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.

His legacy • "MY goal is to leave the world a better place, for horses and for people," wrote Monty Roberts in The Horses in My Life.

Nosebands in dressage are looser than before • A study has found that after six years’ work, 95% of horses’ nosebands passed the gauge test when checked

Transport costs and delays could be slashed by EU deal • A new agreement is set to scrap £200 vet certificates and ease border checks for horses heading across the Channel

NEWS Insider

Leasing horses and ponies: dead money or a major opportunity? • H&H investigates the growing trend for leasing rather than buying sport horses and ponies in Britain

NEWS Insider • Michael Jung’s world and Olympic champion FischerChipmunk FRH has retired aged 18 after a stellar career

LETTERS

SHOWJUMPING • Carmen Edwards on young horse classes, optimum time and winter classics

'We are all up against it' • Kim Bailey finds rays of sunshine among the weather woes faced by racing

Debbie Roberts Loucks

First aid facts • Effective first aid is not only about knowing what to do, but also about having the right kit.

Healthy bites • How do you reward your horse? Spillers discuss all things treats: the good, the bad and the tasty

Good gut health • Supplements formulated to support your horse’s digestive health, promoting a healthy stomach and overall wellbeing

Shades of grey • Grey horses have always caught the eye – not least that of the peerless equestrian artist Sir Alfred Munnings. Martha Terry explores their aesthetic appeal and the real horses behind the masterpieces

Banish the bog

The most famous huntsman of them all? • It’s 250 years since John Peel, the legendary Fell huntsman, was born. Emily Innes-Whitehouse unearths his history, and discovers a strong legacy

'Good sport? Good luck!'

Cinderhill • This true hero of a hunter has done everything, from field mastering to hunting the hounds, and is as keen as ever

DRESSAGE • An ex-racehorse turns his form around, a Friesian sweeps the Baroque classes and a Shire mare finds her canter

'There was no way I'd beat that' • A former hunter makes it two grands prix on the bounce, while a “real-life unicorn” wins on his first go against the clock and the Irish dominate a pony international

Taurus delivers a bullish performance • A Ben Pauling-trained novice chaser displays star quality and Lucinda Russell reveals a winning ingredient

Year in, year out • While having to forgo a birthday opening meet due to a mother’s errands, Tessa Waugh celebrates another orbit of the sun in a Traitors-esque castle with go-to-canapés