent columns (opinion, 6 and 13 February) regarding online bullying. Real horse welfare concerns should be reported to British Dressage, but it should be remembered that som
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Unbeatable Bradburne
South View Small Pony Premier, Cheshire KATIE BRADBURNE proved unbeatable in both winter 128cm second rounds, riding her mother Gee’s Runaway Dolly and AP McCoy’s Carrowvila Izzy. Katie fired a warning shot to her rivals on the first day when Dolly
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‘I Couldn’t Ask For More’
The Cabin EC, Aberdeenshire WORKING mother Laura Lane enjoyed a great weekend at the Cabin Equestrian Centre, winning three of the four amateur classes she contested and finishing second in the other. Laura’s main focus is on her nine-year-old daugh
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Underwood Hits The Right Note
Vale View Equestrian, Leics SALLY-ANN UNDERWOOD and Zilandos Midnight Music scored a runaway win in the FMBs star qualifier at Vale View, finishing more than three seconds ahead of Amanda Routledge with her two rides, Violetta and Caloundra Van De K
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‘An Exciting Year For British Riders’
CONGRATULATIONS to the all-female British team in the Nations Cup curtain opener in Florida (see report, p54). The trio took the powerhouse US team — also all women — to a jump-off on their home soil and only just missed out on taking the honours, pr
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‘I Went For It’
Chard Equestrian, Somerset DESPITE being bucked off in the warm-up arena just before her class, international event rider Rosie Fry and Arise Cavalier produced a stunning round to win the DDS Demolition winter 1.25m qualifier at Chard Equestrian. Ro
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Brits Take It Down To The Wire
Palm Beach Masters, Deeridge Farms, USA A THREE-MEMBER British team forced a jump-off with a strong four-member US squad in the Longines FEI Nations Cup. Each country fielded one rider to break the tie. Alexandra Thornton delivered a clear with Corn
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King Gears Up For Best Reign Yet
NPS Area 7, Bury Farm Equestrian Club, Beds WHILE storm Ciara ensured most winter shows were rained off, the team at National Pony Society (NPS) Area 7 made use of the secure and dry indoor arenas at Bury Farm to host the first set of 2020 Royal Int
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A Dramatic Victory
Edited by Hannah Lemieux hannah.lemieux@ti-media.com @hannah_lemieux1 Ascot Racecourse, Berks RIDERS ONTHE STORM put himself right in contention for the Ryanair Chase at Cheltenham despite, in the end, running out a somewhat fortunate winner of a d
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Tiger Roll’s National Campaign Kicks Off
TIGER ROLL’S bid to emulate Red Rum by winning a third Grand National began at Navan in Ireland on Sunday, 16 February, when the 10-year-old finished fifth in the Ladbrokes Ireland Boyne Hurdle, won by Cracking Smart. Tiger Roll (pictured) was having
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Andrews Nails A Treble
Brocklesby, Brocklesby Park, Lincs SIX-TIME national ladies’ champion Gina Andrews extended her lead in this season’s title race with a treble on Dubai Quest, Benefaktor and Striking A Pose, all trained by husband Tom Ellis, to take her career tall
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‘No One-size-fits-all Approach’
I AM probably a sucker for punishment, but I recently attended the biannual gathering of the race-planning committee for pointing, which took place earlier this month at Huntingdon. The committee was formed a few years ago and is responsible for revi
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An Ill Wind Bloweth
WHEN Mary and I set out for hunting on Saturday, my heart wasn’t really in it. We had high winds again, something that has blighted a number of days this season; they were whistling around the treetops in a menacing way, which could only bode ill for

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