Horse & Hound

THE Horse & Hound team was saddened to hear of the death of former editor Michael Clayton the week before Christmas (obituary, p12). Michael was only the third editor in the magazine’s long history, and led it during more glorious days for hunting. A

BRITISH DRESSAGE (BD) has introduced guidelines on rider weight for equine welfare reasons. It is recommended that, from January, the maximum carried should not exceed 20% of the animal’s weight “based on a horse with a ‘good’ condition score”. “BD i

Sweden’s Patrik Kittel has retired his dressage ride, who he owns with the Oatleys. Patrik rode the 16-year-old gelding to top-10 finishes at the 2019 World Cup final and 2017 Europeans, also winning team bronze. The mare who helped launch showjumper

The Cheltenham Festival winner, trained by Kim Bailey for the Imperial Racing Partnership 2016, has retired aged nine after bursting a blood vessel. The Kalanisi son had won seven of his 17 racing starts. Irish dressage rider Alex Baker’s 2022 World

Edited by Eleanor Jones Share your news story Call 0330 390 6386 Email eleanor.jones@futurenet.com @ jones_eleanor_ INSPIRING people to “never stop learning” is vital for the future of horse sport. That was a key take-home message from World Horse We

European champion Nicola Wilson has joined the Wesko Equestrian Foundation, set up in memory of eventing owner Christina Knudsen, as it expands to support more young riders. Belgian dressage rider Marc Peter Spahn fractured his leg in a fall, days af

Top Christmas present of the year was a coffee mug and a wine glass, ordered and engraved by a rider for her trainer. The former read “Before lessons”, the latter “After lessons”. Superb. Only adjustment could have been a slightly larger glass? To a

Spotted in the field, some ginger horses and ponies moving smoothly past a traditional cross-country jump. What is this, you ask? That’ll be chestnuts coasting by an open tyre. (You’ve peaked. Ed) A rather frustrated potential buyer shared the specif

1) What negative sign are you checking for with a skin pinch test? 2) Tina Cook has recently retired from top-level eventing, but in what year did she win her first senior championship medal? 3) Name the first woman to train a Grand National winner.

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Edited by Jennifer Donald jennifer.donald@futurenet.com @jen_donald FOR the first time in a long while, I wasn’t at the London International Horse Show for the FEI World Cup qualifier but watched it on the BBC instead. I’d love to know what the viewi

“MAGDY thinks he’s a Falabella, although he’s 16.2hh. If you leave the stable door open, he’ll mooch around the yard by himself. His greatest quirk is that he’ll only eat Pink Lady apples. “He came from a big stud and his character - both the cheeky

Edited by Polly Bryan polly.bryan@futurenet.com @pollyrose21 TRYING to get ready for Christmas with four children has proved quite challenging. I had hoped to be able to discuss the dressage at the London International Horse Show at ExCeL, but I stru

MEYNELL AND SOUTH STAFFS 8 December catherine.austen@futurenet.com @cfausten123

HUNTING has long been a political issue. For reasons lost in the mists of time, and which have little if anything to do with animal welfare or wildlife management, it has become a lightning rod for any number of political debates about class, country

Lake Farm, Isle of Wight, Hants ISLE OF WIGHT-based eventer Sarah Holmes enjoyed a fruitful day, with five wins from four horses. She claimed a novice double with 10-year-old Lilly Marlenie, with both scores over 72%, as well as an elementary win eac

“WHEN Ginny won Burghley in 1986 on him, it was probably the first time that I noticed Murphy,” says Karen Dixon (pictured), who rode on a team with the gelding at the 1990 Stockholm WEG, as well as the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. “He didn’t look like t

Aintree International EC, Merseyside “THIS was the first PSG he has managed to finish without mistakes,” said Jess Dunn, who felt “ecstatic” to score a plus-70% win at the level with Hokita, otherwise known as Dreamy. “He tends to get to the first pi

16.1HH GREY GELDING BY ROYAL RENOWN, OUT OF CARLEEN 1st - at Burghley in 1986 with Ginny Elliot 1979 the year he was foaled, a year after it was officially recorded on his passport 1 OLYMPIC PERFORMANCE, AT THE 1992 BARCELONA GAMES 2 SILVER MEDALS AT

WHEN the white stuff began falling from the sky, I thought, as I always do, of a stalwart of the hunt called Fred, who sadly died a few years ago. To him, snow was “the s**te” and I couldn’t agree more. It has been beautiful, this last dose, but this